Location: Birmingham Job Type: Permanent Industry: Engineering Job reference: 75757_1742201997 Posted: about 7 hours ago
Role: Electrified Powertrain Development and Test Engineer
Location: Birmingham
Salary: Competitive rate, negotiable depending on qualifications and experience.
About the Role:
Role is to lead test and development work on automotive electrified powertrains.
You MUST have 5 years direct working experience with e-machine development and testing in the automotive industry.
Requirements
1. Degree level education likely in the field of electrical engineering or mechanical engineering. Higher level degrees are also useful.
2. Experience in the automotive sector is required developing electrified powertrain and components.
3. Background in automotive development environment.
4. Experience in electrified powertrain including E-machine, driveline and engine.
5. Knowledge and understanding of vehicle attribute engineering and target setting.
6. Expert knowledge of Instrumentation, sensors, data acquisition equipment and powertrain test cells.
7. Working knowledge of automotive calibration & data acquisition tools (ETAS INCA/MDA preferred).
8. Experience of managing projects, including planning, executing, and reporting results.
9. Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
10. Ability to write and present high-quality reports to a varied audience.
11. Ability to overcome cultural barriers.
Duties & Responsibilities
12. Leading test & development work on electrified automotive powertrains and mechanical systems on powertrain test bed and in vehicle. This includes but is not limited to E-machines, E-drive units, battery, dedicated hybrid engines/components and E-control units
13. Lead test and development of performance, efficiency, drivability etc. as needed based on project scope, to include:
14. Support/manage powertrain build activities
15. Design, plan and organise test and development programmes on powertrain rig or dyno
16. Supervise powertrain development programs
17. Develop and setup test facilities to suit electrified powertrain development needs
18. Obtain and analyse data, ensuring data quality
19. Feedback results & prepare test reports
20. Experience on AVL or other powertrain rigs (5E) highly preferred
21. Develop working practices in the department including training of other staff members
22. Work collaboratively with the Design and CAE department and key external suppliers to establish powertrain targets for new projects and to help to establish and optimise designs
23. Work collaboratively with other departments on the analysis and integration of powertrain systems to ensure their proper function
24. Collaborate with CACQ as needed for joint projects and projects where support is required
25. Collaborate with the calibration team to seamlessly handover and jointly deliver projects as needed
How to apply?
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