Job Description
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Location : Staines - On-site 4-5 days a week
This is an important role within the engineering team, requiring a working knowledge of both overall systems and their components and is central in validating the needs of the customer, from pre-sales, through to customer sign off. The role requires good working knowledge of control systems used for medium to large industrial mechanical / hydraulic products.
The Systems Engineer, working collaboratively with other engineering managers, is responsible for ensuring the customer needs are understood and met, and at a systems level manages aspects such as system risk, validation and verification circles, and compliance to regulatory needs.
Roles and responsibilities:-
Utilise tools and methods, such as system architecture, system modelling and simulation (MATLAB / Simulink), optimisation, system dynamics, systems analysis, reliability analysis, risk analysis and system safety analysis.
Provide technical support to plan, implement and deliver overall engineering solutions for all customer project lifecycle stages;
Pre-sales in turning customer requirements into an a technically sound, cost effective system proposal and safety concept(s), to provide an achievable specification.
Provide engineering assistance to design teams to ensure a successful test system.
Prepare control databases and test plans for commissioning and acceptance testing.
Attend project milestone meetings where required to ensure system level parameters are correctly covered and in keeping with the original customer specification.
Provide engineering assistance to the purchasing department to better meet the needs of the business.
Provide engineering assistance to production department where needed.
Carry out and support commissioning activities both in-house and on site.
Ensure each project’s design and technical documentation is co-ordinated, complete, and compliant with state regulations.
Provide product training and support to customers and engineers.
Follow quality management procedures, raise NCR’s where necessary and close out in a timely manner.
Provide support towards continuous improvement activities.
Lead some New Product Introduction R&D projects
Provide support for European and American sales / service needs.
Build collaborative relationships with stakeholders, key partners, and team members.
Anticipates and overcomes obstacles with a pragmatic approach to achieve goals and commitments
Provides technical guidance and support external and internal customers throughout the product life cycle
Maintains a high level of technical proficiency in the specific knowledge of engineering practices and business principles
Looks to support wider team members with product training and coaching.
Experience, qualifications and skills
The following is not intended to be an exhaustive list of experience, qualifications and skills, it is meant as an indicative representation. Experience is of greater significance than qualifications.
Experience
5 years’ experience operating in an engineered-to-order industry
5 years’ hands on experience in machine hardware / software systems engineering
Experience with dynamics (mechanics)
Qualifications
Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Mechatronic engineering
Skills
Use of MATLAB and Simulink
Basic understanding and capability to use C# code for testing routines
The ability to present technical information clearly to internal and external customers
PLEASE NOTE WE ARE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO OFFER A SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE.