Senior UGV Research Technician (Mechanical) - Nuneaton (DC-101402)

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Senior UGV Research Technician (Mechanical)
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England

Our client is a leading independent provider of product engineering, research, testing information and certification to the worldwide automotive industry and is based in Warwickshire.

Due to recent expansion and continued growth within the research activity, they are now seeking to recruit a Senior UGV Research Technician, with a particular focus on mechanical, on a contract basis.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the ambitious growth of the UGV Research programme.

Reporting to the Principal UGV Research Engineer, the individual will take a pivotal production role in the research and development of Advanced UGV Technology applications.
The individual will be a pro-active and practical member of a small research team for UGV s, responsible for the following:

- Build / conversion of demonstrator vehicles with the integration of novel subs-systems.
- Working closely with Senior Engineers and other Technical Engineers to develop demonstrator systems from TRL 0 through to TRL 6.
- Develop and adapt vehicle demonstration systems from paper (CAD model) design of chassis, powertrain installation and running gear through to full bespoke vehicle build for advanced technology application areas such as:

advanced semi-autonomous systems;
high mobility operation;
command and control systems;
specialised and bespoke vehicle applications

- Working closely with UGV Engineers to support transition of new applications to demonstrator platforms through to commercial offerings.
- Supporting UGV customer demonstrations in different locations both UK and overseas.
- Supporting other Advanced Technologies projects such as Intelligent Transport Systems and Hybrid Electric Vehicles.


Promotion prospects are good depending on performance.
Essential Requirements:

- Relevant engineering qualifications (e.g. vehicle, mechanical)
- Typically at least 5 years experience working on a range of vehicles from build to aftermarket fit.
- General engineering with a strong vehicle-mechanical and/or powertrain bias.
- Experience of vehicle fault finding and repair.
- Broad experience of vehicle engineering practice, in either a research or production environment.
- Able to take a systems engineering approach to research and development projects.
- Able to take a team oriented approach to complex problem solving.

Preferred Attributes:

- HNC Mechanical/Vehicle Engineering or equivalent.
- Practical experience on a range of vehicle types from commercial to off-highway and bespoke application.
- Able to build to recognised standards for safety and reliability, including build from CAD drawings.
- Experience of bespoke vehicle build from plan.


Suitable candidates will ideally be working in a small multi-disciplined dedicated and focussed research or engineering team providing reliable and professional build solutions for technology demonstration.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.