Test Engineer - Durability and Robustness

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Test Engineer - Durability and Robustness - £34/hr (Inside IR35) - Warwickshire - 10 Months (potential to extend)

Duties:
Responsible for testing standard and/or custom products, devices, and/or hardware to assess their performance and reliability

• Complete full preparation of test facility and/or test parts to enable effective and timely data delivery.
  
• Provide technical advice and guidance on collection and measurement of data. To collate, manipulate and interpret data which will be used to inform engineering decisions.
  
• Oversee commissioning and acceptance testing of measurement equipment.
  
• Take ownership of data quality and performance reporting for measurement equipment and capability.
  
• To conduct analysis and fault rectification to ensure minimum down time.
  
• To support continuous improvement activity with the goal of improving test effectiveness and/or product quality.
  
• To support all activities that result in a positive outcome from any audit, e.g. TS16949,OHSAS18001, ISO 14001.
  
• Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager, at the appropriate site, in connection with their job as may be requested.
  
  Skills/Experience Required:
  
• Planning, completing and reporting full vehicle Durability and Robustness Testing.
  
• Technical expertise and experience of automotive test facility and test vehicle preparation.
  
• Experienced with data acquisition and control systems.
  
• Data analysis and reporting of test data.
  
• Natural problem-solver with structured approach to problem solving in a technical environment.
  
• The ability to validate, prepare and read engineering documents.
  
• Knowledge of Health and Safety requirements, Risk Assessment, COSHH.
  
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Office competency to produce plans, presentations, graphs, process and Single Point Lesson (SPL) documents.
  
• A full UK driving license with less than 6 penalty points, no disqualification, 2 years accident free record.
  
• Experience and certification for conducting testing on proving grounds.
  
• Agile project planning experience - ideally using JIRA.
  
• Knowledge of instrument calibration processes.
  
• Experience with TS16949 or ISO9001 standards and requirements.
  
• Six Sigma, Black Belt and Green Belt Training and certification.
  Education:
  
• Educated to Degree level in a Systems, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic or related field.
  
  Additional information:
  This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.
  The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Business.
  Premea is a specialist IT & Engineering recruitment consultancy representing clients in the UK and internationally within the Automotive, Motorsport and Aerospace sectors