WHO WE ARE
Based out of Warwickshire in the UK, we are a research and development company with a rich history of engineering and systems technology research. As our name suggests, we fearlessly strive to produce new and innovative hardware, software and data solutions for our ever expanding client base.
Since 2010, we have partnered and lead benchmarking projects worldwide within the energy, pharmaceutical, defence, construction, transport, agriculture and security sectors.
We are proud to have partnered with Government organisations such as Innovate UK; Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) UK and the European Commission (Framework 7, Horizon 2020) who have provided us with the backbone to research fundamental challenges to society through structured grants.
SERVICES
Our ultimate goal is to provide services that are tailored to our customers’ needs and develop ground-breaking hardware, software and products as swiftly as possible by using an agile, intrepid and collaborative approach.
CONSULTANCY
Intrepid Minds expertise regularly gets called in to augment with other, larger teams to take a specialist role. This could be in driving a particular process or methodology or technical competence in hardware or software.
RESEARCH
Staff at Intrepid Minds are passionate and love to research new ways of addressing challenges. Our staff regularly complete tech, market, competitor, business or investment level research.
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
Whole lifecycle development of highly complex technical products to meet a range of challenges. Intrepid Minds development areas specialise in transport, autonomy, medical devices, agriculture and CNI
SOLUTIONISING
Intrepid Minds team members are often asked to supply a number of solutions to a real problem. This may be making something quicker, cheaper or using only specific parts. Intrepid Minds formulate, decipher and come up with several solutions.
PROCESS
At Intrepid Minds we are agile and customer-centric, we operate through an iterative development process. Providing a full spectrum of services, covering a wide range of subjects, ensuring a solution that is specifically tailored for you.
PRODUCTS
We have developed products across three key domains, to facilitate our services and meet our clients’ unique needs.
ROBOTICS
Our robotic assets are built from scratch. Made from a mix of hundreds of different materials our technology is always fit for purpose, having long duration capability in the air, ground sea or subsea. We operate across the full spectrum of environmental challenges.
SYSTEMS
We have three major systems built by ourselves. Our coding teams are able to easily integrate what we do into other systems and link the data layers to provide very specific, deep learning, reporting to the right people, at the right time.
SENSORS
Our sensors are made to be robust. Our sensors link to a common base, which can be situated anywhere; from under the sea, to pressurised piping. They can collect and store or communicate data around the world.
PROJECTS
We are passionate about seeing good ideas through to market, but our end goal is making a difference.
We endeavour to inspire our people with each project we select. Engineering an array of specialised products and systems to meet your requirements, tailored to your specification. We are demonstrating the art of the possible in everything we do.
We actively encourage our teams to express their individuality and nurture their interests in projects, empowering them to create the unexpected. Their passion for what they do shines through every finished product.
AIMS

Industry:
Engineering, Technology
Project Introduction:
Intrepid Minds’ led a 12-month project with support from Innovate UK and in partnership with the Manufacturing Technology Centre to develop an infrastructure monitoring system with ‘advancement properties’ in every sector of monitoring and maintenance from the current state of the art.
Project Summary:
As part of the development, several areas of the original project brief got pushed even further forward as the team took direct feedback from industries and end users.
As a direct output from this project Intrepid Minds developed several aerial, surface and sub-surface drones as well as a complete end to end integrated system with additional modular sensor nodes should critical data not be immediately available. Each of the products developed became commercially available within 6 months of completion of the project.
Primary Roles:
- Project lead
- System development
- Aerial drone development
- Surface drone development
- Sub-surface drone development
- Fast-track production of products
AIMS
EU FASTPASS E-GATES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Industry:
Engineering, Technology
Project Introduction:
Led by the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Intrepid Minds took a large and active role in an 18 company consortia which researched the processing of individuals and vehicles across land, sea and air borders within the European Union.
