Prototype Build Technician

Role: Prototype Build Technician

Location: ShorehambySea UK

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Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.

Ricardo plc is a global strategic environmental and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3000 employees in more than 20 countries we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leadingedge and innovative crosssector sustainable products and solutions. Every day we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

The Role

Working as part of the Prototype Build Team within the Test department the successful candidate will support the build modification and instrumentation of mechanical assemblies with a focus on new designs and modifications to existing products.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out accurate and highquality builds of prototype assemblies following detailed instructions and build documentation.
• Measure and record key build parameters such as torque settings clearances and volumes.
• Modify components for instrumentation purposes including the installation of thermocouples and pressure tappings.
• Apply specialist instrumentation techniques including crank encoder fitting speed pickups adhesivebonded sensors and surface thermocouples.
• Disassemble components carefully to assess condition including the measurement of fastener tightness and wear.
• Use a range of tools to manufacture or modify components including hand tools power tools and machine tools (lathe mill pillar drill surface grinder welder etc..
• Support engine builds in test cells and vehicle environments (on or off ramps) which may involve working at height or in confined spaces.
• Safely move and handle large or awkward components using lifting equipment and manual handling techniques.
• Use computers to access build instructions communicate with colleagues and log information. Basic PC skills (Word and Excel) are essential.

Key Competencies and Experience

• Proven experience in building and modifying engines transmissions batteries motors or other complex mechanical assemblies.
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently from written instructions engineering drawings or schematics with minimal supervision.
• Strong attention to detail and a methodical approach to work.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and technical requirements.
• Independent thinker with the confidence to suggest alternative approaches and contribute to problemsolving.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively within a fastpaced handson team environment.
• Good general IT skills and the ability to effectively use digital tools and documentation systems.
• Word and Excel are essential.

Working here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.

We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work life balance

We offer flexible approaches to work whether that is working from home being in the office or as a hybrid worker. Were happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Benefits

We want you to know how much you are valued. Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that. You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.

Our core benefits include 25 days annual leave plus 8 flexible bank holidays a competitive company pension scheme life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Diversity Equality and Inclusion statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity equality and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and proactively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture we are a recognised as a disability confident employer.

Next steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team viaif you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

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