Development Engineer

Yolk Recruitment; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 64,575 - 101,475; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is assisting a global engineering business on a 12-month contract for a Contract Development Engineer in South Wales. The role focuses on validating mechanical components and assemblies, with a mix of theory and hands-on teardown, to drive test activities and issue analysis.

The candidate should hold a Mechanical Engineering degree, be proficient in reading GD&T drawings, and produce detailed technical reports while collaborating with design, test and materials teams throughout

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in development, validation, test or product-focused mechanical engineering.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack-up.
• Experience investigating engineering problems and failures.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and validation of mechanical components and assemblies.
• Interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T, and assess fit, function and tolerance stack-up.
• Define test requirements and coordinate validation activities with the test team.
• Review test data and engineering reports to verify performance.
• Investigate failures and wear in components and assemblies.
• Strip down components to identify likely failure points and feed findings back into design.
• Produce clear technical reports to support engineering activity and customer reporting.
• Collaborate with design, test and materials teams throughout the development cycle.

Skills

Reading engineering drawings (GD&T)

Mechanical engineering fundamentals

Test and validation

Failure analysis

Report writing

Material properties understanding

Hands-on component handling

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

Contract Development Engineer - Inside IR35 - 12 Month Contract

South Wales - On-site

Rate dependent on experience

Yolk Recruitment is supporting a global engineering business with an established customer base of major blue-chip manufacturers, and a track record of offering long-term contract opportunities in a professional, stable and positive working environment.

This is a 12 month contract with a further 12 months very realistic, on site, supporting a live long-term programme, with further work behind it. You'll be working to validate and verify mechanical components and assemblies, with a mix of theoretical analysis and hands on strip down of components, determining and coordinating test activities, reviewing results, investigating failures and feeding finds back into the wider engineering team.

You'll need a mechanical engineering or related degree with strong theoretical knowledge, will be able to read engineering drawings including GD&T and will be used to creating detailed engineering reports.

This is what you'll be doing

• Support the development and validation of mechanical components and assemblies
• Interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T, and assess fit, function and tolerance stack-up
• Define test requirements and work with the test team to make sure validation activity is carried out correctly
• Review test data and engineering reports to assess whether components are performing as intended
• Investigate failures, wear and deterioration in tested parts and assemblies
• Strip down components and identify likely failure points before further specialist analysis where needed
• Feed findings back into engineering decisions around dimensions, materials and product performance
• Produce clear technical reports to support internal engineering activity and, where required, customer reporting
• Work closely with design, test and materials teams throughout the development cycle

And this is what you’ll need

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
• Previous experience in a development, validation, test or product-focused mechanical engineering role
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Good understanding of GD&T and tolerance stack-up
• Comfortable working with physical components, not just drawings and data
• Experience investigating engineering problems and understanding why a part has failed or underperformed
• Strong mechanical fundamentals, including material considerations, forces and component behaviour