Project Summary:
Intrepid Minds was originally asked to provide expertise in stakeholder management and business processes in the international travel and border control field for the four-year EU-funded ‘FastPass’ automated border control (ABC) programme. Intrepid Minds quickly began to utilize its consultants’ experience of ABC prototypes, trials and projects and due to our expertise, our role expanded in a number of areas, including risk assessment, design and system requirements as well as assuming a reviewing role to ensure that the FastPass project remains not only innovative, but deliverable.
With our experience from previous senior public roles in the border control industry, our input into the requirements gathering work led to multiple developments in the field of biometrics and the processing algorithms behind that technology.
The end solution for the FastPASS project was able to be incorporated into multiple border types across the EU and provided a standardised, harmonised approach to border control technology that fits with many international standards in the field.
Primary Roles:
- Stakeholder management industrial consultant
- Sea border scenario demonstrator lead
- Risk assessment consultant
- System requirements
- Design consultant
- Project review consultant
EU FastPASS E-GATES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
PROTECT
Industry:
Transportation
Project Introduction:
Intrepid Minds’ border control innovation group teamed up with the University of Reading, the UK Home Office’s Centre for Applied Science and Technology and other European partners to launch PROTECT – a HORIZON 2020-funded programme to design and prototype contactless border controls for the European Union.
Primary Role:
- System architecture
- Integration and validation of systems
- User requirements
- Dissemination, demonstration and exploitation
- Project review and viability consultant
Intrepid Minds’ border control innovation group teamed up with the University of Reading, the UK Home Office’s Centre for Applied Science and Technology and other European partners to launch PROTECT – a HORIZON 2020-funded programme to design and prototype “contactless” border controls for the European Union.
The PROTECT consortium was composed of border control/security experts, academics, technologists, industry partners and stakeholder representatives from those sections of society that were likely impacted by changes to the way border control is performed in Europe. This was a HORIZON 2020-funded programme to design and prototype “contactless” border controls for the European Union.
To achieve this, a multi-biometric enrolment and verification system was envisaged, taking into account current and next-generation e‐Passport chips, mobile equipment and person identification ‘on the move’ that worked across a range of border crossing types and has strong user-centric features. PROTECT ran fully functional prototypes of its designs for new biometric border control systems in working locations such as Automated Border Control (ABC) areas, supporting border guards to facilitate smooth and non-intrusive rapid crossing by travellers.
Chris Hurrey, former Assistant Director with the UK Immigration Service and Senior Consultant with Intrepid Minds says:
It is necessary to tease out carefully the objectives and scope of this call for proposals. It is concerned with using biometrics and related technology to facilitate the crossing of EU external frontiers by non-EU citizens, especially frequent travellers – but at the same time optimising security and the integrity of the immigration control. As such, it is therefore closely linked to the EU’s Smart Borders initiative. Ideally, any systems should cover EU citizens as well, whether or not they are frequent travellers.
Since greater use of personal data impacts upon human rights, we were fully aware that there needed to be an honest and assertive study of what the risks are to privacy and how these risks are mitigated and balanced by improving the travel experience and security of the citizen.
PROTECT
Fenceless Fence

Industry:
Agriculture
Project Introduction:
Intrepid Minds were commissioned to develop a virtual fence product for keeping livestock within an imaginary boundary outlined via a remote display.
Project Summary:
The aim of this project was to prevent the unwanted movement of livestock to areas such as riverbanks and other environmentally sensitive areas through a non-evasive solution which works in all weathers and with the full range of livestock without impacting the farmer or their operations.
Using our knowledge of radio-frequency identification (RFID) and renewable energy solutions Intrepid Minds developed two prototypes which have since been successfully trialled in the UK.
FENCELESS FENCE
INDAGUS

Industry:
Technology, Transportation
Project Introduction:
Project Summary:
The focus of the project was to create a vehicle which could house a series of sensors for researching the oceans.
Intrepid Minds made the most of the original six-month engagement to understand in detail the requirements of these vessels, but more importantly, the common challenges faced by the wide array of products on the market. As part of this research, Intrepid Minds developed an in-house design capability for boat building, development of structures utilising carbon fibre, 3D printing and electric powertrain manufacture.
