Senior Fuel Cell Engineer

Matchtech Mobility; Altofts; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech Mobility seeks a Senior Fuel Cell Engineer to support the development of hydrogen-electric propulsion systems in aerospace. This contract role is Outside IR35 and Hybrid, not fully remote.

You will provide systems engineering across LTPEM fuel cell integration, testing, requirements and technical documentation, coordinating with suppliers and multidisciplinary teams to deliver programs.

Qualifications

• Strong systems engineering experience in aerospace or safety-critical environments.
• Understanding of PEM fuel cell electrochemistry and performance drivers.
• Experience integrating PEM fuel cell stacks into complex transport/aerospace systems.
• Experience resolving integration challenges across interfaces and balance-of-plant systems.
• Experience analysing PEM fuel cell test data for health and performance trends.
• Experience developing aerospace or safety-critical system requirements.
• Ability to apply analytical methods to fuel cell/electric propulsion systems.
• Ability to work independently within an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier management and development for LTPEM fuel cell systems, ensuring on-time delivery.
• Act as technical expert for LTPEM fuel cells, supporting design reviews of interfaces and BoP.
• Support test teams in diagnosing and resolving fuel cell performance issues.
• Own and maintain fuel cell system documentation, requirements, interfaces, and evidence.
• Apply systems engineering principles to fuel cell and electric propulsion development.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and suppliers to deliver projects.

Skills

Systems engineering

PEM fuel cells

Supplier management

Test data analysis

Requirements management

Documentation

Tools

LabVIEW

Polarion

DIAdem

Teamcenter PLM

Job description

A contract position Outside IR35 Hybrid working NOT remote Proven Fuel Cell development experience and Aerospace knowledge of ARP4754B - Essential Our client is seeking a Senior Fuel Cell Engineer to support the development of advanced hydrogen-electric propulsion systems within the aerospace sector.

This contract role will provide systems engineering expertise across LTPEM fuel cell integration, supplier management, testing, requirements and technical documentation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead supplier management and development activities for LTPEM fuel cell systems, ensuring timely delivery, quality and compliance with programme requirements
• Act as the technical expert for LTPEM fuel cells, providing subject matter expertise and supporting design reviews for system interfaces and balance-of-plant fluid systems
• Support test teams in diagnosing, troubleshooting and resolving fuel cell system performance issues during development and validation testing
• Own and maintain fuel cell system documentation, including technical requirements, interface definitions, compliance evidence and supporting design records
• Apply systems engineering principles to the development of fuel cell and electric propulsion systems
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, suppliers and programme stakeholders to support successful project delivery

Job Requirements:

• Strong systems engineering experience within aerospace, transport, energy or another safety-critical engineering environment
• Understanding of PEM fuel cell electrochemistry, including operating principles, performance drivers and limitations
• Experience integrating PEM fuel cell stacks into complex systems, ideally for transport or aerospace applications
• Experience resolving fuel cell integration challenges across interfaces and balance-of-plant systems
• Experience analysing PEM fuel cell test data to assess stack health, performance, degradation trends and failure indicators
• Experience developing and managing requirements for aerospace or similar systems, hardware or safety-critical products
• Experience applying operational and functional analysis to fuel cell systems, electric propulsion systems or related products
• Ability to work independently and contribute effectively within an interdisciplinary engineering team

Desirable Skills:

• Experience using engineering tools such as LabVIEW, Polarion and DIAdem
• Knowledge of ARP4754B requirements processes, including requirements capture, validation, decomposition and traceability
• Experience with Teamcenter PLM or similar product lifecycle management systems
• Strong technical documentation, problem-solving and communication skills