R&D Engineer – Newcastle
A leading robotics and automation company seeks an innovative R&D Engineer to join their team in Newcastle. This exciting role offers the opportunity to work on groundbreaking designs that enhance vehicle performance and protection in challenging environments.
As an R&D Engineer, you'll thrive in a multidisciplinary team, taking projects from concept through to development. You will create functional and structural solutions for armoured vehicles, conceptualizing designs from a blank slate with minimal specifications while creating innovative solutions. Proficiency in using Inventor, SolidWorks, or Creo is essential (any one of these packages), whilst any hydraulic experience is beneficial.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead mechanical design from the conceptual stage with minimal specifications.
* Collaborate with other engineering disciplines, including electronics and embedded systems.
* Create detailed CAD designs using Inventor and perform structural integrity analysis.
* Conduct load case analysis, FMEA, FEA, and external testing.
This role is ideal for an R&D Engineer with experience in conceptual design who can seamlessly integrate mechanical systems with electronics technology. Candidates with backgrounds in defence, mining, or oil and gas are highly desirable.
Benefits:
* Competitive salary: £55,000 - £65,000 per annum.
* Bonus scheme.
* Private Medical & Critical Illness Cover.
* 8% Matched Pension.
* Flexible work arrangement: Tuesday-Thursday onsite, Monday and Friday from home.
* 35-hour workweek, with flexibility to balance work and personal life.