Instrumentation Engineer

Utilising your trials and measurement experience you can make an immediate, positive impact to my highly regarded engineering consultancy client as an Instrumentation Engineer. You will be working on projects across various industry sectors including marine, defence, aerospace, critical infrastructure, and renewables.

We are currently seeking a degree or doctorate qualified engineer with a background in testing, trials, and measurement to support measurement programmes across the business. Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate experience of field and laboratory based experimental work covering a wide range of technical activities.

As part of the job you will be writing method statements, designing instrumentation schemes, doing risk assessments, installing instrumentation, data processing and review. Ideally you will have a Masters but would accept BEng level with some good experience. You will be working on a range of clients and sectors covering warships, submarines, aircraft, wind turbines, rail vehicles, oil rigs, and others.

Below are some further details on the role. At the bottom of the page is where you can apply.

About the Job:

Planning and executing testing programmes, including development of method statements and health and safety risk assessments
Sound theoretical and practical understanding of measurement techniques
Experience of a range of sensor technologies (e.g. strain, vibration, pressure, load, noise)
Theoretical and practical understanding of signal and data analysis techniques
Site based forensic investigation, including problem diagnosis and development of high-level remedial schemes
Measurement to compliment numerical modelling
Measurement to support operational and asset integrity programmes.

You will have the following skills and experience:

Degree or Doctorate qualification with a relevant engineering focus
Strong self-motivation with a history of working autonomously
Understanding of the risks involved in site-based work and experience of managing emergent problems in a logical and pragmatic manner
Experience of a consultancy environment would be ideal, including experience with developing bids, customer liaison and business development
Candidates would ideally be able to demonstrate experience across a range of industry sectors; marine, power generation, gas turbines, transport or oil and gas
Strong project and programme management, including working in multi-disciplinary teams
Experience of working with clients and suppliers
Experience with training and mentoring junior engineers.

Job Title:Instrumentation Engineer
Salary:Competitive + staff benefits
Location:Dorking, Guildford, Surrey
Job ID:895378

Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet this criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.

This is a permanent position.

Electus Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.