Hydraulic Engineer

TipTopJob; Telford; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary up to £60K

Excellent benefits package

Exposure to bespoke engineering projec

Career progression

Job summary

TipTopJob in the United Kingdom is seeking a Hydraulic Engineer to join their growing engineering team in Telford to lead machine testing on bespoke hydraulic and electro-mechanical systems.

You will support projects from FAT through installation and commissioning, developing test procedures and working with design and production teams. Excellent remuneration is available for a skilled engineer with hydraulic, automation and CAD experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in assembly, test and validation, testing or commissioning of industrial machinery and heavy machinery.
• Strong knowledge of hydraulic systems.
• Engineering qualifications: mechanical engineering or electrical engineering.
• Ability to read hydraulic and electrical schematics.
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical, hydraulic and control systems.
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation skills.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and produce test documentation for FAT, customer FATs, installation, commissioning and sea trials.
• Read, interpret and verify hydraulic circuits to develop flushing and pressure testing procedures.
• Interpret electrical schematics and assist with system verification.
• Support the testing and troubleshooting of hydraulic, electrical and control systems.
• Assist with PLC and drive system diagnostics.
• Carry out in-house testing and customer site commissioning.
• Create and update AutoCAD drawings for test layouts and equipment.
• Record and maintain test specifications, serial number registers and technical documentation.
• Analyse and compile test data, identifying opportunities for process improvements.

Skills

Fault finding

Independent working

Customer facing

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

Mechanical or Electrical engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

PLC and Drive systems

Job description

Our client is seeking a Hydraulic Engineer to join their growing engineering team based in Telford to lead machine testing activity. This is an exciting opportunity to work on bespoke hydraulic and electro:mechanical systems working for an established SME who continue to grow.

You will be supporting projects from factory acceptance testing through to installation and commissioning. As Hydraulic Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring equipment meets the highest standards of quality, safety and performance Youll work closely with design engineers, production teams and customers to develop test procedures. Excellent remuneration available for a skilled engineer with in depth knowledge of hydraulic systems, automation and controls and some design capability on CAD.

Salary: up to A GBP 60K

Location: Telford, Shropshire

Hours: Days Monday to Friday (Lunch time finish Friday)

Hydraulic Engineer Key Responsibilities

• Develop and produce test documentation for Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), customer FATs, installation, commissioning and sea trials
• Read, interpret and verify hydraulic circuits to develop flushing and pressure testing procedures
• Interpret electrical schematics and assist with system verification
• Support the testing and troubleshooting of hydraulic, electrical and control systems
• Assist with PLC and drive system diagnostics
• Carry out in:house testing and customer site commissioning
• Create and update AutoCAD drawings for test layouts and equipment
• Record and maintain test specifications, serial number registers and technical documentation
• Analyse and compile test data, identifying opportunities for process improvements

About You

Youll be a practical engineer with strong fault:finding skills and the confidence to work independently as well as part of a wider engineering team with a background in purpose built machinery or heavy production machines and material handling equipment.

Essential Skills And Experience

• Experience in assembly, test and validation, testing or commissioning of industrial machinery and heavy machinery
• Strong knowledge of hydraulic systems
• Engineering qualifications : mechanical engineering or electrical engineering
• Ability to read hydraulic and electrical schematics
• Experience troubleshooting mechanical, hydraulic and control systems
• Excellent attention to detail and documentation skills
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Strong communication and customer:facing skills

Desirable

• Experience with PLC and Drive systems
• AutoCAD experience
• Heavy Industry and mechanical systems

You will have current or recent experience as a test and validation engineer, hydraulic test engineer, validation engineer, lead validation engineer or hydraulic and control engineer, hydraulic technician, hydraulic test technician or mechanical engineer, mechatronic engineer or commissioning engineer, hydraulic design engineer

The Return

• Competitive salary up to A GBP 60K
• Excellent benefits package
• Exposure to bespoke engineering projects
• Ongoing technical development and training
• Supportive and collaborative engineering team
• Career progression within a growing engineering business