Material Testing Engineer - Soft Trim Materials
Posted 6 days ago by VARITE INC
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Gaydon, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This role as a Material Testing Engineer focuses on Soft Trim Materials within the Materials Laboratory, requiring the candidate to manage new material development projects and conduct materials tests. The position emphasizes the delivery and characterization of new materials to support program delivery, necessitating a presence at the Gaydon location for testing. The engineer will also be responsible for data interpretation and communication of results to inform engineering decisions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support all aspects relating to new material and technology selection, validation & approval for new programmes.
- Support materials test activities within the laboratory, to defined procedures and processes.
- Support research & innovation projects from a materials perspective.
- Collate, manipulate and interpret data to inform engineering decisions and communicate results in an understandable format.
- Provide test expertise and interpretation on supplier delivered reports where techniques used are relevant.
- Maintain facility to high standards including 5S and safety activity.
Key Skills:
- Technical knowledge/experience of Textiles and/or Soft Polymers and/or Material Engineering.
- Ability to follow set procedures as communicated.
- IT skills to use standard Office applications and IT hardware.
- Ability to plan multiple tasks and deliver to agreed deadlines.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Gaydon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Hybrid work mode: 5 days from Gaydon location (since it needs person to be in plant for testing) This role is within the Materials Laboratory – the role will focus on Soft Trim Materials and concerns the delivery and characterisation of new materials and the approval to support program delivery. The main activities will be manage new material development projects, to carry out materials tests and report out results.
Key Accountabilities And Responsibilities:
- Support all aspects relating to new material and technology selection, validation & approval for new programmes.
- Support materials test activities within the laboratory, to defined procedures and processes
- Support research & innovation projects from a materials perspective.
- To collate, manipulate and interpret data which will be used to inform engineering decisions, to communicate out results in an easy to understand format.
- Provide test expertise and interpretation on supplier delivered reports where techniques used are relevant.
- Maintain facility to high standards including 5S and safety activity.
What You Need:
- Technical knowledge/experience of Textiles and/or Soft Polymers and/or Material Engineering.
- Ability to follow set procedures as communicated
- IT skills to use standard Office applications and IT hardware
- Ability to plan multiple tasks and deliver to agreed deadlines