Test Engineer

Wärtsilä; Havant; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Wärtsilä Defence Solution Ltd is seeking a Test Engineer to provide technical support and conduct product testing. This permanent role in Havant involves collaborating with project leads, creating test plans, and ensuring compliance with engineering standards. Candidates should have a background in engineering with experience in testing and data acquisition.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in a Test facility or Service Engineering.
• Experience with mechanical seal assemblies preferred.
• Ability to interpret design drawings and use CAD software is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Create test plans and manage testing of external products.
• Assemble test rigs and monitor operations.
• Produce final test reports with conclusions and recommendations.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering calculations

Test monitoring software

Data acquisition

Interpersonal skills

Report writing

Education

HND or Degree in Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Tetrascience

enVigil

Job description

As a Test Engineer in Wärtsilä Defence Solution Ltd, you will be providing technical support service across the business to carry out appropriate product testing and evaluation. You will be part of fast-moving customer developments in the exciting, dynamic maritime world and will become an integral part of our team.

You get the chance to work with passionate likeminded individuals and experience variety in our projects across our global maritime and land-based customers and you will be key in delivering high end engineering products across our product portfolio. You will develop and improve customer value through enhanced testing and verification engineering processes across product lifecycle and beyond.

Your office will be located in Havant, Hampshire. This role is permanent.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• To work with the project lead, to capture relevant test requirements from the product design specification, design drawings and attending regular project review meetings.
• Create test plans, detailing rig allocation, scheduling, and additional rig hardware requirements, in a timely manner.
• To quote and raise orders for rig interface hardware.
• Create and review risk assessments with project lead, to determine the test program is within safe operating limits and in-line with Wärtsilä QEHS standards.
• To assemble test rigs, monitor rig operations (through data acquisition) and perform product inspections at agreed test periods.
• Manage testing of external products at OEM, equipment suppliers and 3rd party test facilities.
• Produce a final test report detailing, test program, test data, conclusions and relevant recommendations for future test work. Where appropriate, present their findings.
• Pro-actively ensure compliance to Wärtsilä QEHS requirements and be a 5S advocate.
• To be actively involved in training and mentoring others. Support less experienced colleagues.
• Help maintain our company's compliance with classification society standards, including ISO14001 and IS09001.
• Actively support developing the test facility into a global centre of excellence.

What we require from you:

• Proven background working (minimal 3 years) within a Test facility or Service Engineering environment, ideally with mechanical seal assemblies.
• Have a HND or preferably a Degree in a relevant Engineering subject.
• Comfortable doing and understanding relevant Mechanical Engineering calculations.
• Have some experience in using test monitoring / data acquisition software such as LabVIEW, Tetrascience, and enVigil.
• Well experienced in setting up instrumentation and data capture equipment, such as thermocouples, LVDT sensors and tachometers.
• A good communicator who can work with project leads to develop test requirements.
• Very good interpersonal skills and be a pro-active team player in helping fellow colleagues.
• To be able to interpret design drawings and use CAD software would be advantageous.
• Good experience in report writing, with a high attention to detail.
• Demonstrate some commercial understanding and awareness.

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities.

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,000 professionals, in more than 200 locations in 68 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com .

About the company

Wärtsilä Oyj Abp, trading internationally as Wärtsilä Corporation, is a Finnish company which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets.

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