KTP Associate -Sutherland Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 8ST, GB
Salary: 40,000Work hours: Office Hours Monday to Friday, Full TimeJob Description
ABOUT THE ROLE
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will support the Principal Investigator in delivering an exciting Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Frameclad Ltd, focused on developing an innovative digital design and optimisation platform for fire-safe Light Steel Frame (LSF) wall and floor systems. As the KTP Associate, you will lead the research, design, development, validation and implementation of the project, applying cutting-edge research in structural fire engineering, computational modelling, digital engineering and structural optimisation to embed new knowledge, advanced digital technologies and innovative engineering solutions within the business.
Working closely with the academic team at Northumbria University and engineers at Frameclad Ltd, you will design, conduct and analyse advanced fire experiments on LSF wall and floor systems,



develop thermo-mechanical numerical models using Finite Element Analysis (FEA), undertake Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling to simulate realistic fire scenarios, and carry out structural optimisation and parametric studies to improve the fire performance and efficiency of LSF systems. You will also contribute to the development of the Frameclad Product Design Toolkit (Frameclad-PDT) by integrating advanced computational models and digital engineering approaches into practical design tools for industry. In addition, you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day technical delivery of the KTP project, ensuring project milestones and Innovate UK reporting requirements are achieved, while presenting technical findings and project progress to Frameclad Ltd management, Northumbria University academics, Innovate UK representatives and the KTP Local Management Committee. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work at the int

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🏢 Northumbria University Newcastle
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