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Mechanical Assembly and Test Engineer
Blackburn / Darwen
Circa £40’000 to £50’000 + annual bonus
If you enjoy assembly of industrial machinery from CAD drawings, solving technical problems, suggesting improvements and seeing your work come to life, this could be the role you are looking for.
I am looking for an experienced engineer who enjoys being hands on but is seeking an opportunity to stretch themselves and work with product development and testing.
This is not a role where you spend all day behind a desk writing reports. Instead, you will build and assemble prototype machinery, prepare equipment for customer trials, carry out testing and work closely with the design team to refine and improve performance.
Customers from around the world visit the Test Bay to see their equipment in action, so you will also become the technical face of the business. You will confidently explain how equipment operates, answer technical questions and provide recommendations based on test results.
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Mechanical Assembly and Test Engineer - Key Responsibilities
- Assemble prototype machinery and process equipment from engineering drawings and build specifications.
- Adapt and modify equipment to meet individual customer requirements.
- Prepare, commission and operate equipment during customer trials.
- Identify faults, investigate performance issues and recommend engineering improvements.
- Work alongside the Design Engineering team to refine prototype designs and develop practical engineering solutions.
- Carry out mechanical fault finding together with basic electrical and pneumatic diagnostics.
- Produce concise technical reports following customer trials.
- Welcome customers to site, demonstrate equipment and confidently explain technical solutions.
- Coordinate testing activities to ensure projects are completed safely and on schedule.
- Maintain Test Bay equipment and support continuous improvements.
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Mechanical Assembly and Test Engineer - About You
You are likely to be a mechanically biased engineer, you may currently be working as a:
- Development Engineer
- Prototype Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Applications Engineer
- Test Engineer
- Commissioning Engineer
- Manufacturing Engineer
- Project Engineer
- Tooling Engineer
- Assembly Engineer
Mechanical Assembly and Test Engineer - Most importantly, you will have:
- Assembly experience from detailed CAD.
- Strong mechanical fitting and problem solving skills.
- The ability to adapt or modify equipment to improve performance.
- Experience testing machinery and identifying engineering improvements.
- Confidence and enjoyment speaking directly with customers and explaining technical information.
- A practical approach with a genuine enjoyment of hands on engineering.
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