Research & Development Technician

Ingersoll-Rand plc; Redditch; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with/

Westfield Health Medical Cash Plan

Death in Service Benefit 4x salary

Cycle scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Employee share scheme 10%

Costco Gold member

Employee Assistance Program

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policy

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand plc in Redditch is seeking a hands-on engineer to assemble and test prototype compressors within a high-pressure engineering team. You will translate design concepts into testable hardware, perform development activities, and collaborate with manufacturing to transition from prototype to production.

The role requires a degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent, with experience in rotating machinery or packaging of machinery, and a willingness to travel occasionally to

Qualifications

• Ideally educated to degree level in mechanical engineering / product design.
• HND or NVQ4 with relevant experience.
• Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of AC electrical systems.
• Knowledge of pneumatic systems desirable, but not essential.
• Driving Licence

Responsibilities

• Build prototype products, assemblies and test equipment, jigs and fixtures as required
• Machining and/or modification of components in development as required
• Evaluate existing products for engineering change based on issues raised by customers, suppliers or internal team
• Participate in and progress the day-to-day allocated test and validation activities
• Set-up test programs which ensure appropriate product test and validation both on-site and with 3rd party test houses or customers as necessary
• Record test data and produce technical analysis to support product development or modifications of existing products
• Keep abreast of new development techniques and technologies and, where appropriate, make suggestions to implement such techniques and to improve effectivity.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Product design

AC electrical systems

Pneumatic systems

Driving Licence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

HND or NVQ4 with relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Gardner Denver is a leading provider of mission-critical flow control and compression equipment and associated aftermarket parts, consumables, and services, which it sells across multiple attractive end-markets within the industrial, energy and medical industries. Its broad and complete range of compressor, vacuum and blower products and services, along with its application expertise and over 160 years of engineering heritage, allows Gardner Denver to provide differentiated product and service offerings for its customers' specific uses.

Job Summary

To assembly and test prototype compressors. Apply expertise, theories and principles to both simple and complex work in test and validation by conducting test programs, methods and procedures to ensure the design, product characteristics and documentation meet the requirements of the product specification and are completed in appropriate time scales.

Working as a key member of the high-pressure engineering team to aid in the development of new product and work with manufacturing to aid transition from prototype to production.

Responsibilities

• Build prototype products, assemblies and test equipment, jigs and fixtures as required
• Machining and/or modification of components in development as required
• Evaluate existing products for engineering change based on issues raised by customers, suppliers or internal team
• Participate in and progress the day-to-day allocated test and validation activities
• Set-up test programs which ensure appropriate product test and validation both on-site and with 3rd party test houses or customers as necessary
• Record test data and produce technical analysis to support product development or modifications of existing products
• Keep abreast of new development techniques and technologies and, where appropriate, make suggestions to implement such techniques and to improve effectivity.

Basic Qualifications

• Ideally educated to degree level in mechanical engineering / product design

or

• HND or NVQ4 with relevant experience.
• Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing experience
• Knowledge of AC electrical systems
• Knowledge of pneumatic systems desirable, but not essential.
• Driving Licence

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

Fully site based in Redditch, with occasional travel to development sites (both UK and international).

• General fitting, assembly and test set-up skills
• High level IT skills including experience using Microsoft Office suite
• Min 2 years work experience in development of rotating machinery or packaging of machinery.
• Team player with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to identify and solve technical problems
• Ability to interface with staff at all levels in corresponding departments (i.e. Product Management, Manufacturing & Quality etc. as well as with suppliers and customers)

What we Offer

• 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays (Option to purchase 5 days after probation period)
• Westfield Health Medial Cash Plan Cover
• Death in Service Benefit of 4 x salary
• Cycle scheme (After probation period)
• Electric Car Scheme (After 1 year employment)
• 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment
• Costco Gold Company member, allowing employees to join.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies

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