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Junior R&D Engineer

Employer
React Recruitment Ltd
Location
Crawley, West Sussex
Salary
£25000 - £28000/annum
Closing date
22 Mar 2019

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Sector
Engineering
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Our client based in Crawley requires a Junior R&D Engineer to join their team.

Suitable candidates will have the following skills / experience / attributes:

* Degree qualified (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline

* Proficient in the use of Excel & Word (to an intermediate level as a minimum)

* Ability to analyse measured results and present sound, well-reasoned reports to communicate with others.

* Problem solving and innovation skills.

* Self-motivated, effective, enthusiastic & organised team member.

* Good communication skills both written and verbal

* Experience in an Engineering role would be advantageous but not essential

The role will involve:

* Engineering R&D. Including measuring, recording, analysing and reporting experiments on the performance of existing and prototype drying systems

* To maintain in an organised, efficient environment a purpose built engineering laboratory for experimental development of new and existing products

* To become familiar with assembly, installation, control and troubleshooting of existing products

* Supporting engineering design team with assembly, testing and problem solving the development of new products

* Use and maintenance of research lab and equipment – including associated software

* Accurately carry out varied experiments to assess technical performance and reliability of current and developmental systems.

* Record details of experiments in an online laboratory notebook and maintenance thereof

* Use Excel to record, process and analyse experimental data

* Report findings in written documents to be shared with management and customers

* Occasional site visits and foreign travel may be required

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established, professional company who offer training and support.

Working hours are 08:45 – 17:15 Monday – Friday

Salary is £25-28k pa.

25 days holiday plus bank holiday (increases with service).

Life assurance, after qualifying probationary period (6 months).

Out of pocket expenses reimbursed.

Private healthcare and increased pension contributions after further qualifying period (2-3 years)

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