Development Engineer

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We are an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status. 

Job Title 

Development Engineer

Location  

Redditch

About Us

Gardner Denver is a leading provider of mission-critical flow control and compression equipment and associated aftermarket parts, consumables, and services, which it sells across multiple attractive end-markets within the industrial, energy and medical industries. Its broad and complete range of compressor, vacuum and blower products and services, along with its application expertise and over 160 years of engineering heritage, allows Gardner Denver to provide differentiated product and service offerings for its customers' specific uses.

Job Summary

To work as a key member of a small engineering team engaged in the design, development and manufacture of Hydrovane industrial compressor products. The work will involve testing and development of Hydrovane compressors and packages including control systems and all ancillary components.

Responsibilities

• Testing and development of new product designs
• Re-working of product to meet product design criteria
• Support design engineers on i2V initiatives
• Working with the design team to refine product concepts
• Testing prototypes for functionality and longevity in accordance with company standards
• Assist production with new product introductions and any changes to existing components
• Work with suppliers for feedback to testing of components and improvements
• Collaborate with product management and other business units to develop new technologies and ideas.

Basic Qualifications

• Ideally educated to degree level in mechanical engineering / product design

or

• HND or NVQ4 with relevant experience.

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

Fully site based

Key Competencies

• High level of PC literacy.
• Min 2 years work experience in development of rotating machinery or packaging of machinery.
• Good electrical systems knowledge
• Knowledge of variable speed drives
• Use of 2D and 3D CAD systems (Autodesk Inventor preferable) would be advantageous but not required

What we Offer

• 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays (Option to purchase 5 days after probation period)
• 7% Employer Pension Contribution
• Westfield Health Medial Cash Plan Cover
• Death in Service Benefit of 4 x salary
• Cycle scheme (After probation period)
• Electric Car Scheme (After 1 year employment)
• 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment
• Costco Gold Company member, allowing employees to join.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies

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Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency. For more information, visit www.IRCO.com.