Senior Power Test Engineer

World Aquatics; Ivry-sur-Seine; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Equity package

Competitive compensation

International team

Access to facilities in European space

Development opportunities

Résumé du poste

World Aquatics seeks a Senior Power Test Engineer to design and build test infrastructure for batteries and power electronics for flight. You will own benches, automate tests, and run qualification campaigns in a fast-paced, aerospace‑oriented environment.

This role requires MSc in electrical engineering with 5+ years hands‑on testing, experience with cyclers, loads, analyzers, and high‑voltage safety, plus Python scripting and strong analytical skills. Space industry experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Professional engineering education (MSc or equivalent) in electrical engineering / electronics, with 5+ years of hands‑on test engineering experience.
• Experience testing batteries or power electronics: cyclers, electronic loads, power supplies, power analyzers, thermal chambers.
• Test automation and scripting skills (Python or similar): instrument control, data acquisition, data analysis.
• Solid electronics fundamentals: measurement techniques, sensing, wiring, grounding, and safe practices around high currents and voltages.
• Autonomy in the lab: oscilloscopes, differential/isolated probes, power analyzers, electronic loads.
• Strong analytical skills, proactive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills and unbounded curiosity.
• You enjoy owning your scope end‑to‑end.
• Professional level English — further languages welcome.

Responsabilités

• Design and build the test benches for battery cells, packs, BMS subsystems and power converters: fixtures, instrumentation, power and safety infrastructure.
• Automate the test benches: test sequencing, instrument control, data acquisition, and data processing pipelines.
• Implement mission‑representative test scenarios on the benches: orbital charge/discharge profiles, eclipse cycling, and thermal environments, based on use cases provided by the design team — no prior space background needed.
• Define and run qualification campaigns to get our hardware ready for flight: environmental testing (thermal, thermal‑vacuum, vibration) and functional verification toward flight acceptance.
• Operate and develop the in‑house cell testing laboratory: cyclers, thermal chambers, safety infrastructure, lab processes, and interaction with equipment suppliers.

Connaissances

Battery testing

Power electronics testing

Python scripting

Lab measurement techniques

High voltage safety

Autonomy in the lab

Analytical skills

Formation

MSc in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Outils

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Thermal chambers

Description du poste

To pursue our ambitious vision, we are looking for a Senior Power Test Engineer. In this role, you will build the test infrastructure — hardware, software, and methods — that qualifies our batteries and power electronics for flight.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the test benches for battery cells, packs, BMS subsystems and power converters: fixtures, instrumentation, power and safety infrastructure.
• Automate the test benches: test sequencing, instrument control, data acquisition, and data processing pipelines.
• Implement mission‑representative test scenarios on the benches: orbital charge/discharge profiles, eclipse cycling, and thermal environments, based on use cases provided by the design team — no prior space background needed.
• Define and run qualification campaigns to get our hardware ready for flight: environmental testing (thermal, thermal‑vacuum, vibration) and functional verification toward flight acceptance.
• Operate and develop the in‑house cell testing laboratory: cyclers, thermal chambers, safety infrastructure, lab processes, and interaction with equipment suppliers.

Qualifications

• Professional engineering education (MSc or equivalent) in electrical engineering / electronics, with 5+ years of hands‑on test engineering experience.
• Experience testing batteries or power electronics: cyclers, electronic loads, power supplies, power analyzers, thermal chambers.
• Test automation and scripting skills (Python or similar): instrument control, data acquisition, data analysis.
• Solid electronics fundamentals: measurement techniques, sensing, wiring, grounding, and safe practices around high currents and voltages.
• Autonomy in the lab: oscilloscopes, differential/isolated probes, power analyzers, electronic loads.
• Strong analytical skills, proactive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills and unbounded curiosity.
• You enjoy owning your scope end‑to‑end.
• Professional level English — further languages welcome.

Nice to Have

• Experience in space, aerospace, automotive, high‑volume consumer electronics, or other constrained industries.
• Understanding of Li‑ion cell behavior: aging mechanisms, safety, and characterization methods (ACIR/DCIR, EIS, RPT‑based protocols).
• Experience with environmental testing: thermal‑vacuum, vibration, shock.
• Experience with power electronics testing.
• Experience with databases and data pipelines.
• Familiarity with LabVIEW/TestStand or equivalent test frameworks.

Benefits

• Your work will fly: contribute directly to the future of space exploration and Sustainable Space.
• Access to cutting‑edge facilities and development opportunities in the heart of the European space industry.
• A steep personal development path, working alongside world‑class aerospace engineers.
• Equity package and competitive compensation.
• A highly talented, dynamic, and international team.