Vibration Engineer

Vibration Technician £35 - 40k Excellent benefits Defence / Engineering company Bonus pension 25 days holiday HC plan We currently have a terrific opportunity to join a prestigious engineering organisation in Middlesex. The role holder shall be responsible for the preparation, control and oversight of all vibration testing undertaken at the company test site. This shall include the following key accountabilities and duties: Key Accountabilities The role holder shall be responsible for the installation of fixture and test articles to the vibration machine per the written instructions provided by the test engineer The role holder shall be responsible for the selection, fitment and maintenance of all instrumentation required to support the requested test The role holder shall be responsible for correctly interpreting the requested test environment and programming the vibration machine controller to perform the test. They will be responsible for confirming that the test requirements are accommodated by the capabilities of the shaker system and that they have been undertaken within the stated test parameters The role holder will be responsible for the control of the test area including access, house keeping, and control of fixture / tooling storage The role holder shall ensure that the equipment employed is calibrated and correctly logged. The role holder shall be responsible for the maintenance of the vibration system including in-house weekly activities and those performed by the appointed 3rd party service provider (both scheduled and unscheduled) The role holder shall be responsible for the maintenance of test records including the storage / archiving of test results / producing test plots to the specification of the Test Engineer Other tasks To support the review / update of work instructions and procedure relating to the vibration activity and to support the conduct of risk / COSHH assessments directly relating to vibration activity To support, when required and trained, the acquisition of data for tests overseen by the instrumentation department as a whole The programming of climatic chambers used directly in the conditioning of test articles subjected to the combination of vibration and thermal conditioning To provide training / guidance to the team members to allow testing to continue during periods of absence Experience & Knowledge Minimum of 3 years experience working within a test laboratory setting up, programming and operating an Electro-mechanical vibration machine Demonstrated understanding of the principles of vibration and signal processing Experience of piezo electric and charge accelerometers including a clear understanding of their key strengths and limitations Technical Knowledge Intermediate level PC skills - data entry, DSP programming, MS Excel & WORD. Demonstrated competence in test data analysis and record keeping Clear understanding of Sinusoidal, Random and Mixed mode vibration testing Excellent problem solving skills and ability to work independently as well as part of a team Qualifications HND in mechanical engineering or equivalent. Formal training, preferably apprenticeship or accredited 3rd party training course. For all successful candidates, our client will undertake background security checks. As part of this, they will need to confirm your identity, employment history and address history to cover the past five years as well as your nationality, immigration status and criminal record. For positions that require Security Clearance, the successful candidate must hold or be willing to obtain security clearance up to the relevant level for the role. By applying to this position, you are confirming that you consent to the retention of your personal data. Any data you supply will be only used for recruitment purposes and will be stored securely in accordance with our Privacy Policy which is available on our website. It will be treated as confidential, and will not be transferred to any third party, or to any other jurisdiction without your consent. We may like to keep your details to contact you again if a similar vacancy arises. We will not hold any data for any longer than is necessary for us to fulfil our obligations and will remove any data at your written request. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89917837