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8.30am – 5pm Monday to Friday
Competitive Salary
Private Healthcare / Pension / Life Assurance / 33 Days Holiday inc Bank Holidays

Are you an experienced Product Support Engineer, looking for a challenging and rewarding new role, within an exciting dynamic Company?

Bladon are currently recruiting for a Product Support Engineer to join our dedicated team in Coventry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative Engineering Company, and use your skills and extensive knowledge within a supportive, engaging environment.

The Product Support Engineer will prioritise, resource and deliver an efficient response to all product support requests, which may originate either from customers, internal service teams, our manufacturing teams, electronics manufacturing partners or internal test and development teams.

Initially, this will be the only dedicated support engineer role within the Electronics Hardware team, it is expected that we may need to increase the level of support resources longer-term, giving this role the potential to develop into a leadership position.

Key Responsibilities:

• To define and implement a support request tracking system, to record, and prioritise all support requests, working closely with the Electronics Hardware Lead to allocate the work appropriately, and manage the swift, effective follow up and close out on all assigned actions.
• To perform the component engineering function for the department, working closely with the CEM to identify and validate alternative components, as well as managing a timely response to all electronic component obsolescence warnings such that continuity of supply is unaffected.
• To be responsible for the creation of all product support documentation in relation to the electronics hardware within the product, including, but not limited to, construction of training materials for the sales and support teams, providing content for sales presentations, brochures, product manuals, etc.
• To prepare and deliver training to sales and support teams, manufacturing teams, test and development teams to improve familiarisation with the design, construction and operation of the electronics within the MGT products.
• To be the first point of contact within the electronics hardware team to field all requests for information, answer any questions on the design and/or operation of the electronics hardware.
• To co-ordinate engineers in investigation and repairs for any reported defective products, supported primarily by the integration and test engineer, with secondary support from design engineering team in the event that the presence of a design defect in one of more electronic modules is suspected.
• To operate all equipment in a safe and effective manner.

Qualifications & Experience:

• The ideal candidate will already have experience in working within an electronic product support function. Consideration would also be given to candidates with a purely electronics technician background, or new graduates in electronics design related subjects. Nb. Candidates having product support experience but not having electronics product knowledge would not be considered suitable and should not apply.
• Able to read and understand wiring diagrams, and to read and understand electronic schematics.
• Experience in working within a component engineering function, having a good understanding of electronic component functions and key parameters, able to calculate the operating point of a component within an electronic circuit, and to select and/or validate potential alternative components.
• Proven ability to organise, structure and deliver on a large, varied and rapidly changing set of tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills, able to understand and manage stakeholder expectations, consistently delivering on commitments.
• Ability to prepare clearly written, easy to understand technical content for product manuals, sales materials, presentations, etc.
• Experience of preparing and successfully delivering technical training on electronics products, to audiences of technical and non-technical backgrounds would be preferable.
• Experience to assemble and co-ordinate small groups of engineers in the investigation and resolution of problems involving large electrical and electronic systems.

8.30am – 5pm Monday to Friday
Competitive Salary
Private Healthcare / Pension / Life Assurance / 33 Days Holiday inc Bank Holidays

Are you an experienced PCB & Mechanical Lead Engineer, looking for a challenging and rewarding new role, within an exciting dynamic Company?

Bladon are currently recruiting for PCB & Mechanical Lead Engineer to join our dedicated team in Coventry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative Engineering Company, and use your skills and extensive knowledge within a supportive, engaging environment.

The PCB & Mechanical Lead Engineer will lead all PCB layout activities conducted in the development of the Bladon products. Defining the processes and standards to be followed, managing the central component database, selecting suitably competent PCB layout resources, guiding, reviewing and approving all PCB layout activities.

The right candidate will guide, direct, and approve the work of the mechanical design teams in creation of the electronics packaging designs, handling all aspects of release and subsequent management of the electronic design data within the company’s EPDM system.