Moving on from the LEMUSV work, Intrepid Minds networked with a series of end users to develop the Indagatus product and now forms the backbone of every other vessel we develop, including version 3 of Indagatus itself.
Primary Roles:
- Extended duration marine research
- Strategic communications platform
- Long term marine intelligence
- Coastal protection
- Environmental monitoring
Indagatus E-Type
The Indagatus E-Type vessel is a Long Endurance Marine Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LEMUSV) that has been developed to be in the water for up to one year before maintenance. Such a long period of time requires a system that is able to manage every part of the vessel for extended periods – the Indagatus E-Type is built to do that for a range of systems.
This LMUSV system was designed to be able to link into most military, research, commercial and rescue devices. It comes with standard features such as a multi-terabyte solid state data box, global positioning, autonomous self-monitoring, self-charging, location and positioning management, autonomous drive controls including active collision controls, AIT and weather variance management.
INDAGUS
ARC HIGHT SPEED RAIL ARCHWAY SYSTEM

Industry:
Transportation
Project Introduction:
Following a design competition run by RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) for new rail archways in the UK, Intrepid Minds took that initial design and begun to develop the engineering science behind the initial design to incorporate a lot of the requirements we see from rail clients around the world.
Project Summary:
The ARC is a fully designed archway specifically for use in high speed railways where the magnitude of difficulty in reaching the train and providing sustainable, reliable connectivity, stability and safety are paramount. Our design is focussed on creating an aerodynamic wave around the train which holds the vehicle in place while slightly raising the train allowing for less unsprang mass on the bogie.
The ARC itself also house new infrastructure for 3/4/5G connectivity to the train as well as all standard radio communications and tracking/diagnostics tools. The ARC also has a modular construction allowing for easy access in maintenance cycles and the possibility for online diagnostics of all active equipment.
Primary Roles:
- Design development
- Rail engineering-based research and development
- Rail infrastructure-based research and development
ARC HIGHT SPEED RAIL ARCHWAY SYSTEM
CAREERS
At Intrepid Minds we nurture a culture of extraordinary people with curious, creative minds who are passionate about delivering intrepid solutions. Our international team of engineers, designers, researchers, project managers, and more work together to design products that inspire, motivate, and push the boundaries of what is possible.
As part of our rapid growth, we are actively recruiting. Please find a list of vacant positions below.
If you are interested in applying for any of these roles, please submit your CV and Cover Letter via this form or email.
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Job description
We are looking for a qualified Group Accountant who has over 5 years of experience working within an SME context. This role will be looking to standardise accounting practices across a number of SME companies, across different industry sectors in high growth markets. The person taking this role must be equally adept at moving between high-level company-wide documents and supporting the generation of project and tax reports.
Prior experience with the Xero tool is a must as is practical knowledge of forecasting, reporting and standardisation. Intrepid Minds is a fast paced company so expectation is that the person coming into this role will be able to generate an executable finance development plan quickly.
Key parts of the role will include:
- Working in Xero, importing transactions, reconciliation and reporting.
- Invoicing through the Xero tool, keeping records and following up with unpaid items.
- Month end management accounts
- Monthly payroll calculations
- Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Intercompany accounting
- International import-export and satellite company accounting
- Year end accounts preparation
- Tax calculations and filing
- R&D Tax Credits calculations and filing
- Standardisation of processes and terminology across all documentation
- Coordination of documentation with our third-party accounting service providers
- Data collection, analysis and monthly reporting of project financials against budgets
- Supporting the quarterly forecasting and analysis of group-wide company accounts
- Supporting wider company decision making through financial analysis
- Supporting the preparation and development of templates and lookup sheets for bid preparation.
While this individual will eventually form the head of a small accounting team initially we are looking for someone who can work across the group of companies to set up the environment and structure for success.
Job description
We are hiring an Embedded Software Engineer to join our growing team for high-performance systems in the fields of robotics, automotive, aerospace, marine, utilities and renewable energy.
Disciplines include, but are not limited to energy-efficient applications, motor control, radio communications, secure communications, secure storage, anti-tampering, real-time control, navigation, intelligent sensing, autonomy, networking, image/video, DSP.
