Recruit Central have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Development Engineer has opened within our client in Defence engineering team based in Shrewsbury, UK. The role will focus on the verification and validation needs of powertrain products for primarily the defence land systems segment. The successful incumbent will play a leading technical role in areas such as component resourcing validation, post design services reporting, inline 6 product development and much more.
What You Will Do:
- Support to planning (resource profiling and costing of verification and validation) engineering programs.
- Creating detailed test plans (DVP&R) to validate complex components / assemblies
- Run rig / dyno tests on components / assemblies and produce technical reports covering findings.
- Conduct complex data analysis on test results using hand calculations and / or relevant simulation software as needed.
- Engage in stakeholder reviews, presenting to colleagues of all levels across engineering and other associated departments.
- Provide guidance and direction to less experienced engineers as needed within the team.
- Communicate complex technical information to customers, team members, suppliers and other business units as needed.
Must have:
- An accredited engineering degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience in a development engineer role, ideally with engine, transmission, or driveline development experience.
- Experience in product testing of either components or complete assemblies.
- Extensive troubleshooting experience on complex products or systems.
- Excellent communications skills and the ability to build effective relationships.
- Proven ability to deliver work to clearly defined plans within tight timescales.
- A Willingness to travel to both customer and supplier locations as needed.
Shift: Hybrid policy – minimum of 3 days a week in the office. (Role Mon-Fri / 37hr Week)
Salary: Up to £61,568 depending on experience.
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