Senior Fuel Cell Systems Engineer (Contract)

Matchtech; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Part time

Job summary

Matchtech is seeking a Senior Fuel Cell Systems Engineer for a contract role to support the development of hydrogen-electric propulsion systems in aerospace. You will provide systems engineering expertise across LTPEM fuel cell integration, supplier management, testing, requirements, and documentation.

Key responsibilities include leading supplier activities, acting as the technical expert for LTPEM fuel cells, supporting test teams, and maintaining system documentation across interfaces and

Qualifications

• Extensive systems engineering experience in aerospace or safety-critical environments.
• Strong knowledge of PEM fuel cells, operating principles and performance drivers.
• Experience integrating PEM stacks into complex systems and interfacing with SBO/BoP.
• Ability to develop and manage aerospace hardware requirements.
• Proven ability to analyze PEM fuel cell test data and diagnose issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier management and development activities for LTPEM fuel cell systems.
• Act as technical expert for LTPEM fuel cells and support design reviews.
• Support test teams during development and validation testing.
• Own and maintain fuel cell system documentation and requirements.
• Apply systems engineering principles to fuel cell and propulsion systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and programme stakeholders.

Skills

Systems engineering

Aerospace experience

Supplier management

PEM fuel cells

Requirements development

Test data analysis

Technical documentation

Tools

LabVIEW

Polarion

DIAdem

Teamcenter PLM

Job description

A contract position Outside IR35

Onsite 4 days pw

Proven Fuel Cell Systems development experience - Design Architectire and Requirements.

Our client is seeking a Senior Fuel Cell Systems 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

This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Fuel Cell Engineer to contribute to the development of innovative aerospace propulsion technology.