Senior Fuel Cell Stack Engineer

Matchtech; Painswick; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Matchtech currently seeks a Senior Fuel Cell Stack Engineer for a contract outside IR35, onsite in Gloucestershire with hybrid options. The role focuses on LTPEM fuel cell stack programmes, systems engineering, supplier development and integration of hydrogen-electric propulsion.

You will lead supplier activities, act as technical expert, support interfaces and test teams, analyze results, and maintain design records under safety-critical aerospace constraints.

Qualifications

• Strong PEM fuel cell electrochemistry knowledge.
• Experience integrating PEM fuel cell stacks into safety-critical systems.
• Experience analysing PEM fuel cell stack test data and identifying performance degradation.
• Understanding PEM fuel cell degradation mechanisms and durability.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier management and development activities for LTPEM fuel cell stack programmes, ensuring timely delivery, quality and compliance with programme requirements.
• Act as the technical expert for LTPEM fuel cell stacks and provide subject matter expertise during design reviews.
• Support the development and review of stack interfaces and balance-of-plant fluid systems.
• Assist test teams in diagnosing, troubleshooting and resolving fuel cell system performance issues during development and validation testing.
• Analyse test results to support assessments of stack health, performance, degradation trends and possible failure indicators.
• Own and maintain technical documentation, including requirements, interface definitions, compliance evidence and supporting design records.

Skills

PEM fuel cells

Systems engineering

Supplier management

Test data analysis

Requirements traceability

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

LabVIEW

Polarion

DIAdem

Teamcenter PLM

Job description

A Contract Position Outside IR35

On-site in Gloucestershire (Hybrid considered)

Our client is seeking a Senior Fuel Cell Stack Engineer for a contract opportunity within the aerospace sector. The role will focus on LTPEM fuel cell stack programmes, systems engineering, supplier development, technical integration and the validation of hydrogen-electric propulsion systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead supplier management and development activities for LTPEM fuel cell stack programmes, ensuring timely delivery, quality and compliance with programme requirements
• Act as the technical expert for LTPEM fuel cell stacks and provide subject matter expertise during design reviews
• Support the development and review of stack interfaces and balance-of-plant fluid systems
• Assist test teams in diagnosing, troubleshooting and resolving fuel cell system performance issues during development and validation testing
• Analyse test results to support assessments of stack health, performance, degradation trends and possible failure indicators
• Own and maintain technical documentation, including requirements, interface definitions, compliance evidence and supporting design records
• Apply systems engineering, operational analysis and functional analysis to fuel cell and electric propulsion system development

Job Requirements:

• Strong understanding of PEM fuel cell electrochemistry, including operating principles, performance drivers and limitations
• Knowledge of single-cell, short-stack and full-stack performance behaviour, including the relationship between performance at different stack levels
• Experience integrating PEM fuel cell stacks into complex systems, ideally within transport, aerospace or another safety-critical environment
• Experience analysing PEM fuel cell stack test data and identifying performance degradation and failure indicators
• Understanding of PEM fuel cell degradation mechanisms, failure modes, durability and their impact on system operation
• Experience developing and managing requirements for aerospace systems, hardware or similar safety-critical products
• Strong systems engineering capability, including requirements capture, validation, decomposition and traceability
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary engineering team

Desirable Skills:

• Experience using engineering tools such as LabVIEW, Polarion and DIAdem
• Knowledge of ARP4754B requirements processes and aerospace development standards
• Experience with Teamcenter PLM or similar product lifecycle management systems
• Practical experience resolving fuel cell system integration challenges

This contract opportunity offers the chance to contribute to the development of innovative hydrogen-electric propulsion technology within the aerospace industry.