Product Development Engineer - Pontypool, United Kingdom - X4 Technology
Description
Job Description
Majority home working opportunity with a South Wales based client that have a 12 month initial contract position that may be of interest working on national security measures - with E-Fuse (further details on request). The client are looking for an engineer with electrical or Electronic backgrounds and some Mechanical experience to work on small complex electrical systems.
You will need to be able to produce Technical reports documentation. Product Experience and Full Cycle development is useful.
The client are looking at 2 days work per week onsite in South Wales is required with the remainder for home working being fine (more onsite work will be required initially to get up to speed with the development).
An SC Eligibility is required and the client can put you through this process to enable you to obtain the clearance.
The client have interview availability next week to interview and are offering a high pay as an hourly rate (this equates to over £60k per year with more available through overtime).
As a Product Development Engineer, you will be responsible for technical aspects of your respective programmes. Projects will cover all phases of a product's lifecycle: concepts, development, testing, qualification, production and in service support. You will work with a team of engineers to deliver a variety of project goals, depending on project size and complexity.
This diverse role will provide you with the opportunity to engage with many different engineering disciplines, as well as gaining a wealth of experience in this area. There will also be opportunities to engage with many other functions within the business on a wide range of projects.
The position will be based primarily at Glascoed.
Assisting product development and systems engineering activities for new products
Coordination of product development and related engineering activities
Configuration and maintenance of Engineering bills of materials for products
Product development and evaluation e.g. Pugh Matrices, Fault Tree Analysis, Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
Manufacture, test and evaluation of munitions products
Conducting and managing trials in a safe and suitable manner - from the trials planning stage to completion of the trial and presentation of the data
Development and use safe systems of work
Development of quality systems
Management of stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure that development activities are completed to time and schedule
Contribution to the Life Cycle Management Process where required
Contribution to the Risk Management process
Liaise with customers as demanded
Working as part of an integrated project team, with regular engagement across other functions; including project management, procurement (supply chain) and commercial
Competencies, Skills and Qualifications
Essential
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or similar Engineering discipline)
Available for immediate start
Applicants must be able to demonstrate a proven capability in development projects, in particular system integration
Proven ability to take ownership, prioritise and deliver product Engineering tasks within development projects to ensure completion within agreed timescales and to required standard
Ability to produce high quality technical reports
A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and strong IT skills
A good understanding of project/risk management and the ability to use associated tools and techniques
Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and models
Desirable
Master's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Electronic Engineering with proof of experience in developing complex electro-mechanical systems
Minimum 5 Years product development experience in the Engineering industry
Chartered Engineer or Membership with appropriate Engineering Institution
Knowledge and experience of munition design and manufacture
Experience of product test and evaluation activities
Familiarity with the Life Cycle Management (LCM) process
A working knowledge of Systems Engineering and Engineering design
Working knowledge of Risk Management
Awareness of relevant manufacturing technologies and processes
What we are looking for in you
You will be self-motivated, organised and have good planning skills
You will show initiative and be able to work under pressure
You will be a logical thinker with the ability to analyse problems
Your written and verbal communication skills will be excellent
You will have strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
You will have the ability to work in a team and work independently where required