Yolk Recruitment Ltd
Test & Development Engineer
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Contract Test & Development Engineer - Mechanical Engineering
Inside IR35 - 12 Month Contract + Ext
South Wales - On-site - Rate dependent on experience
Yolk Recruitment is exclusively partnered with a global engineering business with an established customer base of major blue-chip manufacturers, and a track record of offering long-term contract opportunities at their well-resourced UK centre for engineering excellence.
This is a 12-month contract with a further 12 months very realistic, on-site, supporting a live long-term programme, with further work behind it. You'll be working to validate and verify mechanical components and assemblies, progressing designs through development stages with a mix of theoretical analysis and hands-on strip-down of components, determining and coordinating test activities, reviewing results, investigating failures, and feeding findings back into the wider engineering team.
This is what you'll be doing
- Support the development and validation of mechanical components and assemblies
- Interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T, and assess fit, function, and tolerance stack-up
- Define test requirements and work with the test team to make sure validation activity is carried out correctly
- Review test data and engineering reports to assess whether components are performing as intended
- Investigate failures, wear, and deterioration in tested parts and assemblies
- Strip down components and identify likely failure points before further specialist analysis where needed
- Feed findings back into engineering decisions around dimensions, materials, and product performance
- Produce clear technical reports to support internal engineering activity and, where required, customer reporting
- Work closely with design, test, and materials teams throughout the development cycle
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And this is what you'll need
- Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
- Previous experience in a development, validation, test, or product-focused mechanical engineering role
- Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
- Good understanding of GD&T and tolerance stack-up
- Comfortable working with physical components, not just drawings and data
- Experience investigating engineering problems and understanding why a part has failed or underperformed
- Strong mechanical fundamentals, including material considerations, forces, and component behaviour
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If you feel you have the skills, experience, and passion to be successful in this Development Engineer role, apply now!
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