Senior Fuel Cell Stack Engineer - Propulsion (Hybrid)

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

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.