On-site Contract Development Engineer – Mechanical Validation

Yolk Recruitment; Cwmbran; On-site; GBP 64,575 - 101,475; Full time

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment is assisting a global engineering business on a 12-month contract for a Contract Development Engineer in South Wales. The role focuses on validating mechanical components and assemblies, with a mix of theory and hands-on teardown, to drive test activities and issue analysis.

The candidate should hold a Mechanical Engineering degree, be proficient in reading GD&T drawings, and produce detailed technical reports while collaborating with design, test and materials teams throughout

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience in development, validation, test or product-focused mechanical engineering.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack-up.
• Experience investigating engineering problems and failures.

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 verify performance.
• Investigate failures and wear in components and assemblies.
• Strip down components to identify likely failure points and feed findings back into design.
• Produce clear technical reports to support engineering activity and customer reporting.
• Collaborate with design, test and materials teams throughout the development cycle.

Skills

Reading engineering drawings (GD&T)

Mechanical engineering fundamentals

Test and validation

Failure analysis

Report writing

Material properties understanding

Hands-on component handling

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Job description

Yolk Recruitment is assisting a global engineering business on a 12-month contract for a Contract Development Engineer in South Wales. The role focuses on validating mechanical components and assemblies, with a mix of theory and hands-on teardown, to drive test activities and issue analysis.

The candidate should hold a Mechanical Engineering degree, be proficient in reading GD&T drawings, and produce detailed technical reports while collaborating with design, test and materials teams throughout