Development & Test Lead Engineer - Hydraulics

Summary: The Engineering Test Manager role involves leading an engineering test lab and team for a well-established engineering business in South Wales on a 6-month contract. The position focuses on overseeing test and development projects, ensuring the efficient operation of the test laboratory, and supporting new product development through validation activities. The successful candidate will manage a small team and coordinate various test activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Planning and overseeing test and development work in an R&D Test Lab, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and to the right standard
• Leading and managing a small team of technicians
• Planning and coordinating test activities for prototypes, validation and customer programmes
• Producing verification plans, test plans, procedures, and schedules

Key Skills:

• Background in an engineering laboratory or test environment
• Experience of hydraulics and/or electro-hydraulics
• Knowledge of data acquisition systems and test processes
• Practical mindset, confident in planning work, solving problems, and making improvements

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Chepstow

Country: undetermined

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Engineering Test Manager
South Wales
Contract - 6 months

Yolk Recruitment is partnered with a well-established engineering business looking for a Contract Engineering Test Manager for a 6 month contract leading an Engineering test lab and team.

You'll play a role in overseeing oversee test and development projects and ensure the smooth running of a busy engineering test laboratory environment, supporting the development of new products with test and validation activities.

This is what you'll be doing

• Planning and overseeing test and development work in an R&D Test Lab, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and to the right standard
• Leading and managing a small team of technicians
• Planning and coordinating test activities for prototypes, validation and customer programmes.
• Producing verification plans, test plans, procedures, and schedules

The experience you'll bring to the team

• Background in an engineering laboratory or test environment.
• Experience of hydraulics and/or electro-hydraulics
• Knowledge of data acquisition systems and test processes.
• Practical mindset, confident in planning work, solving problems, and making improvements.

Apply now to find out more.