Development Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd is supporting a global engineering business with a long-term contract opportunity in South Wales for a Contract Development Engineer. The role is on-site and Inside IR35, a 12-month contract with potential extension.

You will validate mechanical components and assemblies, interpret GD&T drawings, and coordinate test activities. The successful candidate will hold a mechanical engineering or related degree, read drawings, understand GD&T and tolerance stack-up, and work

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Good understanding of GD&T and tolerance stack-up.
• Experience in developing, validating or testing mechanical components and assemblies.
• Comfortable working with physical components, not just drawings and data.
• Experience investigating engineering problems and identifying failure modes.

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 ensure components perform as intended.
• Investigate failures and wear, and feed findings back to engineering decisions.
• Produce clear technical reports to support internal and customer reporting.
• Collaborate with design, test and materials teams throughout the development cycle.

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

South Wales - On-site
Rate dependent on experienceYolk 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.

Contract Development Engineer - Inside IR35 - 12 Month Contract
South Wales - On-site
Rate dependent on experienceYolk 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

Are you up to the challenge?