Entech Technical Solutions
Validation Engineer

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Validation Engineer (Mechanical) required for a 12 months contract working fully onsite in Stafford.
This is a contract role Inside IR35 with an Umbrella pay rate of £47.00 per hour (or £34.00 per hour PAYE).
Applicants must have 3 years’ experience of validating Mechanical Components used on complex Dynamic machinery.
Responsibilities
- Mechanical Verification and Validation of Diesel engines, components, and systems.
- Working on multiple engines at different stages of development, coming into production at different times.
- Defining and managing engine, system, and component validation plans.
- Working on Full Engine Validation.
- End to End in getting the engine prepped.
- Overseeing the Whole Engine put through Durability Validation Activities.
- Coordination of day-to-day engineering activity and management of test and analysis activity.
- Failure analysis and defect resolution.
- Technical reporting.
- Supporting Design / Development through FMEA process.
- Working closely with Design Engineers, Calibration Engineers, Test Engineers at other UK and Overseas facilities. Occasional overseas travel may be necessary.
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- 3 years’ experience of validating Mechanical Component and Mechanical Systems.
- Must have worked on Validating / Verification / Development of big machines or components that are part of Complex Dynamic Machinery.
- Will consider Automotive Components, Aerospace Components, Rail Vehicle, or High Value Components & Whole Sub-Systems.
- Ideally candidates would have been a Diesel Engine Validation Engineer or would have been in a Development Engineer role dealing with Diesel Engines, but as a minimum, all candidates Must have a fundamental understanding of how a Diesel Engine / Internal Combustion Engine works.
- Must have experience of Component Validation Processes.
- Must have experience in Root Cause Analysis.
- Must have experience using Data Analysis Tools such as CANape or CANcase or other Data Acquisition / Data Analysis tools.
- Must have experience of Technical Report Writing, using Microsoft Office.
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