A leading manufacturer of industrial off-highway diesel engines is currently looking for a Validation Engineer to join the team at their site based in Stafford. The position is paying up to £45.17 per hour based on a 37 hour week. Working hours are 8am to 16:30pm Monday to Thursday with a 13:00pm finish on a Friday. (Hours are flexible after discussion with the manager). The Role The successful candidate will be responsible for planning and delivering engineering activity as part of the diesel product development activity, both individually and as the leader of the project teams. The role involves validation of the new diesel engine technology and systems, analysing data and trends, root cause, corrective action and validation of corrective actions. Other responsibilities include: Verification and validation of diesel engine components and systems Defining and managing engine and component validation plans Coordination of day-to-day engineering activity and management of test activity Data analysis and presentation of results Technical report writing Leading engineering project teams Root cause analysis and defect resolution using industry-standard methods (e.g. 8D) Presenting results and preparing technical reports Support the design function through participation in FMEA process Supporting process improvement activities and projects Conducting all work to operating procedures and local work methods in order to meet compl...