Validation Engineer - Basildon (887514)

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Validation Engineer
Basildon, Berkshire, England

A Design Validation Engineer is required to join the fast expanding Electric Supercharger team. CO2 reduction technologies are creating great opportunities for fast thinking, hard working Automotive Engineers with solid Powertrain testing experience.

Key responsibilities:
Enhancement and rationalization of existing electric supercharger Design Verification Plan (DVP).
Overall management and execution of DVP utilizing both existing internal facilities, new internal facilities and externally managed facilities.
Development of key life durability tests to match different customer requirements
Development and execution of vehicle-based durability testing/mileage accumulation
Development and execution of bespoke tests to support ongoing engineering activities
Delivery of written test reports and test procedures
Analysis and summary of test results

Skill sets required:
Significant experience of Design Validation testing in the automotive sector, preferably in the powertrain arena
Self motivated with good analytical and problem solving qualities, able to work unassisted
Strong interpersonal skills and a flexible approach suitable to working within a small team
Adept at fault finding within complex test benches
Familiarity with ISO and DIN standards for automotive Design Validation testing and preferably with familiarity of different OEM standards
Project management of complex test plan with multiple test locations and providers, experience with MS Project preferable
Availability and willingness to travel to support testing (UK and France)
Working knowledge of calibration tools (e.g. ATI Vision)
Working knowledge of LabVIEW for test control and measurement
Experience of NVH and/or vibration measurement or condition monitoring would be considered beneficial
Working knowledge of automotive Quality standards and requirements, ISO 9001 ,TS 16949 and ISO 14001

Minimum requirements:
Degree qualified with experience of design validation testing preferably within an automotive environment.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.