Job Description
Image Resource Engineer – High Speed Technical Photographer
Full Time
Derby, The Role Involves Traveling To Other Facilities
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Image Resource Engineer to join the Image Resource department at Rolls-Royce, located in Derby.
The role is based in Derby, however you will be required to undertake regular work at other facilities across the UK and globally. Initially you should expect to spend approximately 50% of your time at other facilities. The travel will be mostly to a site in Somerset – our team members normally travel Sunday evening or Monday morning depending on commitments outside of work and then go back on Friday. Other sites are Bristol and Farnborough in the UK and a R-R site in Germany – these are less frequently though , currently a couple of times a year.
The Image Resource department comprises of a small team of technical imaging and creative experts that provide inspired and innovative solutions to any imaging requirement within Rolls-Royce plc.
The technical aspect of the role typically includes the setup, capture and analysis of high-speed video camera footage of various types of testing, from component-level up to full engine tests. The creative aspects include the production of promotional videos, photography and imagery that can often be seen within the global media, social media platforms and across the company.
Why Rolls-Royce?
Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.
We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.
We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
What We Offer
We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.
What You Will Be Doing
The Image Resource Engineer will have expertise/experience in High-Speed Analytical image capture of thousands of high-resolution images for slow motion analysis. The key focus typically incorporates: Ballistic testing, Materials Testing, Fluid Dynamics, Combustion Studies, Aerospace, R&D, object measurement, detection, tracking, and classification. This interesting role involves:
- Working as part of a team, as the technical specialist advising on the optimum solution to satisfy the customers data requirements. Including advising on the design and build of bespoke camera and lighting rigs.
- Managing projects from requirement capture through to delivery of the measurement data.
- On site support which involves practical elements for example the rigging/installation of and operating of our cameras and control systems.
- Understanding and undertaking any image calibration.
- Providing data to customers via 3D laser scanning and DIC (Digital Imaging Correlation)
Training will be given for the specific cameras, equipment and software operated within the department.
Who We Are Looking For
At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. To be successful in this role you will need:
- A Higher qualification or a degree in Imaging, Photography, Digital Media or an equivalent relative subject or accreditation from a professional institution.
- Areas of specialism considered would be Thermal imaging techniques and analysis, Digital Image Correlation (DIC), Faro 3D scanning, and an understanding of Digital Photography.
- Ability to work in small teams as well as individually.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills.
- Track record with established experience and be prepared to learn other imaging techniques as required.
Join us & Make an impact
We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.
We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.
You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce
Job Category
Validation and Verification
Posting Date
17 Dec 2024; 00:12
Posting End Date
05 Jan 2025