Overview
KTP Associate: Cryogenic Sensor Development Engineer (CC13062) – Bath, BA2 7AY
Do you want to further your career through an industrial project with one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities whilst pursuing a career in industry?
We are seeking an Engineer (or equivalent related field) with experience with cryogenic systems and/or sensor development for a KTP Associate position based on-site at Druck Ltd, Leicester, LE6 0FH.
About the role
As the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate, you will lead the research, design, development, and testing of the world’s first cryogenic pressure sensors intended for flight qualification in liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage and conveyance for aerospace applications. These next-generation sensors will play a critical role in enabling safer, more efficient hydrogen-powered flight and advancing the UK’s net-zero aviation goals.
You will be working within Druck Ltd to embed knowledge through this innovative project, with academic support from the University of Bath.
This is an opportunity for you to ‘fast track’ your career into business by leading a high profile and strategically meaningful project to a successful conclusion, allowing you to utilise your academic achievements in a commercial setting.
By joining this multidisciplinary KTP between Druck Ltd and the Department Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath, you will have the opportunity to work on a challenging and exciting project, using ground-breaking technology with incredible team support and development opportunities.
Additional benefits of being a KTP Associate:
- All KTP Associates spend 10% of their time on Personal Development, making full use of a generous £6000 personal development budget
- Access to two 1-week residential training sessions, aimed at developing project management skills.
- Opportunity to gain both industry management and academic experience with mentoring from the University of Bath and at Druck.
- Potential to fast-track a career in industry, with an opportunity to gain a permanent job following the KTP.
- Access to a wealth of academic and industrial resources
- Access to a Travel & Subsistence budget
- Access to mentoring sessions through Innovate UK Business Connect
It is essential that you understand how KTP works with business and the University, and the vital role you will play. For information about KTPs follow this link.
About Druck
Founded in 1972 in Leicester, UK, Druck is a global leader in pressure measurement, serving customers in over 70 countries. Specialising in pressure sensors for liquids and gases, Druck’s solutions are used across three primary sectors: Aerospace Sensors, Industrial and Subsea Sensors, and Test and Calibration.
In the Aerospace industry, Druck’s sensors are critical for the safety and efficiency of aircraft operations, providing essential pressure measurements in systems like hydraulics, fuel, environmental control, oxygen, and engine monitoring, with every commercial aircraft produced today incorporating Druck sensors.
About you
As a KTP Associate you will be the project lead, managing your own workload to ensure outputs align with project expectations, including leading on meetings. You will also acquire new skills in strategic leadership that can help to super-charge your career.
The ideal candidate will have
- PhD in Mechanical, Electromechanical Engineering, Materials Science or Physics or extensive R&D experience in industry.
- Experience with 3D CAD software such as Creo or SolidWorks and technical drafting.
- Experience in experimental methods and data analysis.
- Experience in Finite Element Analysis software such as Ansys.
- Excellent communication, analytical, leadership and project management skills
Further information
This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week), for a fixed-term period of 36 months, based in Leicester.
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too thus flexible working patterns can be considered.
For any informal questions about this role please email partnerships@bath.ac.uk
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
What we can offer you
We’re continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- Relocation allowance
- Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
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Closing Date: 23 Oct 2025
Department: Education & Research
Salary: £35,000 to £40,000 plus an additional £6,000 personal training and development budget.
