Do you want to work as part of the biggest global cable and accessories company?
Be part of a diverse team with sustainability at the forefront?
Work as part of a cross function team to develop products that facilitate the energy transition?
The Components business sits in the Energy sector and designs, manufactures and supplies state of the art low and medium voltage cable accessories that enables customers installation requirements. Products we supply hold, join, terminate and protect our customers vital cable assets. This role will give the successful candidate the opportunity to work as part of our UK R&D team and experience the dynamics of a busy technical engineering environment.
What you will be doing?
A vacancy has arisen within our Components business for an accessories Development and Test Engineering Technician to ensure the continued development and testing of LV and MV accessories to meet the requirements of both the utility and industrial customers. The position is responsible for the running of the busy Components laboratory.
Key responsibilities:
- Develop, plan and manage the new product and type test programmes.
- Run the laboratory low and high voltage electrical and mechanical test equipment.
- Develop prototype products as part of the new product development process. Investigating any results and integrating with the team to meet customer requirements.
- Design and develop prototype products for type approval to British and international standards. Produce type approval test reports for internal records and submission to customers.
- Investigates customer product failures both on site and in the laboratory.
- Provides support for product familiarization both at a customer’s site and in the Components laboratory.
- Undertakes product evaluation of our competitors’ products and makes recommendation towards any necessary product development of Prysmian products.
- Responsible for the safe running, procedures and electrical safety of the Components test laboratory
- Provides training and supervision on laboratory test equipment to the team.
- Manages the maintenance and calibration programmes of the laboratory test equipment and test equipment at our commercial partners premises.
- Identifies areas of improvement in equipment and processes to optimise the efficiency and safety of the lab.
Who we are looking for
- A degree in Electrical engineering or similar discipline.
- Good practical skills within a laboratory or workshop environment.
- Experience in a test or installation environment working with MV or HV cables would be beneficial but not essential.
- Knowledge or experience of control systems and data logging would be advantageous.
- Strong analytical skills to assimilate and review technical data.
Personal Characteristics
- Self motivated and driven individual.
- Well organised with a positive attitude.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Professional attitude to work.
- Practical and hands on with laboratory work.
Who We Are?
Prysmian Group is world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. With almost 140 years of experience, sales exceeding €11 billion, about 30,000 employees in over 50 countries and 112 plants. The group is strongly positioned in high-tech markets and offers the widest possible range of products, services, technologies and know-how. It operates in the businesses of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, of special cables for applications in many different industries and of medium and low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. For the energy cables industry, the group manufactures cables and accessories, offering a comprehensive range. Prysmian is a public company, listed on the Italian Stock Exchange in the FTSE MIB index.
Prysmian Group believes in the value of individuals, backgrounds, leadership styles and attitudes because each person has the potential to generate value to the Company. Our global footprint enables our company to promote an inclusive environment, encouraging the development of our group culture and identity.
Prysmian Group, as an Equal Opportunity Employer, aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization, increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture, Prysmian Group is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent, where people feel respected, included, and free to fully express their potential just as they are.
All Managers and HRs in Prysmian Group are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process, as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, origin, citizenship status, socio-economic status, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military service or veteran status, pregnancy, parental leave, medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Prysmian Group will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.
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