Applications Engineer

Salary: £30,000 – £32,400 per year

We have a vacancy for an Application Engineer to work for an international machinery manufacturer in Swindon. The hours of Monday 7.30am – 4.30pm and 7.30am – 12.45pm on a Friday. The salary for this role is £30,000 – £32,400, benefits include 25 days annual holiday plus statutory, company pension scheme.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Applications Engineering Team Leader, you are a member of the applications team with personal responsibility for the delivery of assigned customer technical requests (CTRs), taking lifecycle ownership of these. Coordinating with the development, quality, manufacturing and commercial functions of the business you will translate product specifications into working prototypes for air performance, acoustic, EMC and LVD testing prior to internal or external customer approval. 

Your Duties:

1. To work collaboratively with the technical teams to develop hardware solutions, performing relevant calculations, associated simulations and tests to deliver robust, innovative designs to CTR requirements.

2. To understand product performance principles, identifying key specification issues and performance criteria in order to develop, demonstrate and carry out robust product functionality tests.

3. To assist the business with identifying existing product or application issues and then delivering robust, proven solutions.

4. To undertake air performance, vibration, acoustic noise, EMC and LVD testing, ensuring designs meet specification.

5. To construct and evaluate test samples in conjunction with the technical teams.

Skills & Knowledge Required:

1. Minimum 2:1 relevant Honours Degree qualification or equivalent

2. Practical and technical knowledge of electromechanical principles and laboratory disciplines

3. Proven ability to work to deadlines in an industrial environment

4. Experience of a hands-on approach to prototype realisation and assembly

5. Demonstrable problem-solving skills

6. Excellent organisational skills with a structured and logical approach to task management

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