Overview
Role: Test Facility Engineer
Contract Type: Permanent
Locations: Leamington Spa - On-site
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The Role
The Test Operations Department is responsible for prototype development, validation, and testing of driveline and transmission systems. We are currently seeking a Test Facility Engineer to join our team at the Midlands Technical Centre in Leamington Spa, UK.
This role requires a strong foundation in facility management, test rig installations, and test methodologies. The successful candidate will ensure the test facility is fit for purpose on a day to day basis and lead installation activities across a diverse range of test projects, including automotive, aerospace, and marine applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead test rig installation work packages, ensuring delivery against time, cost, and quality targets.
- Manage facility H&S equipment, processes and guidance, supporting a safety first culture
- Manage periodic facility maintenance schedule to ensure safety and legislative compliance.
- Serve as the primary technical contact for facility-related enquiries.
- Give technical guidance to engineers and technician teams.
- Responsible for test asset management including maintenance and calibration
- Support instrumentation requirements based on project objectives.
- Oversee component, system, transmission, driveline testing, including:
- Specialist instrumentation
- Prototype component manufacture
- Functional and durability test rigs
Qualifications
- An HND or degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Automotive, or related discipline) is preferred.
Professional Experience and Skills
- Strong grasp of fundamental engineering principles.
- Experience in muti-discipline, test facility supervision
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple technical tasks simultaneously, prioritising effectively to meet demanding project timing.
- Experience in mechanical installation of test rigs or fixtures.
- Broad engineering knowledge of power-trainsystems.
- Ability to coordinate and synthesize information from multiple engineering disciplines.
- Proficient in interpreting engineering drawings.
- Skilled in fault-finding techniques used within a test facility
- Strong task management capabilities.
- Excellent interpersonal, written communication, and presentation skills.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a disability confident employer.
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