This is not a graduate-level role; we are seeking someone with experience outside of the university, at the very least where recreational interest is shown and has developed a capability which demonstrates a deep knowledge and passion for the subject, preferably with at least 3 years of experience in similar roles as the timescales and complexities regularly require team members to have a prior depth of knowledge to be able to keep pace.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:
- MSc/BSc degree in Computer Science or relevant field
- Write reliable and efficient C/C++
- Familiarity with tools such as Valgrind/Lint
- Familiarity with version control (e.g. Git, SVN, Mercurial)
- Work within strict constraints
- Strong problem-solving ability
- Identify and mitigate failures
- Strong understanding of computer systems and low-level hardware
- Debugging and performance profiling
- Estimate project timescales
- Test, analyse and verify against requirements
Additional Skills:
- PLC
- Cryptography
- VHDL
- OpenCV
- Tensorflow
Job description
We are looking for someone with at least 2-3 years experience in a similar role as the complexities of the work, time pressures and speed of work regularly requires team members to have a prior depth of knowledge to be able to keep pace.
The experience may not be necessary if the candidate can show enthusiasm and capability with the required skills to fulfil the requirements for this job.
We are looking for an experienced Test Engineer to join our growing team for high-performance electrical systems comprising mechanical, electronic & software elements in the fields of robotics, automotive, aerospace, marine, utilities and renewable energy.
It is expected that while applying for this role you have some practical knowledge of the functionality of these unmanned systems. We are searching for talent capable of identifying a key challenge and visualising a solution to overcome the problem.
Require a can-do approach with a good knowledge of the scientific process and being able to converse with diverse groups of people within the company.
Our ideal Test & Verification Engineer will:
- Be someone who can write test strategies, plans, results, do quality, on a variety of materials, systems, electronics and mechanical testing
- Be capable of presenting optimally with a range of individuals in both technical and non-technical roles
- Create template documents by ISO9001 regulations Compile
- Have an understanding of working with sophisticated systems comprising mechanical, electronic & software elements
- Have an inquiring mind who looks for more efficient ways of performing the duties/tasks associated with this role
- Be responsible for the implementation of test plans crafted to ensure that our products meet the highest level of performance.
- Work with a multi-functional engineering team to provide feedback and insight to continue to develop our product range.
- Work with external partners to validate product performance under ‘real-world conditions.
- Provide support to other members of the team in resolving issues and technical challenges
- Must have a flexible and creative professional style with strong interpersonal skills
- Proactive and strategic thinker who has shown an ability to challenge and problem solve with a sense of urgency and resourcefulness.
- Team player who seeks feedback from all levels to continuously improve programs
- Excellent listening skills and ability to understand and interpret business needs to define communication requirements for a variety of audiences
- Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology Engineering, Maths) has a proven understanding of electro-mechanical systems
- Experience of working within an engineering-based role which ideally includes aspects of design and test
- History of problem-solving and resolving technical challenges
- Experience in multi-functional, multi-site, multi-culture teams
- Are a self-starter who is comfortable learning on the job
- Possess great troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Can work independently as well as being able to work as part of a larger team
- Have a naturally high level of attention to detail in all aspects of working
- Adopt a “pick up and learn” approach to understanding new projects/technologies
Qualifications and Experience:
- Experience in manual test planning, design and execution.
- ISTQB Foundation Certification preferred
- Experience in Exploratory testing
- UI Automation experience using Selenium / C# or a similar automation framework coupled with an object-oriented programming language.
- Experience in automating REST APIs, ideally with Postman.
- Load testing and security testing knowledge/experience would be a welcome bonus.
