Job Title: Engineer (Product Development) – 6 Month Contract

Job Summary 

Our Client is looking for an engineer to join our product development team based in Cheltenham.

You will be working on projects to develop commercial and military aircraft hydraulic components, typically used in flight control and engine control applications.

The specific experience and skills required for this role are:

• An understanding of mechanical and hydraulic principles, with a basic understanding of electrical theory and the ability to read and interpret technical drawings.

• Ability to develop and implement mitigation actions generated as outputs from FMEAs, Design Reviews, Risk Reviews.

• Ability to write reports in support of product Development & Qualification – e.g. Similarity and Analysis report, Development Test reports. A high level of Microsoft Word competency is required. Templates of report structures and examples are provided.

• Ability to conduct performance calculations based on defined methods and templates. A strong level familiarity with Mathcad Prime (and experience converting worksheets from Mathcad 15 to Prime) is very desirable.

• Support of hydraulic testing, addressing queries that arise from development test technicians such as clarification of procedural steps, verification of data collected, resolving issues that arise.

• Highly self-motivated and autonomous mindset is required for this role with strong communication skills. The role requires active face-to-face communication with individuals across the business.

• Ability to plan and schedule tasks against fixed deadlines. Our people enjoy tackling interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other. Notes:

• The role will involve accessing US military data, candidates must be ITAR compliant. Any dual nationality status must be declared, listing both nationalities.

• Flexible working is available but the majority of this work needs to be completed on my Clients Computers at their office.