Physical Validation Engineer

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Overview of the role:

JCB designs and manufactures a range of earthmoving machines that are packed with technology and sold worldwide. Depending on experience an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Design and Development Engineer to join our Structural Physical Validation team and play a key role in developing our future product range. Reporting to the Principal Engineer, the successful candidate will join a hands-on and focussed team with a real passion for the products we make and a desire to continually evolve and innovate.

You may not be an experienced design and development engineer, perhaps even early careers, but we are looking for someone with a keen interest and a desire to learn and develop their career in this area. Technical training and support as you develop will be made available.

Your Responsibilities as a Design & Development Engineer:

As a Design & Development Engineer, you will:

· Have the unique opportunity to work with all the engineering teams within JCB and get a broad mix of design and development of new JCB structures.

· Design, commission, and operate fatigue testing rigs for validating new JCB structures.

· FEA of rig components

· Perform ROPS tests on new JCB operator cabs.

· Conduct field testing and development activities on new product designs, for structural validation.

· Analyse test data with a rigorous, yet pragmatic approach.

· Present to both colleagues, senior management, and external suppliers.

· Write timely and accurate test and development reports.

· Progress development and production of new and existing test procedures

About you:

· Degree / HND in Mechanical Engineering or have equivalent experience.

· Experience in the design/development of off highway vehicles including familiarity with test processes for heavy-duty machinery / off-highway equipment would be beneficial but is not necessary for the right candidate.

· Demonstrate a sound grasp of engineering principles.

· Strong communication skills and be comfortable working independently and as a member of a team.

· A positive ‘can-do’ attitude, coupled with a sense of urgency and desire to succeed.

Desirable skills:

· Experience using ‘on vehicle’ Data Acquisition tools.

· Experience using siemens NX CAD software.

· Experience with FEA software.

· Strong Microsoft Office skills.

Rewards you deserve:

This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor, dentist and visiting optician. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.

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