Test Engineer

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Test Engineer

Bristol

About the Company

Our client is an exciting new company that's looking to change how the public views and uses the aviation industry. Their mission is to make air travel personal, on-demand and carbon-free.  

They're pushing technological boundaries and developing novel solutions, so they have a significant amount of testing activity ahead of them to ensure their aircraft is of the highest quality.

As such, they are looking for a Test Engineer to join their highly-skilled team in Bristol.

The Benefits  

- Competitive salary  

- Performance-based bonus structure  

- Pension contributions of 3%  

- Flexi-time  

- Rewards system (equates to 4% of annual salary) which can be used for a number of benefits  

- Free breakfast, tea, coffee and fruit every day  

In this exciting role, you'll have the opportunity to play a key part in the creation of a new aircraft with the potential to transform the aviation industry.  

You will join a talented and fresh-thinking team who are striving to deliver performance, ideas and concepts that make a real difference.  

Our client believes that great engineering is about the elegance and efficiency of doing more with less. So, if you want to think outside the box, push the boundaries of what is considered normal and have the freedom to explore and develop your ideas, this is the role for you.  

The Role

As a Test Engineer, you will test a range of complex mechanical and electrical systems for our client's aircraft.

You will perform scale, component, system and aircraft level tests and prepare test plans, procedures, risk assessments and reports.

Additionally, you will:

- Analysing and reporting on technical data

- Performing conceptual and detailed designs of test rigs and fixtures

- Working with other teams to understand their test requirements and future test activities

- Liaising with external test houses

About You

To be considered as a Test Engineer, you will need:

- Relevant aerospace engineering experience

- Experience of working in a test organisation and/or department

- To be highly numerate with the ability to process and understand large datasets

- At a minimum, a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) at grade 2:1 or above in aerospace, mechanical engineering or equivalent

Experience of the following would be beneficial: certifying hardware to aerospace standards, flight test activities, CAD software, managing a package of work to defined timescales and costs, and model building activities and piloting.

Excellent IT skills would also be an advantage, as would knowledge of current and developing Electric Vehicle and Aircraft technologies.

Other companies may call this role Aerospace Test Engineer, Aerospace Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Test Engineer, Electrical Test Engineer, Test Manager or Engineer.

The successful candidate will be required to provide proof that they have the right to work in the UK

Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and believe that the more inclusive we environments are, the better our work will be.  

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