Electrical Test Engineer
Posted 2 weeks ago by Owen Daniels
Negotiable
Outside
Undetermined
Portsmouth
Summary: The Electrical Test Engineer role involves designing and executing test systems for innovative marine applications. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with industry standards and safety regulations. The engineer will also be responsible for prototyping, testing, and documenting electrical systems. This is an initial 6-month contract opportunity that is classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and document test requirements.
- Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and procedures.
- Design and layout electrical test systems, including power distribution and wiring harnesses.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and safety regulations.
- Develop prototypes of electrical systems for validation and testing.
- Assemble electrical testing systems and integrate software.
- Validate electrical designs through testing and conduct root cause analysis.
- Create and maintain detailed test documentation and technical reports.
- Manage and maintain test equipment, ensuring calibration and functionality.
- Oversee subsystem and system level testing projects, ensuring timely completion within budget.
Key Skills:
- Degree qualified.
- Experience in electrical test, development, commissioning, and reporting.
- Proficiency in CAD software for electrical design.
- Experience with high voltage systems (up to 1000V) is advantageous.
- Familiarity with simulation and analysis tools for electrical systems.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Portsmouth
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Our client is a rapidly growing business designing some of the most innovative and interesting applications for the marine industry. If you are a meticulous individual with a passion for Electrical test, for a pre-production project then this could be perfect for you.
Electrical Test Engineer x3
Initial 6 months contract - Outside IR35
Marine applications
ASAP Start
Electrical Test Engineer Responsibilities will include:
- Test System Design and Planning:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including mechanical engineers, software engineers and systems engineers to ensure test requirements are clearly defined and documented.
- Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and procedures to ensure electrical systems meet design specifications and performance requirements.
- Design and layout of electrical test systems, including power distribution, wiring harnesses, control modules, motor controllers, PLC controls.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and safety regulations in all aspects of electrical test.
- Prototyping and Testing:
- Develop prototypes of electrical systems and components for validation and testing purposes.
- Assembly of electrical testing systems and software integration, in order to set those systems to work.
- Validate electrical designs through testing, ensuring that designs meet functional, performance and safety requirements.
- Identify, analyse, and resolve electrical system issues.
- Conducting root cause analysis in order to propose solutions and prevent future occurrence.
- Documentation and Reporting:
- Create and maintain detailed test documentation, schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical reports related to electrical test.
- Create and maintain risk assessments, method statements and HV safety documentation.
- Manages and maintains test equipment, ensuring it is calibrated and functional.
- Identify opportunities for improving the test engineering capability.
- Responsible for subsystem and system level testing projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget.
Electrical Test Engineer Qualifications and Experience
- Degree qualified
- Experience of electrical test, development, commissioning and reporting
- Proficiency in CAD software for electrical design
- Experience in electrical build with high voltage systems (up to 1000V) would be advantageous
- Experience with simulation and analysis tools for electrical systems