Advanced Electrification Testing, Senior Engineer

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About the role: The Advanced Electrification Testing (AET) team sits within the Applied Sciences division of bp's Technology arm. The purpose of the team is to undertake testing, provide engineering support and thought leadership to Castrol's Research and Product Development teams. Areas of current technology development are centered on thermal management fluids for electric vehicle batteries, data centers, and electric vehicle charging equipment. The team is responsible for several testing facilities at the bp Pangbourne Technology Centre. Currently, a major programme of investment is in progress to transition the campus into a centre of excellence for electric mobility and energy technologies. In the coming years, the AET team will operate a new battery testing center with capability for climatic testing of battery cells, modules and packs and electric vehicle chargers. There is also a newly opened Data Centre Test Facility which includes several immersion tanks for server testing.

The Senior Engineer will be primarily responsible for the execution of testing and engineering projects in support of Castrol's research and development teams. This can encompass a wide variety of different activities ranging from multiple replicate tests on an established test method/apparatus through to development of novel and innovative testing techniques on the latest developmental equipment. The scope of the AET team currently spans mobility, power and data center industries with applications ranging from electric vehicle batteries through to data center servers and networks. However, in each the technical areas of focus in our projects are invariably thermal management and cooling, system power flow control and measurement, electronics performance, instrumentation and high accuracy testing to produce meaningful conclusions.

Whilst to a degree all members of the AET are expected to have a basic proficiency in all of these areas, the Senior Engineer may have a specialist in at least one of these. The Senior Engineer will work largely autonomously with the project/test requestors in all aspects of the project definition, execution and reporting, seeking support from the Expert Engineer and AET manager if required. They will act as a role model to the more junior members of the team in all aspects of their work; technically, operationally and in leadership and behaviours. They will regularly work with the Engineers, Technicians, Graduates and Interns to provide guidance and support. For the benefit of the whole AET team and beyond, the Senior Engineer will act as a thought leader, identifying new opportunities, acting as an ambassador for Castrol in industry and disseminating knowledge throughout the organization.

Why join us? At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others! We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future. Apply now!

Travel Requirement: Some travel may be required with this role, this is negotiable. Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation. Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.

Skills: Agility core practices, Business Requirements Analysis, Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Experimental Design, Formulation Deployment, Intellectual Asset Management, OMS and bp requirements, Personal Safety, Presenting, Problem Solving, Product Development, Project Management, Raw materials knowledge, Resilience, Rheology, Root cause analysis, Safety Leadership, Safety management across the value chain, Science and Technology Leadership, Sustainability awareness and action.