Development & Test Lead Engineer - Hydraulics

  • Yolk Recruitment Ltd
  • Newport, Gwent
  • Oct 08, 2025
Full time Telecommunications

Job Description

Engineering Test ManagerSouth WalesContract - 6 months Yolk Recruitment is partnered with a well-established engineering business looking for a Contract Engineering Test Manager for a 6 month contract leading an Engineering test lab and team.You'll play a role in overseeing oversee test and development projects and ensure the smooth running of a busy engineering test laboratory environment, supporting the development of new products with test and validation activities. This is what you'll be doing

  • Planning and overseeing test and development work in an R&D Test Lab, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and to the right standard
  • Leading and managing a small team of technicians
  • Planning and coordinating test activities for prototypes, validation and customer programmes.
  • Producing verification plans, test plans, procedures, and schedules

The experience you'll bring to the team

  • Background in an engineering laboratory or test environment.
  • Experience of hydraulics and/or electro-hydraulics
  • Knowledge of data acquisition systems and test processes.
  • Practical mindset, confident in planning work, solving problems, and making improvements.

Apply now to find out more.