Graduate Placement Advanced Engineering Graduate

Graduate Placement (12-24 Months) - Advanced Engineering Graduate

• Full-time

Hydra Force, operating from our purpose-built facility in Birmingham, UK, is a global designer and manufacturer of motion control systems and the world’s leading manufacturer of hydraulic cartridge valves and custom hydraulic integrated circuits, as well as electronic controls for a variety of off-highway industries
Bosch Rexroth and Hydra Force bring together two world-class leaders in hydraulic motion control. By combining our strengths, we've broadened our hydraulics offering to deliver the world's highest quality hydraulic control solutions to more OEMs across the globe. Together, we are expanding the possibilities of hydraulic control technology to provide innovative and reliable solutions.

Advanced Engineering & Product Development

• Support the development of new products, technologies and engineering solutions.
• Assist with concept generation, feasibility studies and technical investigations.
• Translate customer and business requirements into engineering requirements and solutions.
• Support the design, development and optimisation of prototypes and production products.
• Undertake engineering calculations, simulations and technical analysis.
• Assist with design reviews, technical presentations and engineering documentation.
• Investigate technical problems and develop practical, data-driven solutions.
• Support continuous improvement and the introduction of new technologies into existing products and manufacturing processes.
• Develop an understanding of complex engineering systems and their interactions.
• Assist with the definition and management of system requirements.
• Develop system architectures and functional specifications.
• Support the integration of mechanical, electrical, electronic and software systems.
• Assist with system-level testing, validation and verification.
• Develop system block diagrams, functional models and technical documentation.
• Support root-cause investigations of system-level failures and performance issues.
• Consider reliability, safety, performance, cost and manufacturability throughout the development process.

Controls & Automation

• Support the development and integration of control systems and automation technologies
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• Assist with PLC, HMI and control-system development.
• Work with sensors, actuators, valves, motors and other control-system components.
• Support the development of control strategies and control logic.
• Assist with commissioning, testing and troubleshooting automated equipment.
• Investigate opportunities to improve process automation and machine performance.
• Develop an understanding of industrial communication protocols and control architectures.
• Work alongside controls and electrical engineers on machine and system integration.

Electrical, Electronics & Embedded Systems

• Support the selection and integration of electrical and electronic components.
• Assist with electrical and electronic system design and testing.
• Work with sensors, transducers, controllers and embedded devices.
• Support hardware/software integration and system testing.
• Assist with data acquisition, monitoring and diagnostic systems.
• Develop an understanding of embedded control and communication technologies.

Mechanical Engineering

• Support mechanical design and development activities.
• Produce and modify engineering drawings and 3D CAD models where required.
• Assist with component selection, design calculations and tolerance analysis.
• Support prototype manufacture, assembly and testing.
• Investigate mechanical performance, failure modes and design improvements.
• Work closely with manufacturing and production engineering teams to ensure designs are practical and cost-effective.

Testing, Validation & Data Analysis

• Develop test plans and test procedures.
• Support…