Job Title: Battery Test Automation Engineer
Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire
Rate: £27.21ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £20.35ph PAYE
Employment Type: Contract (31/3/26)
Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week
Reference: J36185551
Job Description:
Duties:
- The Battery Test Automation Engineer role will focus on the delivery of automation tools in support of the development and design verification (DV) of our client's HV Traction Battery Systems.
- You will operate across our internal facilities and external test houses managing automation tools, leading the development of these tools and guiding our colleagues and partners on their use, ensuring adherence to our client's safety policies and procedures and planning for future test capabilities, requirements and applications.
- You'll have responsibility for providing the first line trouble shooting and diagnostic support for all battery test automation tools and issue management across our battery test field.
- You'll be working with a wide range of engineering customers, skilled test facility operators, suppliers, external agencies and organisations.
- You'll have responsibility for providing tools and analysing issues across the field to ensure minimal downtime and maximum test efficiency.
Skills:
- Highly proficient in programming languages including CAPL, Python and C++ Expert on CAN/FlexRay/LIN/Ethernet Communication protocols, including use of CANoe and CANalyzer for HV system analysis, diagnostics and test automation.
- Experience in data analysis and visualisation tools and platforms including AVL Concerto, CANalyzer, Tableau, Minitab Experience with automotive network interface tools (such as Vector CANalyzer/CANape/CANoe, INCA, VehicleSpy).
- Comprehensive understanding of High Voltage HEV/BEV powertrain systems.
- Technical expertise in HV Battery and Charging technology and facility operations.
- The ability to validate, prepare and read engineering documents and electrical schematics.
- Significant experience of data analysis and reporting issues to first-line and senior management.
- Natural problem-solver with structured approach to problem solving in a technical environment.
- Strong knowledge of Health and Safety requirements, Risk Assessment, COSHH and SDS.
- Significant experience with data acquisition and control systems.
- Technical expertise and significant experience of test facility operations and system under test preparation.
- Computer literate, including Microsoft Office competency to produce plans, presentations, graphs, process documentation and Single Point Lessons (SPL).
Education:
- Educated to a minimum of Degree Level in a Systems, Computer Science, Electrical/Electronic or related field.
Additional Information:
A full UK driving license with less than 6 penalty points, no disqualifications is required
This role is INSIDE IR35
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