Mechanical Test & Development Engineer
Fareham, Hampshire
£30-40k + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

This is a really nice opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer to join a growing design and manufacturing company in the southern Hampshire area.

We are looking for high potential early career engineers who want to develop to a senior engineer position within 1-2 years.

You'll be joining a small team of test professionals and helping to bolster the team with your industry experience. You'll be checking calculations, designing tests and concepts, leading the process and working closely with the design team. The majority of the tests are bend, tension and burst often operating in the 2500-4000 bar range so any experience with high pressure testing would be advantageous, as would a sincere appreciation of health and safety.

Principal Accountabilities

Develop & carry out short and long-term tests of composite pipe.
Manage suppliers of test equipment and 3rd party test houses to enable the efficient execution of test activities both internally and externally.
Participate in the development of testing methods (including instrumentation) to facilitate greater understanding of composite pipe structural performance.
Prepare test procedures, analyse test data and write test reports to clearly communicate the objectives, methods and results of test campaigns.
Provide support to Business Development, by proposing appropriate testing methodologies to develop solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry.

Job knowledge & experience:

Education Bachelors, Masters or PhD in relevant engineering discipline such as Mechanical or Materials Engineering
Technical Skills Good report writing skills, familiarity with SolidWorks or other CAD packages, data processing experience in Excel, Python or similar software packages
Interpersonal Skills energy and enthusiasm for tackling challenging engineering problems, team player, good communication skills.

3+ years engineering experience.

Needs to either have some testing experience, experience with lean, project ownership or good design knowledge

High potential to learn, grow and become a future leader within the department.

Working towards or have achieved chartered engineer status.

Specific areas of interest would be: - bend fatigue rigs, hoop and axial compression, tape pull tests, strain gauges, thermo-critical materials, bespoke high load test frames, burst cells, universal compressive and tensile machinery, hydrostatic and hydraulic cyclic systems, pressure transducers, pressure testing, material property testing. Any exposure to Digital Imaging Correlation would also be useful.

Benefits include:

Company and personal bonus
Company Pension Scheme
Private Health Insurance for family
25 days holidays per year plus bank holidays
Group life insurance
Personal accident insurance
Opportunity for travel and secondment to other test facilities around the world (including but limited to UK, France, Brazil, US)
Wide range of flexible benefits (EV scheme, dental insurance, technology scheme, gym memberships, travel insurance etc.)