Salary: £35K
Location: West Midlands
Position: Permanent
The Trials Engineer designs, develops and manufactures a range of solid propellant rocket motors for use in tactical missiles and will have responsibilities for carrying out a wide range of trials including designing and developing the associated instrumentation.The Trials Engineer should have a formal qualification (HNC, HND or degree) in mechanical engineering or a science based subject and will also have some relevant experience and knowledge in conducting trials themselves.
Applications from suitably experienced ex-military personnel are strongly encouraged
MainDuties and Responsibilities:
The safety and suitability of a rocket motor for service requires proving through trials. These typically comprise firing trials to measure performance parameters such as thrust and pressure and environmental trials to assess such effects as ageing and transport.
These trials are carried out at our trials ranges where dedicated facilities exist for firing motors, climatic chambers for ageing and vibration rigs for transport.
Specialist trials are also often required. These comprise dynamic launch trials, structural trials, acceleration trials and insensitive munitions trials to name the most common. Some of these trials are carried out at our own trials ranges while others are carried out at third party ranges with our support.
All trials involve the use of bespoke instrumentation. The development and maintenance of this instrumentation forms an essential part of the responsibilities. This may range from routine high frequency pressure measurements to more advanced real time x-ray recording.
The responsibilities also include developing and maintaining safety procedures and trials methods, liaising with internal and external customers and producing trials reports.
Experience/Skills
Candidates should have a formal qualification (HNC, HND or degree) in mechanical engineering or a science based subject.
Ideal candidates will also have some relevant experience and knowledge. This might be in conducting trials themselves or in designing and developing instrumentation. Other relevant knowledge and experience might include:
- Explosive or ballistic trials
- Climatic testing and programming
- Understanding of vibration techniques and systems
- Knowledge of explosive specifications, standards and regulations
- Experience of designing and implementing trials setups
- High standard of accuracy, literacy and numeracy
- Experience of data collection, interpretation and report writing
- Good written and verbal communication skills at all levels
- An innovative, flexible and versatile approach to work
- An ability to work to tight deadlines
- Good team working skills
- Self motivated
Conditions
- Salary and Additional Benefits depending on qualifications, knowledge and experience
- Free parking
- Subsidised canteen
- Pension Holidays: 25 + statutory days per annum pro-rata
- Hours of Work: 37 hour working week
- Monday-Thursday: 08.00-16.30 (30 mins lunch daily 12.00-12.30)
- Friday: 08.00-13.00 (no lunch)
Salary: £35K
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