Senior Solution Consultant – Battery Recycling

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place.

Smiths Detection is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security.

This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day.

Senior Solutions Consultant - Battery Recycling

Join us at the forefront of circular innovation.

We are looking for a Senior Solutions Consultant to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering next-generation battery recycling solutions. This is a high impact, customer facing position where you will design and integrate complex systems across hardware, software, and partner technologies.

You’ll be joining a growing, strategic area of the business with significant investment and long-term opportunity.

This role will include extensive travel to clients across NW Europe, on this basis we are open to applications from those living within EU.

What you’ll be doing

• Design and implement integrated battery recycling solutions, including advanced sorting systems
• Support major global bids and ensure technical solutions meet customer and regulatory requirements
• Act as the technical lead across sales, engineering, and service teams
• Collaborate with third-party technology partners to deliver end-to-end solutions
• Translate customer operational needs into practical, scalable system designs
• Support trials, proof-of-concepts, and innovation projects
• Ensure all solutions meet H&S, regulatory, and quality standards
• Act as a subject matter expert, influencing strategy and product development

About you:

• Experience in a similar solutions / systems role within a capital equipment manufacturer.
• Strong background in complex system design and integration.
• Experience supporting technical sales / bid activity.
• Ability to work across hardware and software environments.
• Proven experience working in cross-functional, matrix organisations.
• Strong customer-facing and communication skills.
• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Engineering (Systems, Electrical, Industrial or similar)

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Systems, Electrical or Industrial Engineering, and management or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience in solution design and integration for complex capital equipment, ideally smart sorting and or bottom ash valorisation.
• Led or been active participant in projects encompassing Cross Functional teams. Project Management experience preferred.
• Broad experience and understanding of detection technologies and their application.
• Experience in working with Sales organizations and or Sales experience
• Knowledge of security operations, relevant regulations and legislation and H&S guidance.
• Experience in dealing directly with customers.
• Effective communication skills at all levels of the organization with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to interact and drive results in cross-functional teams in a matrix environment and influence people outside of direct reporting relationships.

Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

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