Advanced R&D Engineer Job at Kensa (Truro, Cornwall)

R&d electrical engineer - nuclear safety assessment

We are seeking an R&D Electrical Engineer with nuclear weapons experience to ass...

Location

United States , Albuquerque

Salary:

114000.00 - 227500.00 USD / Year

Sandia National Laboratories

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q clearance
Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement
Ability to work independently and collaborate well in a multidisciplinary team of designers and test engineers
Outstanding verbal and written skills, including the ability to develop and present briefings
Experience working on engineering design, qualification, production, or related modeling/simulation projects
Expertise in electrical circuit design and analysis: Proficiency in power electronics, micro-electronics, integrated circuits, and analog and digital circuit design applied to safety-critical systems, including RF, optical, or radar sensors
Proficiency in safety-analysis methods: Strong understanding of fault-tree analysis, failure-modes-and-effects analysis, and margin quantification, with a background in reliability engineering or advanced margin-quantification frameworks
Experience with systems engineering: Demonstrated experience in systems engineering for nuclear or high-consequence weapons systems, including familiarity with the SNL nuclear weapon product realization process and nuclear weapon safety standards and related DOE orders
System-of-systems thinking: Experience applying system-of-systems thinking to electrical integration, ensuring end-to-end functionality

Job Responsibility

Independently review detailed technical documents and identify salient issues related to electrical design and testing in the context of nuclear safety
Engage with weapon system, component design, assurance, and other surety organizations, with a focus on electrical components and systems
Maintain awareness of issues related to design, development, production, maintenance, and dismantlement of weapon systems, particularly in the electrical domain
Assess tests, materials, and components for adequacy against requirements, emphasizing electrical testing and analysis
Evaluate procedures, product specifications, and standards for compliance with nuclear safety requirements
Lead independent safety assessments of nuclear weapon systems and components, analyzing responses under thermal, shock, vibration, and EMI/EMC environments, utilizing your expertise in electrical circuit design and analysis
Define problem scope and requirements, develop technical approaches, and apply quantitative and qualitative methods (e.g., fault-tree analysis, failure-modes-and-effects analysis, margin quantification)
Design experiments or simulations to evaluate safety-critical subsystems, collaborating with system and test engineers to verify requirements, particularly in electrical testing
Develop analytical frameworks and digital models to support risk-informed decisions leveraging your experience in system-of-systems thinking for electrical integration
Mentor junior engineers in safety-analysis techniques and review their deliverables for technical accuracy

What we offer

Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
Extraordinary co-workers
Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance

Fulltime

R&D Director

The job family spans across multiple engineering disciplines. Work consists of d...

Location

Israel , Tel Aviv

Salary:

Not provided

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

First level university degree or equivalent experience required
May have advanced university degree
Typically 15 or more years of related work experience, including 10 years of people management experience
Strong leadership skills, including coaching, team-building, and conflict resolution
Organizational and strategic management skills, including budget and business planning and forecasting
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to manage human capital across multiple geographies and organizations to drive workforce development and achieve desired results
Advanced communication skills catered to a wide variety of audiences
mastery in English and local language
Extensive business acumen, technical knowledge, and industry experience encompassing one or more engineering, technology, and product domains

Job Responsibility

Provides direct and ongoing strategic leadership for a department or functional organization of multiple subordinate managers and high-level individual contributors designing and developing engineering solutions utilizing multiple engineering disciplines for products, systems, software, and solutions
Creates strategic and tactical operations and resource plans, goals, and priorities for assigned organization based on business and technology roadmap and functional objectives
Manages headcount, deliverables, schedules, and costs for the organization, ensuring that resources are appropriately allocated and that goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets are met in accordance with organizational metrics and business plans
Engages with program managers, marketing, supply chain, technical leaders and executives to communicate program status, escalate issues, and guide and influence strategic decision-making
Manages senior relationships and escalated issues with outsourced partners and suppliers, including setting expectations regarding deliverables, product quality, schedules, and costs
ensures that organization is effectively leveraging outsourced resources
Identifies opportunities for and drives organizational initiatives and programs to support business process improvements and cost reductions
Provides overall people-care management for direct reports, including hiring, setting and monitoring of annual performance plans, coaching, and career development
drives and fosters organization-wide performance standards, expectations, and practices to support ongoing team member and process development

What we offer

Health & Wellbeing
Personal & Professional Development
Unconditional Inclusion

Fulltime

Director of R&D

The Director of R&D will lead a large engineering team in developing systems, so...

