Senior Development Engineer

Functional area: Engineering

Country: UK - United Kingdom

City: Burgess Hill

Company name: Edwards Ltd

Date of posting: Sep 2, 2024

Our solutions are a key part of most industries - electronics, medical research, renewable energy, food production, infrastructure and many more. Working with us means working with the latest technologies and groundbreaking, sustainable innovations.
Join us on our journey for a better tomorrow.

Your Role

• Plan and deliver innovative technology solutions to the vacuum market that will advance Atlas Copco products and their application capability.
• Working under the direction of a manager to plan, organize and deliver technology projects either alone or as part of team. Tasks may include but not necessarily be limited to:
  • o Reports and supporting documentation highlighting the strengths, weaknesses, and limit of deployment of the proposed technology
  • o Proof-of-concept demonstration
  • o Detailed test reports
  • o Methods, calculations, and design rules
  • o Technical specifications and descriptions
  • o Engineering models, sketches, drawings
• To use rigorous problem-solving techniques and methods
• To use appropriate experimental techniques and methods ensuring safety, accuracy, and effective results will be obtained.
• While carrying out tasks be seeking and suggesting improved experimental methods, equipment, software and investigation techniques that will improve quality of data and time-efficient methods
• To use appropriate analytical and modeling techniques that support and strengthen the solutions used in test, validation, material suitability and manufacture
• To use appropriate reliability modelling and FMEA techniques
• Information seeking via papers, literature, patents, internal and external sources
• Dissemination to enhance team knowledge and innovation in the NTV groups and to the business
• Use project plans with estimated timescales and costs for further technology investigations and / or producing technical demonstrators.
• When concluding a work package include a technology risk assessment backed up by documented analysis and test results.
• Consider, investigate & pitch new innovative technologies to add into the project pipeline

To succeed, you will need

• Degree, Masters or Doctorate in relevant Engineering/Science discipline or equivalent experience
• Relevant Previous experience (minimum years to competently carry out the role, not total year of experience)
• At least 5 years’ experience within industry or research associated with product creation and development.
• Practical experience of relevant design, experimental and investigative techniques in laboratory and real-world environments.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes and technologies.

Knowledge areas/Skills (minimum level of knowledge to fulfill the role’s responsibilities)

• Engineering/Science theory and practice at a good level.
• Ability to research other areas of engineering/technology and draw parallels to make informed decisions to guide projects in areas of design, development and research.
• A keen interest in information seeking and learning.
• Ability to work as a self sufficient individual and as an integral part of a team to maximize performance.
• Ability to plan and deliver projects to agreed metrics ensuring all aspects of design, development and research are fully understood and design rules/parameters are defined and documented.
• Ability to contribute to innovative designs, methods and new technologies ideally with a record of IP creation.
• Ability to build relationships and influence team members to achieve goals.
• Ability to form awareness of customer, competitor and 3rd party technology landscape.
• Ability to present reports, papers and presentations in order to disseminate Technology to the business and promote adoption.

Demonstration of the following core competencies:-

• Self management – ability to take a brief, define boundaries and deliverables, plan and execute to committed deadlines with peer review of key decisions.
• Planning and execution – ability to define the scope, resources, risks and timescales required to deliver the work packages agreed. Deliver to the agreed plan and accountable for the outcomes.
• Interaction - the role will require the ability to net-work within and across teams
• Communication - clear and effective verbal and written communication with different levels of the business and external parties is required
• Other requirements (e.g. Language skills; competencies; expected travel requirements)
• Proficient in all standard office software tools. Demonstration of innovation and technology focus though behaviours. Accuracy and precision in all engineering out-comes. Travel as required – 10% anticipated, 20% max
• Benefit to have basic or higher knowledge of CAD and FEA/CFD simulation software

In return, we offer you

• Competative Salery
• Bonus scheme
• Cash-back health scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Paid volunteering days

Diverse by nature and inclusive by choice
Bright ideas come from all of us. The more unique perspectives we embrace, the more innovative we are. Together we build a culture where difference is valued and we share a deep sense of purpose and belonging.