Overview
Senior R&D Engineer required for our client in Leitrim
Responsibilities
This involves, but is not limited to:
- Works independently or with minimal guidance
- Solving complex problems or problems where precedent does not exist and takes a new perspective on existing solutions
- Contributes to products/services or process improvements or uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products/services or processes
- Serves as a specialist or expert within own job discipline
- Has in-depth working knowledge in own discipline and good knowledge of related disciplines
- Often leads projects or project steps within a broader project or has accountability for on-going activities or objectives
- Formally trains junior staff or acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
- Level at which the professional career may stabilize for many years or until retirement
- Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge of theories, practices and procedures in own job discipline and moderate knowledge in related job disciplines
- Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
- Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
- Leads smaller projects with moderate complexity and manageable risks and resource requirements
- Solves complex problems
- Takes a new perspective on existing solutions and exercises judgement based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
- Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies
- Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus in complex situations
Qualifications
- Third level Qualification in Engineering or Science, preferably in Mechanical or Biomedical; Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in a Science / Technology / Engineering related discipline (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Automation or equivalent)
- Ideally design capability with CAD systems (Solid Edge)
- A Senior position may exist with a minimum of 4 years’ experience.
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills
- Motivated and Self-starting
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing, fast-paced environment.
- High level computer skills including Microsoft Excel Powerpoint and Word. Solid Edge and MS Project desirable.
For more information, contact Mairéad at Arcon Recruitment