Location

Israel , Tel Aviv

Salary:

Not provided

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

First level university degree or equivalent experience required
15 or more years of related work experience, including 10 years of people management experience
Strong leadership skills, including coaching, team-building, and conflict resolution
Organizational and strategic management skills, including budget and business planning and forecasting
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to manage human capital across multiple geographies and organizations to drive workforce development and achieve desired results
Advanced communication skills catered to a wide variety of audiences (e.g., written, verbal, presentation)
mastery in English and local language
Extensive business acumen, technical knowledge, and industry experience encompassing one or more engineering, technology, and product domains
Advanced multi-tasking and prioritization skills

Job Responsibility

Provides direct and ongoing strategic leadership for a department or functional organization of multiple subordinate managers and high-level individual contributors designing and developing engineering solutions utilizing multiple engineering disciplines
Creates strategic and tactical operations and resource plans, goals, and priorities for assigned organization based on business and technology roadmap and functional objectives
Manages headcount, deliverables, schedules, and costs for the organization, ensuring that resources are appropriately allocated and that goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets are met in accordance with organizational metrics and business plans
Engages with program managers, marketing, supply chain, technical leaders, and executives to communicate program status, escalate issues, and guide and influence strategic decision-making
Manages senior relationships and escalated issues with outsourced partners and suppliers, including setting expectations regarding deliverables, product quality, schedules, and costs
ensures that organization is effectively leveraging outsourced resources
Identifies opportunities for and drives organizational initiatives and programs to support business process improvements and cost reductions
Provides overall people-care management for direct reports, including hiring, setting and monitoring of annual performance plans, coaching, and career development
drives and fosters organization-wide performance standards, expectations, and practices to support ongoing team member and process development.

What we offer

Comprehensive suite of benefits that supports physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing
Programs catered to career goals, including advancing skills or transitioning to other divisions
Unconditional inclusion, celebrating individual uniqueness
Flexibility to manage work and personal needs.

Fulltime

R&D Manager

The R&D Manager will lead local end-to-end Product Development activities across...

Location

United States , Jeffersonville, Indiana

Salary:

Not provided

1440 Foods Manufacturing

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food/Chemical Engineering, or equivalent required
Advanced degree preferred
8+ years of experience in Food/Beverage Consumer Packaged Goods industry
At least 4 years of experience managing teams through the entire product development cycle
Experience in Dairy and/or Nutritional products preferred
Active knowledge and experience in planning and conducting sensory evaluations
Experience working with nutritional software, technical and quality systems
Experience with Excel, ESHA Genesis, project management software, and/or Trace Gains preferred
Strategic technical mindset
Operates effectively in a matrixed environment

Job Responsibility

Lead local end-to-end Product Development activities across nutritional bars and powdered beverage portfolio
Plan and execute product development activities (innovation, cost-reduction, business continuity, efficiencies)
Lead R&D team through entire product development cycle from benchtop to commercial production
Ensure initiatives meet product development brief (technical requirements, cost, operational feasibility)
Drive data- and scientific-driven product development process
Lead team in addressing technical challenges (ingredient scouting, formulation, process scale-up)
Oversee planning and execution of benchtop, pilot, and full-scale plant production
Establish and execute best R&D practices (lab management, agile development, rapid prototyping)
Manage multiple concurrent projects, prioritize tasks, allocate resources
Act as role model for effective teamwork, build relationships with internal and external partners

Fulltime

Cleared R&D Manager - Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis

Sandia¿s Modern Systems Solutions group is seeking a dynamic and strategic manag...

Location

United States , Albuquerque

Salary:

157100.00 - 267000.00 USD / Year

Sandia National Laboratories

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and eight (8) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience
Active DOE Q clearance with the ability to acquire an SCI

Job Responsibility

Collaborating with mission partners across other labs and customer organizations
Partnering across laboratory centers for the successful development of USNDS modeling, simulation, and analysis products
Advancing technical capabilities within the department and across the organization
Partnering with the 6300 leadership team to address future modeling, simulation, and systems analytics needs
Providing insights into the current and future needs of laboratory missions to influence strategic direction

What we offer

Challenging work with amazing impact
Extraordinary co-workers
Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
Flexible work arrangements
Generous vacation
Strong medical and other benefits
Competitive 401k
Learning opportunities
Relocation assistance

Fulltime

New

Head of Innovation Programs

The Head of Innovation Programs is a senior technical leadership role collaborat...

Location

Denmark , Copenhagen

Salary:

Not provided

Atlant 3D

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Master’s degree in Engineering, Software, Systems, Automation, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline
7+ years in deep-tech R&D, advanced hardware-software systems, or complex engineering environments
Strong understanding of: Product development lifecycles
Hardware–software integration
R&D to commercialization transitions
Quality validation processes (FAT/SAT)
Structured project governance (Agile, Stage-Gate, hybrid models)
Demonstrated experience coordinating complex technical programs across multiple engineering domains
Ability to operate at system-level thinking similar to engineering and technology leaders
Strong portfolio oversight and execution management experience

