Commissioning Engineer in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

Job Title: Commissioning Engineer

Location: North Hertfordshire

Job Type: Contract - 12 months+

Pay Rate: Up to £37/hr (Inside IR35 - Umbrella. No Ltd option)

Day to day role

• Responsible for commissioning a new line of products - these will likely be large scale machines with both mechanical and electrical / electronic components.
• On a daily basis you will be working hands on withing testing, documenting and commissioning products using set processes and SOP's.
• Working closely with other assembly teams, commissioning and manufacturing engineers, as well as other internal functions as required, to maintain and develop the manufacturing departments.
• Working with manufacturing engineers to help maintain and develop accurate production documentation, ensuring work instructions are kept up to date.

Requirements

• We need someone who is a competent technician / engineer with experience of fault finding and following test processes and protocols.
• You will need knowledge of mechanical, electrical and control systems so you can ensure and verify the operational performance of an automated system and verify that it complies with stipulated design specifications.
• You will need to be able to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues but with the support of experienced Manufacturing Engineers who you will be working alongside.
• Good understanding of engineering principles, mechanical engineering materials, finishes and tolerances.
• Practical electrical experience in wiring, fault finding and electrical testing practices.
• Ability to read mechanical, electrical and pneumatic drawings.

Experience required

• HNC or above in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• The commissioning is electrical and mechanical.
• Experience commissioning low voltage equipment within this industry or a highly regulated industry would be ideal.
• Substantial experience working hands on in a technical environment within a high-tech engineering or manufacturing organisation.
• Experience using bespoke or OEM software packages to run test scripts, processes, and aid fault diagnosis.
• Experience using test equipment such as multimeter, data loggers, manometers, and tachometers, whilst also being able to interpret and understand the data that is gathered.
• Experience proactively identifying risks and gaps in test procedures, working with manufacturing to agree improvements.
• Ability to use a structured methodical approach to troubleshooting and fault finding, to help identify design issues, build errors/inconsistencies, component failures, software/firmware issues and problems with the agreed test plan or process.