Full time
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Do you have a post graduate degree (MEng or PhD) in Engineering, or extensive post-graduate engineering experience or a post graduate Science degree (typically a PhD)? Have you got ideally 10 years post PhD experience in the space or aeronautics industry or research environment? Are you looking for a permanent, full-time role? About the role We are seeking a Senior Scientist/Engineer to join Paihau - Robinson Research Institute to work on a number of applied programmes developing robust superconducting technologies for space applications. You will have the ambition to develop your research career within an academic R&D environment and the ability to conceptualise and originate new ideas that are outside industry norms. Our programme is looking at the development of an Applied-Field (AF)-Magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster which makes use of the low weight and high magnetic fields possible using superconductor coils. Specifically, we’ll be investigating whether using...
