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Form of workGraduate R&D Product Development Engineer
Composites
Hampshire
£30-40k + Bonus + Excellent BenefitsThis is a really nice opportunity for a Mechanical or Materials Engineer who has an interest in composites to join a growing design and manufacturing company in the southern Hampshire area. This company recently received major investment and have secured one of their biggest projects to date.In this role youll be responsible for performing analysis of composite products and components, participating in the development of numerical or analytical models to predict structural performance. In addition to this you specify small-scale (coupon) tests to characterise the composite material level performance and analyse the resulting test data for use as input to full-scale structural models. This will also include report writing, so a good level of English is required.Youll be working with a variety of engineering managers, project managers, business development managers and test engineers so you should have a collaborative approach to work and be happy to work onsite for the majority of the time.Knowledge & Experience
Batchelors or Ph.D. in relevant engineering discipline.
Ideally some industry experience, but recent graduates who have specialised in composite technology will also be considered.
Knowledge of the design, analysis and test of composites structures
Knowledge of structural analysis techniques (FEA), familiarity with SolidWorks or other CAD package
Report writing skills
Subsea engineering experience is desirable as is data processing or programming experience in Excel, Python or similar software packages/languages
Energy and enthusiasm for tackling challenging engineering problems, team player, good communication skills.This position would suit an Engineer who is passionate about composite technology and enjoys the challenge of extending the capabilities of what is possible with this material. This is not a pure research position, but will also involve design, development and analysis.Benefits include:
Bonus
up to 10%
Company Pension Scheme
Private Health Insurance for family
25 days holidays per year plus bank holidays
Free parking
Canteen
Flexitime
