Principal Engineer (111644-0626)

Eligibility

• Only internal candidates are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This includes any current University of Warwick employees (including those on the Redeployment Register), Graduate Teaching Assistants, or Unitemps/Uniperms.

Informal Queries

• For informal queries, please contact Dr Alex Attridge (Chief Engineer) at A.Attridge@warwick.ac.uk.

Flexible Working 

• We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis (e.g. job share), despite the position being advertised as full-time.

This role, funded through the HVM Catapult WMG centre, provides an exciting opportunity for an experienced metrologist to play a leading and strategic role in the development of inspection capabilities and metrology research within the Centre for Imaging, Metrology and Additive Technologies.

You will lead a team of engineers, scoping and delivering inspection-related research projects, typically for an automotive or aerospace application, in collaboration with industry partners and/or other research groups within WMG. You will oversee activities across CiMAT’s multi-million pound metrology facilities, and have responsibility for ensuring compliance with our ISO9001 Quality Management System. 

The role will involve interfacing with both industrial and academic partners, understanding requirements and developing solutions utilising the latest software and hardware, often in short time frames.

You will be educated to degree / HND level or equivalent, in an Engineering related discipline, and have a proven track record of the delivery of metrology research in an industrial context, with particular focus on automotive and aerospace sectors.

Your past experience will include hands-on operation and programming of measurement technologies, creation and interpretation of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing information, and familiarity with Model Based Definition and its role in optimising manufacturing quality-related activities.

You will possess strong interpersonal skills together with the ability to work with senior management of companies.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description attached as a PDF below.

With funding from the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, Innovate UK, EPSRC and Industry, the Centre for Imaging, Metrology and Additive Technologies (CiMAT) at WMG, the University of Warwick, provides a unique R&D capability with the latest visualisation, metrology and non-destructive testing technologies and expertise to improve New Product Development and manufacturing quality. 

The Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) is the largest department at the University of Warwick, with over 800 staff and nearly 3,000 students across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in management, technology, and applied engineering.

We are globally recognised for our world-class research, innovative industry partnerships, and teaching excellence, and we are proud holders of the Athena SWAN Silver Award and the Institutional Silver Award.

Find out more about the High Value Manufacturing Catapult centre.

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Find out more about our range of undergraduate and apprenticeship degrees here.

We are a world-leading research-intensive university founded in 1965. We are ranked 74th in the world and 9th in the UK.* Additionally, 92% of our research is rated world-leading or internationally excellent.**

Find out more about us at warwick.ac.uk/about/.

* World University Ranking 2026, Complete University Guide 2026

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

Closing Deadline: Monday 22 June 2026 at 11:55pm (UK Time)

To apply, please click APPLY below and submit an application form by the closing deadline. You will be asked to include two attachments:

• CV
• Cover Letter

These should:

• Outline employment and education history (including your most recent employment).
• Demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in the Job Description using clear examples.

Please ensure your application clearly evidences the essential criteria, as the hiring panel may not be able to shortlist your application if these are not demonstrated.**

• Interview Date: TBC
• Start Date: 1st July 2026

* Applications must be submitted through the warwick-careers.tal.net portal before the closing deadline. We recommend completing your application form in good time, as the advert will automatically close at the deadline.

** You are welcome to include any career breaks, such as parental leave, caring responsibilities, or long-term sickness absence. For guidance on how to format a cover letter, see here.

We provide a comprehensive range of benefits, including:

• An attractive pension scheme.
• 30 days holiday plus University Christmas closure.
• Generous parental/adoption leave policy.
• Onsite childcare facilities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer access to flexible working arrangements. For more information, see here.

We are proud to be a Living Wage employer.

Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion

Warwick is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and respectful community where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and communities, and actively encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

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We are also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

Safeguarding & DBS

The University of Warwick is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we work with.

• Roles involving regulated activity are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at the appropriate level, in line with the DBS Code of Practice.
• The University will ensure that anyone subject to a barring order does not undertake any work with the barred group (children and/or adults).
• All employees, volunteers, and partners are expected to share our commitment to safeguarding.

Rehabilitation of Ex-Offenders

The University will not discriminate against applicants who make a disclosure relating to a conviction.

Disclosures at application stage are only visible to the DBS team, not to hiring panels. This ensures fairness and removes bias from the shortlisting process.