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Contract Position 6 - 12 Months

8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Bladon Micro Turbine is a world leader in micro gas turbines, a new generation of green and efficient power unit. With its unique expertise and technology, the company is pioneering efforts to bring this breakthrough solution to volume production.

We are looking for a skilled Test Engineer to join our Manufacturing team for a fixed period to work on the development, verification and improvement of production validation test equipment and processes. 

Key deliverables

• To deliver new test equipment design, development and production relating to the Bladon Micro Turbine Generator and key subsystems
• Project management of new equipment implementation
• Involvement with the capital equipment supplier selection process, alongside the provision of being a contact point for the technical interface
• Fault finding and diagnosis of problems
• Active participation in design improvement proposals
• Manage data, configuration details and results
• Report out through detailed written technical test reports

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience Required

• Degree in Electronic, Electrical or Control related field
• Extensive experience in a role with test experience or exposure. A good ‘all-round’ background is sought as this is primarily a full system level role
• Demonstrable general software knowledge
• A desire for ‘hands on’ work, and to collaborate within a highly qualified and driven team
• Ideally experience in calibration, installation and utilisation instrumentation and DAQ systems
• Strong communication skills – verbally and written in English

If you have a proven track record within this area and are capable of working in a highly dynamic environment with changing priorities, please get in touch.

8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Private Healthcare / Pension / Life Assurance / 33 Days Holiday inc Bank Holidays

Bladon Micro Turbine is a world leader in micro gas turbines, a new generation of green and efficient power unit. With its unique expertise and technology, the company is pioneering efforts to bring this breakthrough solution to volume production.

We are looking to hire an experienced Design Engineer to join our dedicated team in Coventry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative engineering Company and use your skills and knowledge within a challenging and engaging environment. 

As part of the Mechanical Design team, you will be required to perform mechanical design activities with Design Engineering function to support work packages across the business to deliver the Bladon MTG.

Key responsibilities;

Develop concept and production design of components and assemblies from system level requirements

• Create CAD models, assemblies, drawings and specifications according to best practice and corporate standards
• Perform tolerance studies as required on bespoke designs
• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering and Supply Chain personnel to optimise design for production
• Ensure the corporate standard for CAD modelling and drafting is followed by adherence, and by providing guidance to others
• Check engineering drawings for compliance to BS 8888, GD&T and best practices
• Improve the drawing office practices, standards and technology
• Support DFMEA and DVP development
• Support the continuous improvement of the Design Engineering function

You must have experience of designing mechanical parts for high-volume manufacture, alongside a HND or higher relevant qualification. The right candidate will have a thorough understanding of BS 8888 and GD&T, along with advanced all round IT skills including Excel, Solidworks (2017 or newer) and PDM / PLM systems (Teamcenter 12).

If you have a meticulous and disciplined approach with consistently high levels of accuracy, alongside the capability of working in a highly dynamic environment with changing priorities, please apply direct and our team will be in touch.

8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Private Healthcare / Pension / Life Assurance / 33 Days Holiday inc Bank Holidays

Bladon Micro Turbine is a world leader in micro gas turbines, a new generation of green and efficient power unit. With its unique expertise and technology, the company is pioneering efforts to bring this breakthrough solution to volume production.

We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced Thermal Specialist to join our dedicated team in Coventry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative engineering Company and use your skills and knowledge within a challenging and engaging environment. 

The successful applicant will be involved in development and validation of our Micro Gas Turbine system using CFD and 1D heat transfer networks, as well as working with our external test partners. There will also be opportunities to get involved in our in-house testing.