- MSc/BSc degree in Computer Science or relevant field
- Write reliable and efficient C/C++
- Familiarity with tools such as Valgrind/Lint
- Familiarity with version control (e.g. Git, SVN, Mercurial)
- Work within strict constraints
- Strong problem-solving ability
- Identify and mitigate failures
- Strong understanding of computer systems and low-level hardware
- Debugging and performance profiling
- Estimate project timescales
- Test, analyse and verify against requirements
Additional Skills:
- PLC
- Cryptography
- VHDL
- OpenCV
- Tensorflow
Job description
We are looking for someone with at least 2-3 years experience in a similar role as the complexities of the work, time pressures and speed of work regularly requires team members to have a prior depth of knowledge to be able to keep pace. The experience may not be necessary if the candidate can show enthusiasm and capability with the required skills to fulfil the requirements for this job.
We are looking for an experienced Project Coordinator to join our growing team for high-performance electrical systems comprising mechanical, electronic & software elements in the fields of robotics, automotive, aerospace, marine, utilities and renewable energy.
Require a can-do approach with a good knowledge of the scientific process and being able to converse with diverse groups of people within the company.
You will be able to:
- Juggle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- Support Project Leads in all project-related areas
- Update the project requirements, scopes, and objectives that align with organizational goals as directed by Project Officer
- Coordinate internal and external resources, ensuring projects remain within scope, schedule, and defined budgets
- Achieve organizational goals while upholding standards and best practices
- Daily and Monthly Responsibilities
- Support Project Leads in updated integrated, multi-track project performance databases for multiple digital and experiential projects, with an eye on overall progress
- Ensure all parts of an assigned project are processed, organized, and progressing according to predetermined timelines and deliverable dates
- Develop and maintain project performance databases that track overall progress and the accomplishment of specific milestones
- Monitor and assign resources appropriately to streamline project efficiency and maximize deliverable outputs
- Designing and controlling the project schedule.
- Preparing presentations to update senior management on the project’s progress and showcase the project’s value.
- Tracking and communicating project risks and opportunities.
- Assist in assigning project tasks to relevant parties and check-in for status updates as directed by Project Lead
- Act as a point of communication between company teams and external resources
- Deepen partnerships with outside resources—including third-party vendors and researchers
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
- 2+ years’ project coordinator experience
- Candidate should have a background and/or a good understanding of avionics, aerospace engineering, or systems
- Hands-on experience with managing clients and teams
- Proven success in a corporate setting, working with all levels of management
- Ability to work independently
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills Preferred Qualifications
- Defence knowledge or experience
- Related professional certifications (Agile/ Prince2)
- Experience with Monday.com/ Microsoft Project
Job description
We are hiring a Full-stack Web Developer to join our growing team for high-performance systems in the fields of robotics, automotive, aerospace, marine, utilities and renewable energy.
Candidates must be comfortable with both front-end and back-end technology stacks and will see projects through from conception to production. We employ polyglot development but applicants must have high proficiency in a programming language of choice.
We are seeking someone with experience outside of university, at the very least where recreational interest is shown and has developed a capability which demonstrates a deep knowledge and passion for the subject, preferably with at least 2 years’ experience in similar roles as the timescales and complexities regularly requires team members to have prior depth of knowledge to be able to keep pace.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:
- MSc/BSc degree in Computer Science or relevant field
- Write maintainable and efficient code
- Familiarity with modern web standards (i.e. ES6, CSS3, HTML5)
- Familiarity with version control (e.g. Git, SVN, Mercurial)
- Proficiency with relational databases (e.g. TSQL, Oracle SQL, MySQL)
- Strong problem-solving ability
- API design
- Debugging and performance profiling
- Estimate project timescales
- Test, analyse and verify against requirements
Additional Skills:
- UI/UX design
- Progressive Web Apps (PWA)
- NoSQL/Graph/Document/Key-Value/Wide-Column DBMS
- Microservices
- Docker/Kubernetes/KVM
- Linux
- IOS/Android
- AWS/Google Cloud Platform
Job description
Duties and responsibilities
Intrepid Minds drones support an increasing number of emergency, civil, commercial, charitable and aid-related operations around the world. We require the development of a capability to look at those locations and determine the qualifications and criteria for people to be deployed, what equipment, and how we can support our teams and our partners before, during and after an event. This team will take each country starting with the UK and expanding out based on risk to determine a matrix of the above criteria such that Intrepid Minds is able to increase its capability in this area and begin the recruitment of volunteers and specialist pilots who can contribute.
