Lead Verification & Validation Engineer, Energy Storage

Rimac Energy; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational budget

Pet-friendly workplace

Private medical insurance

Company pension

Job summary

Rimac Energy seeks an experienced Verification, Validation and Test (VVT) Engineer to own test engineering for energy storage products. You will plan and run verification campaigns, own failure analysis, and ensure traceable evidence for certification.

You will join early to learn existing rigs and procedures before taking full ownership, combining hands‑on testing with high‑voltage battery and power electronics know‑how.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in electrical/electronic engineering or related field.
• Proven experience in verification, validation or test of HV energy storage systems or power electronics.
• Experience producing test evidence for certification and familiarity with IEC/UL standards.
• Strong failure analysis and root‑cause problem solving.
• Experience with test automation and scripting (Python/LabVIEW).

Responsibilities

• Own verification and validation test plans from requirements to final reports.
• Maintain certification test methods and acceptance criteria.
• Carry out performance, reliability, safety and environmental testing on HV hardware.
• Lead failure analysis and close issues with retest.
• Produce auditable test evidence and reports for regulatory submissions.
• Define rig and instrumentation requirements; direct test technicians.
• Develop and improve test automation and data analysis using Python and LabVIEW.
• Support testing at external labs and witness testing.
• Communicate progress, risks and results to engineering leads.

Skills

HV testing

Fail analysis

Test automation

Python

LabVIEW

Data acquisition

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

Python scripting

Test equipment

Job description

Rimac Energy seeks an experienced Verification, Validation and Test (VVT) Engineer to own test engineering for energy storage products. You will plan and run verification campaigns, own failure analysis, and ensure traceable evidence for certification.

You will join early to learn existing rigs and procedures before taking full ownership, combining hands‑on testing with high‑voltage battery and power electronics know‑how.