Description
Environmental Test Engineer - MIL-STD, DEF STAN, RTCA
Reports to: (Job title) Environmental Test Manager
Working Hours: 40 Hour week (8 hour day) Monday - Friday
Department: Operations
Job Purpose: To support the Qualification and Production test activities for the clients products.
Scope/dimensions:
To work in a team of 2 Environmental Engineers in the support of environmental activities. and test procedures for the business.
Key Responsibilities:
Liaise with design engineering teams to agree and define test strategies and procedures.
Support in the design of test set-ups, jigs and fixtures.
Follow test procedures in the execution of required tests (MIL-STD, DEF STAN, RTCA etc.).
Set-up and competent operation of environmental test equipment (Vibration Shakers, Ovens and Climatic Chambers etc.).
Work within environmental test team in the preparation and execution of test regimes, strategies, schedules etc.
Support in the maintenance and control of the environmental test laboratory.
Write technical acceptable test reports for internal and external customers in line with company specifications.
Operate PC based test equipment in laboratories in association with testing activities.
Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Effective at working in teams across disciplines and levels.
Able to interact effectively with internal customers.
Understanding of environmental testing methods and equipment.
Good organisational skills.
Proven Experience of previous environmental working practice.
Self-sufficient in the execution of environmental test regimes and able to guide or propose improvements.
Able to independently and accurately compile test reports.
Ability to design and optimise test fixtures and test set-ups.
Qualifications:
* HNC Qualified (or equivalent) - Engineering Discipline (or equivalent on-the-job experience)
Competencies:
Competency Description of competency
Problem Solving
Uses logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions. Can see hidden problems and is excellent at honest analysis.
Planning Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks. Breaks down work into process steps. Anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks.
Communications Is able to communicate clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles.
Decision Quality Makes good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis and experience. Sought out by others for advice on solutions.
Organising
Can marshal resources to get things done. Can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish goals.
Action Orientated Enjoys working hard. Is full of energy and seizes more opportunities than others.
Functional/Technical Skills
Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
Learning on the fly
Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyses both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
Managing and measuring work Clearly assigns responsibility for tasks and decisions; sets clears objectives and measures;
Monitors process, progress, and results; designs feedback loops into work.
Capital International Staffing Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.