Materials Engineer (m/f)

Job description

Materials Engineer (m/f)-TCTO-UKDY00795259

Description

Materials Performance Engineer

Location: Derby, GB, UK

Bombardier Transportation is the number one provider of rail solutions in the world.

Our business holds the number one global market position in eight of the ten markets we service. Our product portfolio includes a full range of passenger rail vehicles and we manufacture locomotives, bogies, propulsion and rail control solutions.

At Bombardier, 70,000 employees in 60 countries work together to evolve mobility worldwide - one good idea at a time. If you have a good idea, we'll provide the environment where it will thrive and grow into a great product or customer experience. Your ideas are our fuel.

Position Summary:

To provide Materials engineering services, to ensure the product is compatible with the infrastructure/environment, compliant with contractual & legal requirements and is acceptable with respect to the specialism.

Role description:

• Resolving technical queries in respect of materials performance in a railway environment. The vast majority of queries relate to metals, polymers, rubbers, adhesives, sealants and paints that are used on railway vehicles.

• Working with design engineers and system engineers to identify the most appropriate material for a given application (identifying suitable materials from Bombardier's Preferred Materials List where possible)

• Evaluating and contrasting material properties of materials in order to determine feasibility or acceptability of a material substitution

• Route-cause analysis and investigation of material performance issues during build and in service. E.g. identifying and reporting upon the cause of premature degradation of materials and components

• Writing technical reports and supporting other materials engineers with peer review of technical reports

• Responding to general material queries from the Engineering department

Job: Materials
Primary Location: GB-ENG-Derby
Organization: Transportation
Schedule: Full-time
Employee Status: Regular

Desired profile

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Materials degree and / or significant experience with materials engineering (particularly metallurgy and corrosion, polymers, rubbers, adhesives, sealants, paints)

• Detailed knowledge of the application of materials and processing techniques for coatings, composites and adhesive bonding together with a good knowledge and understanding of current national & international validation methods.

• Good understanding of materials principles

• The ability to manage and validate the fire performance of vehicles in a railway environment would be beneficial.

• Knowledge of the railway approvals process, railway legislation and applicable rolling stock standards would be beneficial.

• Understanding of the (generic) engineering design process, good written and verbal communication skills and an ability to lead across functional teams to deliver complex engineering solutions.

• Intermediate/Advanced Microsoft Word and Excel skills

Why Work for Us?

Everywhere we operate, we reward effort and initiative.

You are encouraged to ask questions and empowered to make decisions.

As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to create a stimulating and open workplace which fosters teamwork, fairness, respect and diversity.

We are helping create a better world.

ECO4 - the formula for energy-saving performance.

By making a difference today, we are helping create a better world for future generations. Having pioneered the philosophy of 'The Climate is Right for Trains', we demonstrate this rationale by offering vehicles with practically zero emissions that are almost fully recyclable energy.

Bombardier Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer Dedicated to Affirmative Action and Workforce Diversity.

Competitive salary offered.

Hours of work: 37

Opening date: 01 July 2015

Closing date: 01 August 2015