Product Development Engineer

Product Development Engineer

Glascoed Based

36.85 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.

Typical duties include (but are not limited to):

• Supporting the product design and systems engineering activities for in-service munitions products
• Conducting and managing product and process design, development, test, manufacture and evaluation activities. Ensuring that safety remains the highest priority in the working practices of yourself and the team
• Conducting and managing trials in a safe and suitable manner, from planning through to trials execution to reporting and presenting conclusions
• Application of effective Engineering Governance throughout the product development lifecycle supporting design reviews from concept to disposal
• Configuration and maintenance of Engineering Bills of Materials for a portfolio of products
• Product design and evaluation methods e.g. Pugh Matrices, Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)
• Potential travel to other Systems sites (mostly in UK)

Essential:

• Strong mechanical/chemical/development engineering expertise, with a focus on identifying issues, analysing root causes, and proposing effective solutions
• Skilled in report writing and presentation; experienced in planning and executing product performance trials
• Comprehensive experience in product lifecycle management across all stages
• Willing and able to travel to other Land sites as needed
• Minimum qualification:
  
  HND in a relevant field

Desirable:

• Current valid UK Security Clearance to SC level or higher
• Experience of product design analysis techniques (Pugh, DFMEA, FTA)
• Experience of process design analysis techniques (PCP, PFMEA)
• Knowledge of munitions design and manufacture
• Safety Management - IOSH Managing Safety/NEBOSH Certificate
• Experience and knowledge of manufacturing in a high hazard environment
• A working knowledge of Systems Engineering and Engineering design

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