Battery Operations Test Engineer

Location - Milton Keynes

Salary - £19.80 - £24.10 per hour DOE

Hours - 12-month contract - (37.5 hours per week)
Working hours 8–4, some flexibility is required to support the production team

Do you hold a degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or related field, or equivalent experience?

 Are you able to develop, maintain, and upgrade test equipment and architectures for application products? 

 Are you able to analyse test results to provide recommendations and guidance on the root cause of test failure events?

Our client delivers reliable power systems used in critical applications globally. Whether for data centres, on rugged job sites such as oil and gas fields or as backup power for our homes, our clients' technologies are trusted around the world.

They are looking for a Battery Operations Test Engineer to assist with the design and implementation of test processes of components or products in a manufacturing environment. This is a 12-month contract working 37.5 hours per week. There's a possibility for an extension or transition into a permanent contract after these initial 12 months but this is not guaranteed. 

 Key Responsibilities

•  Develop, maintain, and upgrade test equipment and architectures for application products
• Analyse test results to provide recommendations and guidance on root cause of test failure events
• Create/develop in-line and end-of-line battery verification processes & procedures
• Create/develop and verify test scripts for module/battery pack cycling using NHR's & AV900/lynx
• Create/Develop leak test process/procedures for inline & end of line quality checks using Sciemetric/Furnace controls/Infacon
• Software flashing of battery BMS and associated assemblies
• Create a list of battery fault codes/failure modes through experimental work during the prototype phase
• Support battery teardown diagnosis post prototype testing
• Work cross functionally to define pass/fail criteria for in-line & end of line testing
• Collaborate with the production/manufacturing site team to hand over test procedures/specs from the prototype location including best practices & lessons learned
• Develop Operations technician team in core test competencies and use of test equipment.
• Define hardware requirements for battery programs (including harnesses and test equipment)
• Understand end product-specific functional tests during assembly
• Requires cross-functional knowledge of product engineering, quality, manufacturing engineering, and facilities
• Ensure all test procedures comply with safety standards
• Ensure all test procedures comply with manufacturing standard 

Skills

• College, university, or degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or related field, or equivalent experience required
• Basic level of relevant work experience required
• Must be able to build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Must be able to develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Must be able to solve problems using a systematic analysis process by leveraging industry standard methodologies to create problem traceability and protect the customer.
• Must have proactive health and safety skills by identifying, reporting and participating in actions to improve health and safety.

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