A leading technology and engineer services business that designs and manufactures bespoke battery systems for next-generation aerospace applications is currently looking to recruit a full-time Test Technician. The Test Technician will carry out development and qualification testing activities.
The Test Technician will:
- Work with design engineers to design test equipment and rigs
- Coordinate procurement and delivery of test equipment
- Hands-on mechanical and electrical assembly and setup of test equipment and rigs
- Create testing activity risk assessments
- Define and setup instrumentation and data logging
- Setup comms (CAN, ISO SPI, etc)
- Carry out a wide variety of cell, module, and battery pack tests (e.g. characterisation, life, thermal propagation, shock & vibration, etc)
- Carry out tests on electronic components (e.g. BMS)
- Process raw test data, and analyse and interpret test results
- Write test reports
The successful Test Technician will have:
- Relevant technical qualification
- Relevant battery or electronics test experience
- Practical experience of communications protocols such as CAN
- Experience of data acquisition using equipment such as NI
- Experience of data processing and analysis using tools such as MATLAB or Excel is beneficial but not essential
- Loom building experience
- Motorsport/aviation background
