AI Engineer (KTP Associate)

Position: AI Engineer (KTP Associate)

Based at: The Real Birth Company, Manchester

Salary: Up to £40,740

The role:

An exciting opportunity has become available for a graduate to work full time on a 2-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) to develop enhanced data-driven capabilities within a digital maternity health platform, improving how personalised information is generated and used to support preparation, learning, outcomes, and service improvement across maternity care settings.

Employed and supported by an academic team from the University, you will be based at The Real Birth Company's premises in Manchester.

Company Information:

To find out more about The Real Birth Company go to https://realbirthcompany.com/.

Qualifications we require:

Hold, or be about to obtain, an honours degree (2.1 or 1st) OR master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related discipline (or equivalent qualification).

Application requirements:

Programming languages (Python, PHP, MySQL, etc) and API development (RESTful,GraphQL, etc).

Deep Learning approaches (Multi-Layer Perceptrons, Recurrent Neural Networks, etc)

AI Model Training and Deployment

Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models.

Responsible, Ethical, and Explainable AI (SHAP values or LIME).

Cloud and offline data storage solutions and the capability to create robust, efficient data architectures.

Full lifecycle Data pipeline management.

Data and information visualisation and User Interface design.

Commitment to excellence with independent and collaborative problem-solving skills.

Able to communicate complex technical information to non-experts and engage with stakeholders.

Multilingual.

Industry experience in Data Science projects, Project Management, and Regulatory Approvals.

Knowledge/interest in the healthcare and/or maternity sector.

Please note that this role requires your current right to work in the UK to be valid until the end of the contract. If your current right to work is due to expire before the end of the contract, you will be required to apply for an appropriate visa to cover the full duration of the contract, prior to commencing employment. Should you be successful in securing this KTP contract, our UKVI Immigration & Compliance team will be able to advise and support you through the process.

About KTP:

For 50 years, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) have been helping to innovate for growth by connecting businesses that have an innovation idea with the academic expertise to help deliver it. Currently around 800 businesses, 100 knowledge bases and over 800 graduates are involved in KTPs – collaborative, transformative three-way partnerships creating positive impact and driving innovation.

Benefits:

£2,000 per year to spend on personal training

opportunity to register on a higher degree at a reduced cost

opportunity of a permanent position with the company: 70% of host companies make a permanent job offer to their Associate at the end of the project

For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Nader Virk, n.virk@mmu.ac.uk, or Dr Indranath Chatterjee, i.chatterjee@mmu.ac.uk

Apply at https://manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs by submitting a CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the criteria for the role. Only applications with a covering letter will be considered.

Due to the nature of KTP funding, those who have already completed more than 1 year of a KTP are not eligible to apply.

Details

Location:

Manchester All Saints Campus

Faculty / Function:

Science & Engineering

Closing Date:

16 August 2026

Contract Type:

Fixed Term

Contract Length:

24 months

Contracted Hours per week:

37.5

Benefits

Meet the recruiter

Mark Linstead

M.Linstead@mmu.ac.uk