Fuel Cell System Engineer

ARCA Consulting Ltd; Cirencester; Hybrid; GBP 83,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

ARCA Consulting Ltd seeks a Fuel Cell System Engineer on a 6-month outside IR35 contract in Gloucestershire, with hybrid working.

You will design, architect and integrate the fuel-cell system, covering balance-of-plant, hydrogen/gas distribution, valve and flow controls, and system interfaces, collaborating across mechanical, controls and test teams.

Qualifications

• Strong systems engineering, architecture and integration experience.
• Good understanding of PEM fuel cells at a system level.
• Experience working with balance-of-plant and fluid / gas systems.
• Requirements and interface management experience.
• Hands-on experience taking systems through development and validation.

Responsibilities

• Fuel-cell system design, architecture and integration.
• Balance-of-plant system and component integration.
• Low-pressure hydrogen / gas distribution.
• Specification and integration of valves, blowers and flow regulation equipment.
• Fuel-cell control architecture and operating strategy.
• System requirements and interface definition.
• Supporting development, validation and troubleshooting.

Skills

Systems engineering

Architecture

Integration

Balance-of-plant

Fluid/gas systems

Requirements management

Aerospace experience

Hands-on development

Job description

Fuel Cell System Engineer

ARCA is supporting an aerospace programme to bring in an experienced Fuel Cell Systems Engineer on a contract basis.

This is a hands-on role focused on the design, architecture and integration of the wider fuel-cell system, working across balance-of-plant, hydrogen / gas distribution, controls and system interfaces.

The work:

• Fuel-cell system design, architecture and integration
• Balance-of-plant system and component integration
• Low-pressure hydrogen / gas distribution
• Specification and integration of valves, blowers and flow regulation equipment
• Fuel-cell control architecture and operating strategy
• System requirements and interface definition
• Supporting development, validation and troubleshooting
• Working across stack, mechanical, controls, test and wider engineering teams

What they're looking for:

• Good understanding of PEM fuel cells at a system level
• Strong systems engineering, architecture and integration experience
• Experience working with balance-of-plant and fluid / gas systems
• Requirements and interface management experience
• Hands-on experience taking systems through development and validation
• Aerospace experience preferred, although other regulated / safety-critical industries will be considered

Details:

• Contract: 6 months initially - Outside IR35
• Location: Gloucestershire / Hybrid