Validation Engineer

PHINIA is an independent, market-leading, premium solutions and components provider with over 100 years of manufacturing expertise and industry relationships, with a strong brand portfolio that includes DELPHI®, DELCO REMY® and HARTRIDGE™. With over 12,500 employees across 43 locations in 20 countries, PHINIA is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA.

We are currently seeking a Pump Validation Engineer to join our team in Gillingham, Kent. We believe in building a brighter tomorrow for our employees as well as our customers and encourage you to learn about our long history, strong culture, new technologies, and future vision. We offer a strong local presence and interesting global opportunities. Join us on this shared journey toward a brighter tomorrow.

What we offer you - 25 days annual holiday, + bank holidays, 37 hour per week, Pension Scheme, bonus based on achieving budget, subsidised canteen, free on site parking, onsite gym, cycle to work, eye care, hybrid / flexible working opportunities, staff discount with selected retailers, death in service.

Key responsibilites:

• Prepare validation plans based on risk assessments and FMEA’s.
• Support or lead test development to understand the limits of the diesel pump designs.
• Support planning of tests on rigs & engines and track execution of validation plans.
• Interpret test data by conducting analysis on various parameters monitored during testing and report the results.
• Analyse and report on diesel pumps after completion of internal rig & engine tests and customer engine & vehicle tests.
• Root cause analysis of failed diesel pumps, performance assessments and correlation of diesel pumps running on test bench vs engine and vehicle returns.
• Support or prepare reliability calculations for the diesel pump.
• Support design and gate review meetings.
• Support continuous improvement opportunities.
• Ensure EH&S and Quality Management System conformance (IATF 16949).
• Support customer and supplier project meetings as and when required.
• Support department targets, Budget, Performance metrics and Quality Standards.

Mandatory

• Knowledge of DFMEA methodology.
• Knowledge of Change management systems.

Desirable

• Reliability Engineering knowledge; eg: Weibull, FRACAS, FMEA, Statistical Analysis etc.
• Knowledge of problem solving methodologies.
• Experience working with customers and communicating at various levels of the organisation

NO AGENCIES

MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN THE UK