Lead Engineer - Special Purpose Machinery in Clean Tech

Altera Recruitment Group Ltd; West of England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus up to 15%

Job summary

Altera Recruitment Group is partnering with an innovative clean technology business in the Bristol area, developing novel technology to transform recycling and reuse of carbon fibre composites. The Lead Engineer role is highly autonomous, taking equipment and processes from concept through to commissioning across mechanical, electrical, controls, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

You will be at the forefront of sustainable manufacturing, delivering production equipment and R&D test rigs while

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing and building special purpose machinery.
• Experience in SP machinery within industrial scale process equipment.
• Experience in R&D environment from concept to implementation.

Responsibilities

• Take concepts through to physical implementation, including CAD, documentation, quotation management, inspection, assembly and commissioning.
• Lead the selection and integration of components and equipment with suppliers and internal stakeholders to define specifications.
• Produce detailed equipment specifications and technical documentation.
• Allocate, track and manage engineering work packages against budgets and timescales.
• Continuously develop equipment and engineering best practices to improve production rates, efficiency, quality, manufacturing cost and equipment uptime.

Skills

Special purpose machinery

CAD design

Technical documentation

Budget management

R&D

Education

BSc/BEng in engineering

Tools

Supplier management

Industrial equipment

Job description

Altera Recruitment Group is partnering with an innovative clean technology business in the Bristol area, developing novel technology to transform recycling and reuse of carbon fibre composites. The Lead Engineer role is highly autonomous, taking equipment and processes from concept through to commissioning across mechanical, electrical, controls, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.

You will be at the forefront of sustainable manufacturing, delivering production equipment and R&D test rigs while