Performance Test Engineer

Role: Performance Test Engineer

Location: Warwickshire

Rate: 30+ p/h (Outside IR35)

Hours per week: 40

Duration: 6 Months (Rolling)

Accountabilities:

The Performance Test Engineer is responsible for conducting the performance attribute tests, troubleshooting vehicles, and analysing and reporting results, across various vehicle architectures and powertrains. A Performance Testing Engineer works alongside the Performance Attribute Engineers, other Test Engineers and the Performance Technical Specialist, in a collaborative and diverse environment.

We are looking for an engineer to add to our dynamic and growing team, with specific focus on on-track and on-road Performance Attribute and Features Testing.

The successful candidate will work on xHEV and BEV vehicles, supporting the Lead Engineers in the delivery of competitive performance.

The successful candidate should be someone that is keen to conduct track-based and road-based testing, able to troubleshoot vehicle and logging issues, with good data analysis and reporting skills, with the ability to learn and adapt fast, operating under fluid and tight deadlines, to support the timely delivery of Performance Metrics across our range of products.

Main Responsibilities

The Performance Test Engineer delivers physical testing to support the Performance Attribute metrics, as per performance test plan.

The responsibilities include:

• Setting up test vehicles, ensuring instrumentation works and signals are logged correctly.
• Executing physical tests to evaluate the Performance Attribute metrics.
• Troubleshooting and feeding back on vehicle and measurement toolchain.
• Processing and visualising test data using the tools provided, and supporting toolset improvement.
• Evaluating and logging the behaviour of performance features.
• Producing test reports.
• Performing unscheduled and urgent test requests.
• Experience in vehicle testing, including high voltage systems, high speed and dynamic testing.
• Experience in test data acquisition and analysis, and associated toolchain.
• Experienced driver with valid full license and less than 7 live penalty points, and history of vehicle testing.