Head of R&D

Job title:

Head of R&D

Firm

Cranleigh Recruitment

Job description

We’re presently working with an thrilling start-up firm primarily based in Cambridge that’s engaged on bringing to market a high-density, low-cost power storage utility. As the corporate continues to develop with current funding secured, they’re now trying to recruit their subsequent Head of R&D – with the ambition to naturally develop right into a CTO operate within the close to future.The Head of R&D is a strategically vital position to the corporate, the place you’ll handle R&D exercise, drive ahead innovation and assist steer the enlargement of the staff’s sources. The best candidate will maintain a PhD stage qualification coupled with chartership in engineering or chemistry. You’ll possess a wealth of expertise in an R&D administration position – ideally working for an SME/start-up or innovation division of a bigger enterprise together with a powerful background growing power storage applied sciences.Head of R&D tasks

• Handle the R&D exercise of the corporate, which presently contains a analysis staff of largely postdoctoral scientists and a growth staff of engineers, supported by laboratory technicians.
• Drive ahead the know-how growth course of (together with cell fabrication, stack optimisation, prototype growth, know-how demonstration, area trials and product growth).
• Align and co-ordinate R&D improvements with the corporate’s enterprise objectives.
• Assist steer the enlargement of the employees useful resource and the technical services to fulfill the corporate’s future targets.

Head of R&D necessities

• PhD stage qualification in an Engineering or Chemistry associated area of research.
• Chartership in Engineering or Chemistry is most well-liked.
• Nicely established administration experience in one of many following: electrochemical methods, supplies science, chemical engineering, electrical engineering.
• In depth expertise working in an progressive R&D setting – growing power storage applied sciences.
• Expertise main and motivating an R&D staff – ideally from an SME/start-up setting or innovation division of a bigger enterprise.
• Glorious communication abilities with the power current findings to traders, companions and potential prospects.

The corporate is keen to compensate the fitting candidate with a really aggressive wage coupled with the distinctive alternative to progress right into a CTO position sooner or later as the corporate continues to develop.Head of R&D/Vitality Storage/Batteries/Gasoline Cells/Supercapacitors/CTO/Innovation

Anticipated wage

Location

Cambridgeshire

Job date

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 08:23:51 GMT

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