Key responsibilities;

• Provide significant in-depth knowledge and experience in Thermals - both internal and external flows
• Perform analysis and product evaluation for future technology
• Produce thermal designs, based on research, for prototypes using computer-aided design (CFD) and 1D Flow analysis  
• Modify designs based on the analysis to re-test and analyse until design meets thermal specification
• Research concept ideas using mathematical modelling to work out whether new developments and innovations would work and be cost effective
• Responsible for specifying requirements and evaluation of designs, analysis, development, testing and control of features, the role provides for a high level of independent judgement.
• Show solid judgement and build consensus, particularly in the face of competing design requirements
• Attend design reviews to present design ideas and to discuss and critique alternative design solutions
• Attend various meetings and action/communicate instructions
• Produce and undertake presentations
• Independently determine approach and associated assigned tasks

Skills & Experience;

• Demonstrable thermal experience
• Relevant Engineering or equivalent degree is preferred
• Experience of analysing the data from both CFD and experiments, as well as having a basic knowledge of cooling power electronics
• Membership of an industry related Professional Body would be advantageous
• Ability to use CFD, 1D Thermal flow networks, and CAD - ideally ANSYS FLUENT, FLOWNEX, SOLIDWORKS
• Experience of FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis), Kaizen/A3 (continuous improvement and problem solving) process improvement is advantageous
• Ability to consistently demonstrate extremely high levels of technical knowledge, ingenuity and creativity
• Must have the ability to work unsupervised, alongside being an excellent team player working in small and larger team, with superb written and verbal presentation skills.

If you feel you have the right skills and capabilities for this role and enjoy working in a highly dynamic environment, please apply direct and our team will be in touch.

Fixed Term Contract – 12 Months

8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday 

Private Healthcare / Pension / Life Assurance / 33 Days Holiday inc Bank Holidays

Bladon Micro Turbine is a world leader in micro gas turbines, a new generation of green and efficient power unit. With its unique expertise and technology, the company is pioneering efforts to bring this breakthrough solution to volume production.

We are looking to hire an experienced Cost Accountant to join our dedicated team in Coventry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative engineering Company and use your skills and knowledge within a challenging and engaging environment. 

As part of the Finance team you will provide detailed advanced cost accountancy support for the business as we move to full scale manufacture. The position is on a fixed term contract for a period of 12 months to cover the ramp up and changing business needs.

• Develop Standard Costing System within SAP Business One
• Develop and report Variance Analysis
• Develop and report inventory valuation, provisioning and reporting

The right candidate must be an experienced Cost Accountant, with in depth knowledge of Standard Costing and ERP systems. Fully qualified, ideally CIMA, although we would consider ACCA or ACA qualified. 

If you have the capability of working in a highly dynamic environment with changing priorities, please apply direct and our team will be in touch.

8.30am to 5pm Mon to Friday

Private Healthcare / Pension / Life Assurance / 33 Days Holiday inc Bank Holidays

Bladon Micro Turbine is a world leader in micro gas turbines, a new generation of green and efficient power unit. With its unique expertise and technology, the company is pioneering efforts to bring this breakthrough solution to volume production.

We are looking to hire an Experienced Operations Manager to join our dedicated team in Coventry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative engineering Company and use your skills and knowledge within a supportive, engaging environment.

The Operations Manager will take lead responsibility for delivering the Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Inventory targets for the production facility.

The right candidate will be expected to take a key role within the Company’s improvement processes to ensure best practice and standardisation throughout at a pivotal time for the Company. Key to the success of the applicant will be the ability to draw on extensive experience within a Lean Manufacturing organisation.

Key responsibilities;

• Management of the Production, Materials Handling and Maintenance teams
• Ownership of the production operating system
• Team staffing and development. Direct, hands on management and development of the production operatives
• Growing the team to meet the production ramp up
• Integral part of the SIOP process. Develop the production capacity model and ensure capacity meets customer demand
• Be an integral part of the cross functional team to ensure successful new product introductions that meet launch targets
• Identify and drive continuous improvement activities for the function

Qualifications & Experience;

• Demonstrable experience in an operations management role.
• Exceptional leadership and coaching skills
• Capable of success in a fast paced environment with changing priorities
• Significant experience within a Lean Manufacturing environment - ideally Automotive or Aerospace, including familiarity with Just In Time manufacture
• Experience in delivering capital projects
• 6 Sigma / Lean certification
• High level of familiarity with SAP would be advantageous
• Degree qualified, preferably within an Engineering discipline or equivalent

If you have extensive experience of Operations Management, alongside the capability of creating and leading a high performing team in a highly dynamic environment, please apply direct and our team will be in touch.