Senior Power Test Engineer

Gama; Ivry-sur-Seine; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Gama in Ivry-sur-Seine is seeking a Senior Power Test Engineer to build and automate test benches for batteries and power electronics intended for flight. You will define qualification campaigns, run environmental tests, and operate the in-house cell testing lab, collaborating with the design team.

The role requires 5+ years in test engineering, hands-on experience with battery/power electronics testing, Python scripting, and strong electronics fundamentals; English proficiency is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on test engineering experience.
• Experience testing batteries or power electronics: cyclers, electronic loads, power supplies, analyzers, thermal chambers.
• Test automation and scripting (Python or similar).
• Solid electronics fundamentals: measurement techniques, sensing, grounding, safe high-current/voltage practices.
• Autonomy in the lab with instrumentation.
• Strong analytical skills and proactive attitude.
• Professional level English.

Responsabilités

• Design and build test benches for battery cells, packs, BMS subsystems, and power converters.
• Automate test benches: sequencing, instrument control, data acquisition, data processing.
• Implement mission-representative test scenarios on benches based on design team use cases.
• Define and run qualification campaigns for environmental and functional tests toward flight acceptance.
• Operate and develop the in-house cell testing laboratory and interact with suppliers.

Connaissances

Test engineering

Python scripting

Electrical engineering

Lab autonomy

High current safety

Instrumentation

Data analysis

English proficiency

Formation

MSc in Electrical Engineering

Outils

LabVIEW

TestStand

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Electronic loads

Description du poste

Job Description

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.

Your Mission Will Be To

• 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.

Requirements

• 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, a 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.