Parttime Engineer

The role is to develop Verification and validation plans on programmes, likely automotive or heavy industry. Based on product requirements and prior experience the candidate will work with Requirements, System, and Integration Engineers to define the tests, to schedule these tests and advise on optimum test-asset quantities.

You will adapt to changing availability of parts and facilities and recover from unforeseen issues to minimise risk to the programme and complete the validation and verification activities. The individual will support the test engineers and test operations manager (who are responsible for carrying out or monitoring the tests) in the planning stages and to collate and review the output from these tests.

Consolidates the requirements/DFMEA/legislation-lead tests into a plan which has been optimised given the constrains on test assets, facilities and child-component maturity.

• Support trade-off negotiations and mediate where required between attributes and/or system groups to resolve DVP conflicts and ensure the optimal balancing of test requirements vs timing / cost / risks.
• Works with System Engineers, Integration Engineers and Test Operations group to identify and select the appropriate test to verify a requirement: including both physical and virtual verification activities.
• Aware of risks and can propose mitigation activities to maximise the likelihood of a smooth DV phase.
• Assemble costs on projects and provide forecasts for the gateways.
• Carry out limited development testing when resources, workload and prioritisation require.

Typically, more than 2 years of experience in the automotive, motorsport, off-highway or aerospace industries in 1 or more areas: Electrification, energy storage systems, ePowertrain, power electronics, body or chassis systems is desirable.

Experience managing DVP programmes at various stages of a design maturity from early proof of concept models and mules, through prototypes and on to full production unit verification/validation is preferred.

Can demonstrate scheduling and planning skills; including a balance risk-based approach to the provision of contingency.

Knowledge across 1 or more core systems of an electrified product e.g. thermal, energy storage, control or propulsion is desirable.

An engineering qualification (e.g. Degree) in mechanical, automotive, electrical or aerospace engineering.

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