The person/s in this role will need to take a detailed analytical view of the different operating locations, the terrain, the permissions for entry, any standard risks, any security concerns and create a matrix by which decisions can be made to engage with in-country contacts and resources to break down barriers to Intrepid Minds operating in those countries/regions. – This person must be structured, persistent but friendly and approachable, as an external-facing contact for IM, they must convey our values at all times. – This person must be able to see things from multiple angles, including worse case scenarios and create plans based on our support and intervention. – This person must engage with our partners and formulate a means of training volunteers for operational readiness as well as the structuring of a database (with help from IT) of our volunteer list.
You’ll have the opportunity to be a part of a fast-growing company where you’ll be involved in interesting and diverse projects. This role forms a key part of our management team and will require you to oversee high-level HR duties, analyse and improve organizational processes, and work to improve quality, productivity and efficiency.
In particular, you will:
- support all areas of the operation ensuring productivity and KPIs continue to be achieved across the site.
- managing both the operations process
- design, plan and control
- performance improvement,
- operations strategy.
- planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling
Skills and experience
- Candidate must be a confident self-starter with extensive experience in managing all aspects of manufacturing, procurement, quality, EH&S, technical departments, customer-facing departments, warehousing and distribution through an established structure. possess a degree or significant experience in either a legal, compliance or engineering field.
- Candidate must be required to direct and drive the site production operations and processes ensuring day to day production operations are carried out safely and efficiently whilst monitoring budgets and continuing to identify and implement projects that will improve productivity. The business objective is to ensure operational continuity such that there are no customer-facing issues through this period. have a background and/or a good understanding of technology.
- You will be a natural leader with the ability to troubleshoot and help provide solutions within a mechanical/electrical environment and have good knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement and production and resource planning. Experience in working with commercial quality, civil aviation, maritime or defence standards such as ISO, BSI, CAA, EASA or STANAG rules and regulations and their practical implementation is highly advantageous.
- Ability to speak more than one language would be advantageous (European).
- Well-travelled and good overall cultural knowledge.
Benefits
- 32 days holiday (including bank holidays).
- Office closure over the Christmas and New Year period on top of your general holiday allowance.
- Competitive salary.
- Company laptop and mobile provided for business purposes.
- Free parking on premises.
- Comprehensive private healthcare cover.
- Pension fund contribution.
- Flexible working.
Addition:
- Strong communication skills.
- Good motivational skills.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Exceptional organisational skills.
- Awareness of internal and external customer needs.
Job description
We are hiring an Electronics Design Engineer to join our growing team for high-performance electrical systems in the fields of robotics, automotive, aerospace, marine, utilities and renewable energy.
The Electronics Design Engineer will see projects through from initial research and proposals to prototyping, design, development, testing, maintenance and manufacturing.
Disciplines include, but are not limited to power delivery, low-power applications, energy-harvesting, motor control, radio communications, secure communications, secure storage, anti-tampering, real-time control, navigation, intelligent sensing, autonomy, networking, image/video, DSP.
This is not a graduate-level role; we are seeking someone with experience outside of the university, at the very least where recreational interest is shown and has developed a capability which demonstrates a deep knowledge and passion for the subject, preferably with at least 3 years of experience in similar roles as the timescales and complexities regularly require team members to have a prior depth of knowledge to be able to keep pace.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:
- MSc/BSc degree in Electrical Engineering or relevant field
- Schematic design
- Mixed-signal PCB layout
- Produce designs with KiCAD, EAGLE, Altium, or equivalent EDA software
- Design to constraints
- Identify and mitigate failures
- Optimise for manufacturability/cost
- Estimate project timescales/cost
- Test, analyse and verify designs against requirements
Additional Skills:
Prior experience with:
- RF circuits
- High voltage / high power applications
- Motor control
- CANBus/RS485/RS422/Modbus/DeviceNet
- Lithium charging
- Solar harvesting
- VHDL
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