Analytical Measurement Technician

Zoo Grips; Coventry; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Analytical Measurement Technician to join their innovative team in Coventry. This contract role involves maintaining and calibrating measurement equipment crucial for emissions testing. You will play a key role in ensuring high-quality testing services by performing scheduled maintenance and troubleshooting issues. The ideal candidate will possess strong mechanical and electrical skills, along with a commitment to safety and quality. If you are passionate about technical excellence and looking for a challenging opportunity, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience with fault diagnosis and rectification in emissions testing.
• Strong mechanical and electrical skills required for maintenance activities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct maintenance, calibration, and fault finding of measurement equipment.
• Ensure accurate measurement of vehicle/engine emissions for testing.

Skills

Fault Diagnosis and Rectification Emissions

Mechanical skills

Electrical skills

Preventative maintenance

Analytical reasoning

Problem analysis

Communication skills

Education

Apprenticeship or NVQ3

4 years relevant technical experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Horiba measurement equipment

AVL measurement equipment

Concerto

Tableau

Job description

Our OEM Client based in Whitley, Coventry is searching for an Analytical Measurement Technician to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position initially until 31st March 2026, with the potential for further extension.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £26.43 per hour

Position Description:

In this role you will work within the Analytical Measurement Technology team (part of the wider Powertrain Facilities department). This team is responsible for the maintenance, calibration and fault finding of measurement equipment across the emissions testing environment including Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS), Chassis Dyno test cells, Engine Testing facilities and more.

This Technician role will operate across the facility conducting activities to ensure that the team provide the capability to accurately measure vehicle/engine emissions and deliver a high-quality facility to fulfil customer testing requirements. The core responsibility of the role will be performing scheduled maintenance, servicing and fault rectification activities across the facility. They will be responsible for providing and maintaining processes and ensuring that productive capability is maintained.

The main activities need strong technical capability and require critical and analytical reasoning, robust planning, co-ordination and control of own workload. As a technician you will be supporting a wide range of engineering customers, skilled test facility operators, suppliers, external agencies and organisations to provide continuity of testing and assurance that our facility and output meet the requirements of established international standards for laboratory accreditation.

Skills Required:

• Fault Diagnosis and Rectification Emissions
• Mechanical and Electrical skills and knowledge
• Experience with preventative maintenance activities.

Experience Required:

• Apprenticeship or NVQ3 or 4 years relevant technical experience in core competence.
• Proven ability to plan, co-ordinate and control own workflow and achieve quality results.
• Proven skills in fault finding and resolution, problem analysis and root-cause identification are crucial, as is a methodical, logical approach to work.
• Experience with physical maintenance activities. Emissions, Mechanical and Electrical skills and knowledge.
• The ability to validate, prepare and read electrical/mechanical/flow diagrams.
• Understanding of Health and Safety requirements including adherence to Risk Assessments, COSHH and other relevant H&S regulations.
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Office competency to produce plans, presentations, graphs, process and SPL documents.
• Commitment, flexibility, self-motivation, robust clear communication

Experience Preferred:

• Experience of calibration, maintenance and repair of emission measurement equipment and systems, including experience with Horiba/AVL measurement equipment (MEXA, i60, Particle Counters etc).
• Experience in the operation of data acquisition and automation systems, and data quality tools including Concerto and Tableau.
• Knowledge of Gas distribution systems, Liquid Nitrogen use and the safe handling and use of Gases. Calibration and Instrumentation knowledge
• A detailed understanding of electrical/mechanical measurement techniques.