Job Title: Research and Development Engineer
Location: Salisbury
Salary: £37,500 – £46,200 per year
Job type: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Chemring Countermeasures is a world leading and innovative company, designing and developing countermeasure solutions to armed forces throughout the world. We are part of the Chemring Group of companies and have a solid global infrastructure, which also helps us to thrive.
The role:
The Development Engineer / Mechanical Engineer will undertake the development and testing of pyrotechnic, explosive, and other articles and devices to support product design and post design in accordance with company procedures.
The responsibilities of the role are (but not limited to):
- Prepare proposals for product development including details project plans, resource scheduling and costing.
- Sourcing materials and equipment for prototype manufacture.
- Perform product development activities in accordance with agreed timescales and costs.
- Assess measured data to establish performance parameters.
- Collate and assess safety data to identify hazards in use.
- Support FMEA activities and collate data to report on technical development activities.
- Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively with Stakeholders to ensure the effective transition of development products into volume manufacture.
- Undertake research work to support feasibility studies and keep abreast of technological advancement through published literature and study.
- To travel as required, to attend external tests and trials, meetings and seminars, in the UK and abroad.
Mechanical Engineer / Development Engineer Specification:
- Right to live and work in the UK, with ability to obtain suitable level security clearance (5 years British residency) necessary
- Degree (or equivalent) in mechanical engineering or related subject or Level 4 Diploma in an engineering or related discipline
- Proven experience in initiating product and process development work in a technical facility, setting up equipment and manufacturing samples for testing, demonstration and customer trials.
- Demonstrate working knowledge within a highly regulated environment.
- Demonstrate experience of using 3D CAD Modelling
- Ability to collate, assess and measure data for report writing purposes.
- Ability to perform hands on tooling and machine set-up
- Demonstrate experience of transferring technology into the operational areas, preparing the necessary documentation.
Benefits:
- We actively encourage an open and collaborative culture across our site through the recognised suggestion scheme and reward and recognition scheme
- 5.5 weeks’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- A generous pension scheme
- Share save scheme
- Holiday buying and selling scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes dietary advice, wellbeing initiatives, family matters and counselling support
- We hold annual social events
- Cultural days
- Free on-site parking
- Podiatrist
- Weekly fruit baskets
This role will be worked over a 4.5 day week; Monday to Thursday 08:00 – 16:45 and Friday 08:00 – 12:30. Flexibility in this role is critical to the success of supporting the team.
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Electronic Design Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, CAD drafting, CAD modelling, Engineering Project Management, Production Engineer, Project Management, Operations Engineer, Prototype Development Engineer, Prototype Designer, Production Projects Engineer, Production Operations, Project Coordinator, Project Management may also be considered for this role.
