Development Engineer

Moog Wolverhampton Limited; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Moog Wolverhampton is seeking a Development Engineer to support the testing and certification of actuation products. The role involves hands-on build and test activities, risk reduction, and providing verification evidence required for certification, including data acquisition and test reports.

The successful candidate will have an HNC in Mechanical Engineering, experience in actuation/test environments, and familiarity with LabVIEW/DasyLAB/FlexLogger. Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a test environment, particularly certification testing.
• Knowledge of hydraulic systems and components.
• Familiarity with data acquisition software is advantageous.
• Previous aerospace experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform early product builds and develop test processes for new products.
• Conduct risk reduction or design development tests and perform qualification testing.
• Generate test records and reports; investigate failures using FRACAS.
• Set up tests with instrumentation and data acquisition; contribute to improvements.

Skills

Test experience

Data acquisition

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

DasyLAB

FlexLogger

Job description

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Job Title: Development Engineer

Reporting To: Engineer, Lead Development

Work Schedule: Onsite – Wolverhampton, GBR

We are seeking a Development Engineer to support the development of Moog’s primary flight control actuation products. This hands‑on role involves early product builds, conducting risk reduction or design development tests, and performing qualification testing to provide verification evidence required for certification.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform early product builds and develop processes and techniques for assembling and testing new products.
• Conduct risk reduction or design development tests and perform qualification testing.
• Generate test records, produce test reports, and investigate test failures using the FRACAS process.
• Set up and conduct tests, including the use of instrumentation and data acquisition.
• Develop assembly and test processes for new products and contribute to continuous improvement activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC qualification in Mechanical Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline.
• Proven capability in the build and test of actuation system assemblies, hydraulic products, or similar.
• Experience in a test environment, particularly certification testing, is advantageous.
• Knowledge of hydraulic systems and components, and practical engineering skills.
• Familiarity with MS Office applications.
• Previous experience of data acquisition software such as Labview, DasyLAB, and Flexlogger would be highly advantageous.
• Experience within an Aerospace company is highly desirable.

Personal Skills

• Self‑motivated and a good team worker.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and multi‑task efficiently to meet project deadlines.

Special Circumstances

• Accuracy in work is crucial to ensure robust verification data for certification.
• Testing may be performed under the scrutiny of customers or aviation certification authorities.
• Some travel may be required to external test houses.

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