Key Responsibilities:

• To define and apply the procedures and standards to all PCB design activities, to ensure all released designs are of high quality and optimised for high volume manufacturing process.
• To establish and manage a centralised component library, to be used across all Bladon PCB designs, and to migrate all existing designs to that library to introduce proper control over the quality and correctness of all utilised component symbols and geometries and AML.
• To manage the recruitment of all PCB resources (contract or permanent) who will work on the Bladon project, ensuring adequate levels of technical competence and experience.
• To guide, direct, review and approve all component part creation, schematic capture, BOM generation and PCB layout activities.
• To be the primary interface to the mechanical design team, guiding, directing, reviewing and approving all PCB mounting arrangements, mechanical packaging and thermal management aspects.
• To manage formal release via the ECO process and subsequent control of all electronic design artefacts within company EPDM systems, including management of change via the ECR process.
• To work with minimum supervision and maximum responsibility.
• To operate all equipment in a safe and effective manner.
• To work with Engineering to resolve problems as they occur.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or HNC/HND plus significant relevant on-job experience.
• Significant (> 10 years) experience in design and development of printed circuit boards, encompassing high current/high power, as well as small signal and microprocessor based board designs.
• Must be able to demonstrate detailed knowledge of the manufacturing processes for construction of various types of PCB blank, and how this is controlled and driven from the PCB design data.
• Must have detailed working knowledge of the PCB assembly process in a high volume quality driven manufacturing environment, with strong knowledge of the key principles of design for manufacture and design for test, and able to apply these effectively to guide and control of PCB design activities.
• Must have significant experience in use of Altium Schematic Capture & PCB layout tools.
• Preferably, but not essentially, have held responsibility to define and manage the PCB layout process and standards for an organisation, including the component library management function.
• Experience of Solidworks desirable.

8.30am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday
Competitive Salary
Private Healthcare / Pension / Life Assurance / 33 Days Holiday inc Bank Holidays

Are you an experienced Expeditor looking for a challenging and rewarding new role, within an exciting dynamic Company?

Bladon Micro Turbine are currently recruiting for a Senior Expeditor to join our dedicated team in Coventry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative engineering Company, and use your skills and extensive knowledge within a supportive, engaging environment.

In this newly created role the right candidate, will be a key member of the Supply Chain team, efficiently planning the flow of goods from our network of suppliers into Bladon MT, alongside managing the appropriate KPI’s as we move into full scale production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Logistics Planning – Plan efficient flow of goods with suppliers, monitor & report risks, NPI, volume ramps, factory shutdowns/holidays etc, key document review & preparation
• Supplier Expediting – liaise with suppliers for updates on delivery schedules, reschedule shipments where necessary for business, project and operational teams, manage & curtail risk
• Supplier Delivery Performance – track PO’s in order to manage & motivate supplier, monthly delivery & quality performance review management
• Demand Forecasting – manage & provide key information for operations, projects & development leads (supplier forecasts, capex forecast, schedule/demand plans etc)
• Inventory & Warehousing – On time & precise GRN/Receipt Monitoring, SAP Operational Monitoring, Incident Management, “Bridge” between Bladon & Suppliers
• Reporting – compile, collate & review reports, use reports for strategic review of current statuses, short/medium & long-term improvements
• System Development – Create test scripts & facilitate SAP Manager in conducting system testing to ensure designed processes are aligned to business processes on an ongoing basis
• End User Training – facilitate end use training across disciplines, process monitoring, management of systems & processes
• Continuous Improvement – identify opportunities for improvement through structured project/supplier reviews and work with business/supplier to improve processes & data, optimise shipments, support buyers by ensuring that the business meets its obligations regarding work flow deliverables (POP processing, Invoice to Cash cycle, etc)

Qualifications & Experience:

• Demonstrable experience within a comparable role, ideally within a manufacturing environment
• Project management skills including prioritisation and multi-tasking
• Proven track record of meeting firm timelines
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Exceptional communication skills
• Experienced in SAP is desirable
• Ethics and Integrity are essential characteristics for the right candidate

Permanent Full Time Position
8.30am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday
Competitive Salary
Private Healthcare / Pension / Life Assurance / 33 Days Holiday inc Bank Holidays

Are you an experienced BoM and Configuration Engineer looking for a challenging and rewarding new role, within an exciting dynamic Company?

Bladon Micro Turbine are currently recruiting for a BoM and Configuration Engineer to join our dedicated team in Coventry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative engineering Company, and use your skills and extensive knowledge within an exciting fast paced business.

The Configuration Engineer will be responsible for maintaining day to day changes in the Bills of Materials (BoM’s) in an accurate, timely manner whilst supporting the parts release and engineering change processes.

