Environmental Trials and Analysis Engineer

Environmental Trials and Analysis Engineer

• Salary: Up to 55,000 (depending on experience)
• Location: Hertfordshire
• Dynamic (hybrid) working: Typically 4 days per week on-site, due to workload classification.
• Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Benefits Package:

• Company bonus: Up to 2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments

The Opportunity:
The Trials and Analysis team within Environmental Engineering is integral within all land, sea and air based weapons system projects. Environmental provide a key technical focal point for all stages of the product lifecycle, from concept definition and product development, through design aid and formal qualification, and into in-service support. Expertise covers the areas of: requirements specification and management; data analysis; simulation and modelling; and testing in climatic, mechanical (vibration and shock), structural mechanical and fatigue

The Role:

• Apply specialist technical knowledge to complex systems and structural mechanisms providing advice to projects with the responsibility for the delivery of technical aspects of data evaluation activities.
• Act as a technical interface with customers in the delivery of data evaluation tasks or technical work packages, including data gathering trials and assessments, platform integration activities and structural modal assessment, ensuring delivery to the required quality, timescale and budget.
• Carry out a full range of technical evaluations and investigations, including evaluation of technical options, preparation of reports with suggested recommendations to support the resolution of problems attributed to shock and vibration.
• Develop test specifications and carry out activities related to vibration, shock and signal evaluation in line with all technical, safety and quality standards.
• Plan, deliver and monitor assigned work packages, make engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority to ensure requirements are delivered to plan.
• Perform engineering capability improvements through methods and process development efforts.

What we're looking for from you:
A strong technical background in environmental, mechanical or similar discipline with:

• Excellent written and communication skills
• Excellent investigative instinct and decision making attributes
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
• High motivations and adaptability
• Experienced in analysing vehicle/missile operations in complex environments
• Instrumentation and signal processing experience highly desired
• Vibration, shock and thermal analysis experience preferred