Job Responsibility

Ensure the development and continuous refinement of integrated technology roadmaps across Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Technology R&D, and Applications R&D in collaboration with the CTO and functional leads
Translate strategic technology objectives into structured development roadmaps with clear milestones, dependencies, and delivery timelines
Ensure alignment between research initiatives
hardware and software platforms
and application deployment
Provide structured technical analysis and decision frameworks to support the CTO’s technology strategy
Implement structured innovation processes with oversight and governance across Technology R&D, Hardware, Software, and Applications R&D, maintaining portfolio visibility through activity-based reporting that aligns with PMO guidelines
Establish and enforce lean, efficient processes that support innovation velocity, while ensuring stage-gate discipline, technical readiness assessments, and milestone governance
Define and maintain key innovation performance metrics across the technology portfolio, including stage progression, delivery reliability, resource utilization, and program risk indicators
Monitor the health of the innovation lifecycle from initial concept through pilot stages by establishing reporting frameworks that provide leadership with real-time visibility

Fulltime

New

Head of Innovation Programs

The Head of Innovation Programs is a senior technical leadership role collaborat...

Location

Denmark , Copenhagen

Salary:

Not provided

Atlant 3D

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Master’s degree in Engineering, Software, Systems, Automation, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline
7+ years in deep-tech R&D, advanced hardware-software systems, or complex engineering environments
Strong understanding of: Product development lifecycles
Hardware–software integration
R&D to commercialization transitions
Quality validation processes (FAT/SAT)
Structured project governance (Agile, Stage-Gate, hybrid models)
Demonstrated experience coordinating complex technical programs across multiple engineering domains
Ability to operate at system-level thinking similar to engineering and technology leaders
Strong portfolio oversight and execution management experience

Job Responsibility

Ensure the development and continuous refinement of integrated technology roadmaps across Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Technology R&D, and Applications R&D in collaboration with the CTO and functional leads
Translate strategic technology objectives into structured development roadmaps with clear milestones, dependencies, and delivery timelines
Ensure alignment between research initiatives
hardware and software platforms
and application deployment
Provide structured technical analysis and decision frameworks to support the CTO’s technology strategy
Implement structured innovation processes with oversight and governance across Technology R&D, Hardware, Software, and Applications R&D, maintaining portfolio visibility through activity-based reporting that aligns with PMO guidelines
Establish and enforce lean, efficient processes that support innovation velocity, while ensuring stage-gate discipline, technical readiness assessments, and milestone governance
Define and maintain key innovation performance metrics across the technology portfolio, including stage progression, delivery reliability, resource utilization, and program risk indicators
Monitor the health of the innovation lifecycle from initial concept through pilot stages by establishing reporting frameworks that provide leadership with real-time visibility

Fulltime

Cleared Senior/Principal Systems Engineer - Nuclear Safety Assessment

We are seeking a dedicated R&D Systems Engineer with nuclear weapons experience ...

Location

United States , Albuquerque

Salary:

114000.00 - 227500.00 USD / Year

Sandia National Laboratories

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development
An active DOE Q clearance, or equivalent is required to start
High proficiency in foundational science and engineering principles, including safety-analysis methods such as fault-tree analysis, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), and margin quantification
Experience with systems engineering for nuclear or high-consequence weapons systems, including applying system-of-systems thinking to ensure end-to-end functionality
Proven ability to lead complex technical projects on schedule, mentor team members, and deliver high-quality products, with demonstrated leadership experience as a project manager, technical lead, principal investigator, or similar role
Understanding of nuclear surety and reliability requirements, including familiarity with nuclear weapon safety standards, related DOE orders, and the SNL nuclear weapon product realization process
Background in reliability engineering or advanced margin-quantification frameworks
Excellent technical writing and executive presentation skills
Proven ability to work on challenging engineering problems in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment requiring extensive cross-organizational teamwork

Job Responsibility

Independently review detailed technical documents and identify salient issues related to nuclear safety
Engage with weapon system, component design, assurance, and other surety organizations
Maintain awareness of issues related to design, development, production, maintenance, and dismantlement of weapon systems
Assess tests, materials, and components for adequacy against requirements
Evaluate procedures, product specifications, and standards for compliance
Lead independent safety assessments of nuclear weapon systems and components, analyzing responses under thermal, shock, vibration, and EMI/EMC environments
Define problem scope and requirements, develop technical approaches, and apply quantitative and qualitative methods (e.g., fault-tree, FMEA, margin quantification)
Design experiments or simulations to evaluate safety-critical subsystems, collaborating with system and test engineers to verify requirements
Develop analytical frameworks and digital models to support risk-informed decisions
Mentor junior engineers in safety-analysis techniques and review their deliverables for technical accuracy

What we offer

Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
Extraordinary co-workers
Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance

Fulltime

Advanced R&D Engineer

Kensa

Location:
United Kingdom , Truro, Cornwall

Category:
Research and Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

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Job Posted:
March 24, 2026

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