Senior Development Engineer (Sustaining)

Edwards are looking for a Senior Development Engineer Sustaining

Mission:

Working under the direction of the Lead Engineer you will be responsible for the delivery of design solutions within a multi-discipline engineering team, supporting product development at Product Company, Clevedon

Goals:

• To design and develop modules/sub-assemblies of new products in accordance with Edwards’ Product Commercialisation Process (PCP) ensuring that the required reliability, quality and cost targets are met
• To meet the Master Specification targets and ensure conformance to the relevant international, national and industry safety standards
• To verify that the designs meet the Master Specification and conform to the relevant design standards by calculation and/or testing as appropriate
• Accountable for the design and development of sub-assemblies of a product ensuring the specified quality and cost are achieved to the agreed project time scale
• Responsible for the detailed documentation of the design (models, drawings, design data, BOM, test data) ensuring all relevant information is recorded in a timely manner and placed in the Technical Construction File (TCF)

Qualifications & Experience:

• A good mechanically biased engineering degree (or other engineering qualification depending on experience)
• At least 5 years’ post degree experience of working on whole system design and development in a Development environment.
• Ability to form and lead teams, coordinating actions to specific goals
• Excellent problem solver
• In-depth experience in product introductions and experience of managing elements of larger projects in support.
• Experience in directing the work, mentoring and supporting more junior engineers and designers
• A high level of 3D and 2D CAD skills (CATIA, Visio, AutoCAD and/or other drafting tools)
• FEA and CFD skills would be an advantage
• An understanding of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and system schematics
• Positive attitude and ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
• Used to working in a multidisciplinary environment
• Ability to convey design intent concisely to all levels (upper management, Project Managers, Lead Engineers, peers and other members of the team) – to inform and to educate.

About Edwards

Edwards is a leading developer and manufacturer of sophisticated vacuum products, exhaust management systems and related value-added services. Edwards solutions are integral to manufacturing processes for semiconductors, flat panel displays, LEDs and solar cells. They are also used within an increasingly diverse range of industrial processes including power, glass and other coating applications; steel and other metallurgy; pharmaceutical and chemical; and for scientific instruments in a wide range of R&D applications.

Edwards has over 4,000 employees worldwide engaged in the design, manufacture and support of high technology vacuum and exhaust management equipment. Edwards has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia and North America.