Battery Test Senior Technician

Futura Design; Coventry; On-site; GBP 67,623,628 - 71,635,200; Full time

Job summary

Futura Design's client in Coventry seeks a Battery Test Senior Technician on a contract basis (Inside IR35). Umbrella pay rate £23.60 per hour, end date 31 March 2027.

You will join the Battery Test Operations Team within Powertrain Test Operations, delivering high-quality electrical characterisation and data at cell, module and pack levels. Responsibilities include setup and operation of test equipment, reporting, issue resolution, continuous improvement, and training peers.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or NVQ3 in engineering or equivalent experience preferred.
• Proven ability to operate and maintain battery test equipment.
• Experience with HV/LV connections and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Start, stop, run, monitor and shutdown assigned test schedules.
• Communicate test chamber status via documents.
• Diagnose issues and involve test engineers as needed.
• Source test scripts from battery test engineers.
• Create internal work instructions and local processes.

Skills

Test scheduling

Test chamber status

Diagnostics

Test scripts

Work instructions

Test setup

Rig fabrication

HV & LV wiring

Cooling systems

5S/housekeeping

Health & safety

Training peers

Education

Apprenticeship or NVQ3 in engineering

Tools

Calibration tooling

Job description

Our OEM Client based in Coventry, is searching for a Battery Test Senior Technician to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £23.60 per hour.

Duties:

The Battery Test Operations Team is part of Powertrain Test Operations within Product Engineering Operations. The team maintains productive test workflow for HV Battery development at our internal test labs at ABE Lyons Park (Coventry) and BatLab (Gaydon), delivering high-quality electrical characterisation and performance data at cell, module and pack level. The team also supports HV battery activity at other internal sites and External test facilities. The Battery Test Senior Technician role will support our internal facilities to ensure that productive output is maintained to ensure we deliver quality test data to our internal customers / partners. Will be responsible for facilitating specialist equipment, providing and maintaining common standard operational processes, and will seek to optimise operational capability through regular involvement in continuous improvement activities. You will be required to become highly proficient in the operational and maintenance requirements of battery test equipment and instrumentation and will lead and support the associated reporting and issue resolution activities.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required:

• Start, stop, running, monitoring and shutdown of any test schedules assigned to them.
• Communication of test chamber status via status and utilisation documents.
• Rectification/diagnosis of issues, engagement of test engineers where needed.
• Identification/acquisition of appropriate test scripts from battery test engineers.
• Creation of internal work instructions and local process documents.
• Conduct test setup activities; Material handling, rig fabrication, rig assemble, test instrumentation, HV & LV electrical connections and cooling connections.
• Proposals to support test plan modification based on results.
• Carry out any work or job cards assigned by their supervisor.
• Fabricate and assemble jigs from technical drawings ready for test installation.
• Install/uninstall test components into chamber.
• Build cooling rigs to provided schematics.
• Support area 5s activities.
• Carry out and support health checks on UUT.
• Ensure all tooling is within calibration and raise non-compliance with supervisor.
• Responsible for working within and maintaining a safe working environment.
• Update CCAR with any facility and project issues.
• Aid in material handling activities.
• Attend training courses to ensure personal development.
• Support Training of peers to Technician Level.
• Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested.

Essential Education Required:

Apprenticeship or NVQ3 in an engineering related subject, or equivalent experience preferred