Product Development Engineer

Product Development Engineer

Glascoed Based

£37.57 an hour Umbrella Inside IR35

12 Month Contract initially.

This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Defence organisations based In Glascoed.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Current valid UK Security Clearance to SC level or higher

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

For more information please contact Lauren Morley at JAM Recruitment or click apply.