The right candidate will need to interface internally across the Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Procurement departments to ensure the correct parts are loaded into the MRP system bills of materials and that the appropriate attributes are assigned. The candidate will be joining the business at a pivotal time and will have the opportunity to input into and support the function, as the business continues to grow at an exceptional pace, as we move into large scale manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaise internally within the Engineering change planning and design teams, CAD engineers, purchasing and programme teams, to ensure the agreed design and configuration is reflected accurately within the relevant PLM BOM and other data sources
• Identify changes required to SAP for production builds, picking up instruction from initial part releases and change requests through the Engineering Change process
• Participate in technical and design reviews to ensure that Configuration Management activities are covered
• Manage the Configuration Change Management process for product designs and monitor engineering changes to assess impact on BoM’s
• System administration of Solidworks. Promoting consistent use of PDM and provide support to users
• Update existing BoM’s with new parts, deletions and quantity changes, ensuring that a full check of work has been done
• Export BoM’s into Microsoft excel and perform comparisons, using formulas such as VLOOKUP and analytical tools such as pivot tables
• Align any working tools/metrics with latest material release status
• When required, work as part of the MRP team to implement the use of MRP within Bladon MT
• Maintain the item master data in SAP
• Administer the inputting and change control of BOM and Part Number data into the ERP
• Interface with sales support team to ensure that their manuals and documentation are kept up to date with engineering changes

Qualifications & Experience:

• Competence in database maintenance and demonstrable experience of data analysis to correlate required and actual data inputs
• High level of competence with Microsoft Excel and analytical tools
• Experience of BoM control and understanding of change management processes
• Previous skills and experience in working in a manufacturing engineering environment
• Must be highly competent in transposing data and performing comparisons across reports from different database systems
• Self-motivated and able to work proactively both independently and as a member of a team
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both written and orally, with a broad range of people
• Technical awareness/understanding of engineering applications / manufacturing processes
• Experience using PLM systems e.g. Windchill, Team Centre, Enovia, PTC
• Working knowledge of SAP or similar ERP systems

8.30am – 5pm Monday to Friday
Competitive Salary
Private Healthcare / Pension / Life Assurance / 33 Days Holiday inc Bank Holidays

Are you an experienced Stress Engineer, looking for a challenging and rewarding new role, within an exciting dynamic Company?

Bladon Micro Turbine are recruiting for a Stress Engineer to join our dedicated team in Coventry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative engineering Company, and use your skills and extensive knowledge within a supportive, engaging environment.

To work as part of the analysis team, you will support the work packages as required and mentor junior stress engineers. Providing specific in-depth technical expertise for design, with responsibility for the integrity and lifing of new products and components from concept through to delivery and into service. Also providing complete and detailed analysis reports to support product certification to tight timescales with support from the Analysis Team Leader and management colleagues.

• Provide general Stress and thermal analysis support to the design engineering team
• Responsible for undertaking the steady-state and dynamic Thermo-mechanical analysis of a micro-gas turbine and heat exchanger
• Mentoring and providing support to junior analysts
• Undertake steady-state & Dynamic structural analysis of generator enclosure, support structure and other ancillaries
• Feedback results of analysis into the design team and recommend improvements as part of concurrent design practices

• Relevant Engineering degree is preferred or HNC, BTec Professional Level 4 Award or equivalent NVQ Level 4 qualifications
• Demonstrable experience acting in a Stress role
• Ability to use ANSYS is essential. Experience with PATRAN would be desirable but not essential
• Excellent general understanding of the mechanical design principles of fabricated structures; welds, bolted joints etc is essential
• Good understanding of mechanical and thermals stresses within turbomachinery and heat-exchangers is also a necessity
• Experience of using industry best practice to create analysis methods.
• Ability to undertake lifing and integrity calculations using best practice and from first principles is essential
• Experience of leading a team preferred but not essential
• Excellent MS Office skills and experience of giving technical presentations during design reviews would be advantageous

Competitive Hourly Rate & Benefits
Pension / Life Assurance / Private Healthcare/ 33 Days Holiday inc Bank Holidays
8am – 4.30pm Monday to Friday

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding new role, within an exciting, dynamic Company?

Bladon Micro Turbine are currently recruiting for staff to join our dedicated team in Coventry. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative engineering Company and use your skills within a supportive, engaging environment.

Our Materials Handlers will provide a handling service to the Production Line & Sub Assembly Areas within the production facility, alongside general stores / warehouse tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Unloading/loading deliveries/despatches
• Data entry onto systems
• Movement of goods around the business areas
• Pick & deliver material to production areas
• Follow written and verbal instructions
• Operate forklifts to handle materials and stock
• Picking and packing items
• Liaising with other departments including purchasing
• Document daily pick completion using KPI sheets
• Stock taking & stock level monitoring / flagging
• Inventory control (booking goods in & out)
• Checking/closing internal orders and completing paperwork
• Continuous improvement ideas
• Housekeeping/5S
• Health & Safety adherence

Key Experience:

• SAP data systems experience or similar
• Counter Balance FLT Licence
• Experience of a Lean manufacturing environment an advantage
• Previous material handling/logistics experience is essential