Research Engineer Offshore Electrical Infrastructures, ORE Catapult

Biography

Michael Smailes joined the ORE Catapult (then Narec) in 2013 as part of his three-year industrial placement while studying for his Engineering Doctorate in the IDCORE program. In 2016, Michael joined ORE Catapult full-time, working as a Research Engineer in the Electrical Infrastructure Knowledge Area. During his time at the company he has delivered a number of projects involving transformer efficiency and converter testing, battery storage and analysis of the IEC 61400 and 61000 standards.