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Mansell Recruitment Group Ltd
Mansell House
Priestley Way, Crawley
West Sussex, RH10 9RU 
United Kingdom

R&D Engineer

The Company

A global engineering company that designs and manufactures special purpose equipment. The company rapidly develop new products to stay competitive and maintain their position as world leader in their current market place.



The Role

The key responsibilities will be:

Engineering R&D. Including measuring, recording, analysing and reporting experiments on the performance of prototype systems

To run and maintain in an organised, efficient environment a purpose built engineering laboratory for experimental development of new and existing products

To develop and setup a new production line once prototypes move into production

Become familiar with assembly, installation, control and troubleshooting of existing products

Support engineering design team with assembly, testing and problem solving the development of new products

Use and maintenance of research lab and equipment - including associated software

Accurately carry out varied experiments to assess technical performance and reliability of current and developmental systems.

Record details of experiments in an online laboratory notebook and maintenance thereof

Use Excel to record, process and analyse experimental data

Report findings in written documents to be shared with management and customers

Occasional site visits and foreign travel may be required



The Candidate

Degree in an engineering discipline - essential

Proficient use of Microsoft Excel and Word - essential

Previous employment in a similar role - essential

Required Skills and Experience

Proficient in the use of MS Excel, Word. Being able to use AutoCAD products would be advantageous

Ability to analyse measured results and present sound, well-reasoned reports to communicate with others

Problem solving and innovation skills

Self-motivated, effective, enthusiastic & organised team member

Previous Experience in the following technical areas would be an advantage:

o Electrical/mechanical assembly

o Understanding of engineering standards

o General manufacturing principles

o Basic Health and Safety awareness

The Package

The minimum salary offered for this position is £30,000 pa however, the client may pay up to £40,000 pa to a candidate that can meet all key qualifications and abilities.



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