Role Overview:
The role will function as part of a team to assist with tests and evaluations being conducted within the Environmental Test Facility at Bishopton. The candidate must be comfortable working in an explosives environment. All duties will be carried out in strict adherence with SHE legislation and the quality management system

Role Responsibilities:

• Assisting in conducting a number of environmental tests in line with required standards/customer requirements and compile all relevant data and photographic evidence
• Conducting NDT tests and inspection
• Devise control strategies when running complex tests for the practical application of dynamic testing, requiring candidate to rig up fixtures and assets, implement instrumentation for use with vibration and shock control software and execute dynamic testing via specialist hardware and software
• Interaction with external customers
• Compliance and adherence to SHE legislation
• Compliance and adherence with the quality management system
• Responsible for recording test data and following relevant test plans
• Assisting with continuous improvement and performance measurement activities
• Responsible for maintaining technical competency
• Responsible for assisting in the delivery of trials within timescale and budget

Safety Health and Environment duties include:

• Compliance with the all necessary company SHE requirements
• Ability to demonstrate safe working practices
• Adherence to a safe system of work through the respective Test History Logs
• Compliance with pre trials risk assessments to ensure trials are conducted in a safe manner and that all trial specific hazards are identified and controlled
• Ensure all training is relevant and up to date in order to carry out mandated duties
• Ensure all necessary PPE is used when required
• Awareness and understanding of the HSE Explosive Regulations 2014

Governance duties include:

• Ensuring that the Quality Management System is being implemented and opportunities for improvement are highlighted
• Ensure any deviations from the documented management system are reported to senior management, including staff that are responsible for implementation/managing the quality management system
• Ensure personal Professional Development Review is maintained and reviewed
• Ensure technical competency skills are maintained and records kept up to date
• Line management reporting as per the structure in the current Environmental Test facility (ETF) Organisation Chart, contained within the Quality Management System

Skills and Experience:

• Have experience in a relevant electrical/mechanical engineering field, together with experience in a Test and Evaluation environment
• Have knowledge of ISO 9001/14001/45001 and ISO/IEC17025 standards
• Have the ability to work effectively in a team environment and have good interpersonal skills
• Have good analytical and problem solving skills
• Have an understanding of the technical applications of dynamic testing
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and at all levels within the organisation
• Have experience in the use of Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Education, Qualifications:

• Qualified to HNC standard in mechanical/electrical discipline would be desirable
• Experience of the following type of testing would be beneficial;
  • Dynamic testing
  • Climatic testing
• Experience of working with explosives desirable, but not essential
• Previous experience of radiography practical application of Industrial X-Ray systems beneficial but not essential

Technical Knowledge:

• A knowledge of Dynamic testing, including:
  • Vibration - Sinusoidal, Random, Sine/Random
  • Multi-Shaker Sine/Random
  • Multi-Shaker Shock
  • Drop/Freefall
• A knowledge of Climatic testing: Including
  • High/Low Temperature
  • High/Low Humidity
  • Pressure: Altitude/Rapid Decompression
• An understanding of uncertainty of measurement