Senior / Principal Engineers

Job Title:              Senior / Principal Engineers

Salary:                  Competitive

Location:             Bedford

Duration:             Permanent

Our client is a leading aerospace R&D consultancy based in Bedford, the have an excellent opportunity for Senior / Principal Engineers to join their Aerodynamics business unit.  

Successful candidates will be working across a wide variety of projects including plant and equipment repair and refurbishment, process improvement, and new equipment, across a broad range of industrial plant and machinery. The projects will vary in scope and technicality, including:

This is a varied and dynamic role; no two days are the same. The successful candidate will get the opportunity to work on:

• Rotating machines and associated drives ranging from a few kilowatts to 17MW.
• Hydraulic systems, including hydraulic power units, circuits, and actuators.
• Pneumatic system, including air compressors (ranging from 7 bar to 250 bar), circuits and actuators.
• Cooling systems, including water pumps, heat exchangers, evaporative cooling towers and chillers.
• Air drying systems.
• Lubrication systems.
• Water treatment plant.
• Instrumentation, data acquisition, and signal conditioning.
• Control panel, safety circuits and monitoring systems.
• Low and high voltage systems.

What we would like to see:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 5-10 years of relevant industrial experience
• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical engineering procedures, including application of change management and approval, version control, and testing processes
• Knowledge of subcontract management including requirements specification, technical monitoring, acceptance testing and commissioning.
• Demonstrable experience of complying with relevant legislation and standards
• Demonstrable leadership experience of technical projects