Test & Validation Engineer
hace 11 días
Newport
Test & Validation Engineer South Wales £40,000 - £50,000 + benefits Yolk Recruitment is exclusively partnered with an established and growing engineering business, part of a global group investing heavily in its UK design and development operations, to recruit a Test & Validation Engineer to join a collaborative, forward-thinking and growing R&D function. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer to play a key role in testing, validating, and improving mechanical systems used in demanding, high-performance applications. You'll work at the intersection of design, analysis and production - helping to turn innovative concepts into reliable, proven products. This is what you'll be doing • Planning and carrying out development and validation testing on new and existing products, • Gathering, analysing and interpreting performance data to support engineering decisions, • Producing clear technical documentation and detailed test reports for internal and external use, • Supporting New Product Development (NPD) activity from concept through to production release, • Contributing to DFMEA, DFM and DFA reviews and helping to resolve technical challenges, • Working collaboratively with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to improve performance and reliability, • HND or degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline (or equivalent experience), • Experience within a product development, validation, or test environment, • Confidence interpreting drawings, schematics and technical documentation, • Ability to analyse data, perform engineering calculations, and communicate findings clearly, • Practical mindset, comfortable in both lab and workshop environments, • Salary in the region of £40,000 - £50,000, depending on experience, • Excellent benefits package including pension, holidays and wider perks., • Real technical variety, working on products from concept to production