Working in the Loughborough H.Q., you will be responsible for test/trial support in all areas of R&D, ranging from small signal electronics, to exploring fundamental properties of the materials and technologies in use, to power systems behaviour, to experiments involving gas laws and properties, etc.
Supporting the R&D infrastructure for product development and new product introductions, you will be required to have knowledge of operating workshop machine tools to prepare test samples including but not limited to machining and microscopy polishing of thermoplastic composite samples. You will be required to support the ongoing engineering review and investigation of materials including testing and analysis for the composite material aspects of the Aqualiner product, electronic control systems, etc.
You must ensure that the laboratory/workshop is operating in a clean and safe manner and the engineering team have the appropriate support to deliver their required tasks.
The Person
You will ideally be a time served diligent technician/engineer and have had significant experience in an R&D workshop laboratory environment supporting either test or research and development activities within a wide engineering context and have a proven track record of mental agility and adaptability. You will be conversant with working in a new production introduction setting focusing on innovative and practical solutions to the engineering challenges that R&D present..
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