Research & Development Engineer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Owen Daniels Consultancy

Owen Daniels Consultancy
Owen Daniels Consultancy
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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 days ago

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Research and Development Engineer

Permanent Position

Excellent salary/package (Holiday: 25 days + 8 Statutory Days, Pension up to 6% matched,
Life Assurance: 5x Basic Salary)

Growing Manufacturing Business

Birmingham

My client are a precision manufacturing business based North Birmingham specialising in machining and assembly of high value low volume components. The Research and Development Engineer will be responsible for maintaining and developingthe existing company product range and creating solutions to customer problems.

Research and Development Engineer

  • Leading investigations into product performance
  • Developing optimised build plans for new product introduction
  • Identifying new technologies to support the product and technology roadmap
  • Leading validation and qualification of all products
  • Supporting future Engineering capability and acquisition of key manufacturing and testing technologies
  • Creating a rule and processbased approach to new product design
  • Supporting direct customer engagement and problem solving
  • Interpret customer specifications and create solutions that fully satisfy requirements
  • Use correct standards, design codes and pressure vessel codes where appropriate (Def Stans, BS, ISO, DN, PD etc)
  • Create technical documentation to demonstrate sound engineering practice and compliance
  • Establish and maintain design philosophies to support of the valve design process and maintain traceability
  • Create and maintain design calculations to validate new designs and products
  • Introduce appropriate validation and test procedures and programmes for prototypes
  • Produce reports and project plans, autonomously or with the appropriate project lead
  • Participate in cross functional teams and collaborating with the engineering team accordingly
  • Ensure continued communication and good relationships with external and internal customers
  • Liaise with and provide technical support to customers and suppliers
  • Liaise with internal and external development technicians to assess results from testing
  • Take ownership and resolve productionbased issues
  • Create and maintain product designs and drawings in Solidworks and Draftsight, using the correct templates and configuration control
  • Supporting the Engineering department in detailing designs and updating production database from launch to production

Research and Development Engineer

Essential Qualifications / Experience / Skills:

  • Mechanical Engineering degree or related engineering discipline required
  • Experience in valve design, hydraulic system designs (including pumps, actuators etc), oil and gas or naval marine
  • Experience in leading external meetings, including design reviews and technical presentations
  • Extensive level of knowledge of engineering and technology principles and practices
  • Experience creating and maintaining accurate engineering records, drawings, design calculations and files
  • Creating and maintain 2D and 3D drawings and 3D models using Draftsight and Solidworks
  • Ability to produce written technical reports at a high level with a high attention to detail
  • Ability to conduct and undertake mechanical analysis

Research and Development Engineer

Essential Qualifications / Experience / Skills:

  • Experience of Mathcad to create engineering calculations is desirable
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