Development Engineer

PHINIA; Rainham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual holiday

Subsidised canteen

Dental & Medical Plans

Onsite parking

Onsite gym £10 per month

Staff discounts

Pension Scheme - Salary Sacrificed

EAP

Death in Service

Job summary

PHINIA is seeking an Engineer to design and develop diesel high-pressure fuel injection components. You will run tests on rigs and engines, perform root cause analyses, and support project objectives with data-driven decisions.

Strong communication skills and fluency in English are required, along with hands-on dismantling and reassembly of mechanical parts. A Bachelor’s degree in engineering and proficiency with MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint/SharePoint are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop diesel high-pressure pump fuel injection components.
• Conduct test/analysis on rigs, engines and vehicles; present results to audiences.
• Perform root cause analysis on failures and document findings.
• Coordinate procurement and testing of sample hardware for projects.
• Create and refine simulation models to support development.
• Develop and use test equipment and instrumentation for validation.
• Interpret test data and report findings to project teams.
• Define and execute test plans aligning with project objectives.
• Assess designs using DFMEA to improve robustness.
• Analyze data to recommend further testing or product improvements.

Skills

Test instrumentation

Data-driven problem solving

Hands-on mechanical work

Communication skills

Work under pressure

Time management

Structured problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

PHINIA: Advancing sustainability today, powering a cleaner tomorrow.

PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.

This role is key in supporting development activities for a full range of diesel fuel injection high pressure pump products.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and development of diesel high pressure pump fuel injection components.
• Devising and executing test and analysis work on fuel injection equipment on rigs, engines and vehicles. Including confidenct in writing reports / presenting results to a variety of audiences.
• Strip down and investigate mechanical failures and perform root cause analysis.
• Organise the procurement and testing of sample hardware to meet project/objective requirements
• Preparation and definition of simulation models
• Development and use of test equipment and instrumentation.
• Interpretation of test data, synthesis of results & reporting.
• Definition and execution of test plans to provide feedback to the development/project objectives.
• Assessments of designs using established DFMEA methods to develop a robust product.
• Analyse test & simulation data, make recommendations for further testing or product improvement.

Skills

• Rig test instrumentation, operation experience. Data acquisition and post processing experience.
• Aptitude for data driven problem solving.
• Comfortable with ‘hands-on’ dismantling and reassembling of mechanical components.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines when required.
• Ability to prioritise and organise own workload.
• Ability to support problem solving with structured methodologies.

Desirable

• Knowledge of DFMEA methodology.
• Experience of design and development of products at all stages of product life cycle
• Reliability assessment and accelerated/aggravated test development including correlation to customer environment/duty cycle.
• Experience working with Engineering Technicians.

Experience & Qualifications

Mandatory

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a suitable engineering.
• Knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint, SharePoint.
• Excellent written and spoken fluency in English
• Software skills operating system Software, & Microsoft office.

Benefits

• 25 days annual holiday, Subsudised canteen, Dental & Medical Plans, Onsite free parking, Onsite gym £10 per month, Staff discounts within selected retailers, Pension Scheme - Salary Sacrificed, EAP, Death in Service