Senior Development Engineer
Hernshead Recruitment
Senior Development Engineer
About the position:
I have a great opportunity to join one my clients, they were created to bring extraordinary technology to the marine market. With a growing team and the drive and backing of a billionaire entrepreneur the business is perfectly placed to deliver innovation, fantastic new products, and the reassurance of superb technical support during a lifetime of ownership.
Main Responsibilities:
- To improve the Product Design through experimental techniques
- Plan and manage the DVP activities
- Develop the Outboard alongside current and future legislation
- Where in house facilities are not available for a particular test, procure the relevant service at an external provider
- Lead the product development activity in-house and externally at suppliers / Engineering Service Providers
- Specify and install appropriate instrumentation based on test requirements
- Lead the Root Cause analysis of any Test Incidences, using a structured 8D process for problem resolution
- Working closely with the Design Team to deliver targets
- Make sure all outboards successfully pass all Functional, Durability and Reliability testing and ensure that the Performance Targets from the Functional Requirements Document are achieved
- Author technical reports from the test activity as evidence to support the Engineering Sign Off documentation
- Produce Test and Development status reports to the Leadership Team
- Responsible for competitor benchmarking
- Keep abreast of technological developments and make recommendations to the business that impact the Product Route maps and in-house test facilities
- Justify any capital investment for in-house test facilities
Previous Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years in Propulsion engineering. Automotive as well as Marine experience will be considered.
- Ability to understand technical issues
- Focused approach with results orientated; ‘can do’ attitude
- Ability to communicate externally & internally at all levels, with focus on technical items
- Always Operating with full integrity
- Relationship builder
- Process driven
- Worked in a Small, Medium Enterprise (SME) and can demonstrate the ability to ‘roll their sleeves up’ and personally get things done as part of a small team
Personal Attributes:
- Integrity is paramount
- Team player, comfortable with supporting, and accepting support from colleagues
- High energy to drive results with enthusiasm and pace
- Willingness to travel, when necessary
- Determination to achieve overall results required
- Excellent organisational & planning skills
- High level of IT and technology skills to allow data analysis and effective communication of results
- Ability to work independently and safely
- Ability to make informed decisions
- High level of oral and written communication skills