Ross is a Lecturer at the Department of Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management. Ross's research interests include; Computer-Supported Collaborative Design, Design Engineering Education, Novel collaborative technologies including Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality to support design, Strategic Technology Selection, Product Design, Development and Realisation. 

Ross is responsible for the Design 1, Design 2, Design Management and Postgraduate Individual Projects classes in the department. 

Ross is the DMEM 1st-year advisor of studies and the Social Media champion and Student Industry Projects champion within the department. 

Ross has been a member of the Design Society since 2015 and supports the Design Education Special Interest Group and Collaborative Design Special Interest Group in workshop facilitation, strategic planning and conference organisation (E&PDE conference series). in 2023 Ross was elected by members of the Design Society to join the Advisory Board. He is one of 27 members who advises, guides and supports the Board of Management in developing and furthering the aim and objectives of the Society. 

Ross has been a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy - Advance HE since 2021.  

He has produced and conducted CPD courses regularly on Strategic Technology Selection for the engineering sector in Scotland with NMIS. 

Ross current work includes: 

• Guest Editor for the Design Science Journal Thematic Collection on Design Education.
• E&PDE 2024 conference organiser, presenter, session chair & panel host.  
• Scientific Advisory Board member for the ICED, DESIGN ICoRD and E&PDE conferences.