Senior Test Engineer

SR2; Reading; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent contract

Onsite in Reading

Opportunity to shape test capability

Job summary

SR2, a growing UK defence engineering business, is seeking a hands-on Test Engineer to help build the test and development capability for high-performance electrical systems.

You will decide what needs testing, how to measure it and what equipment is required, working closely with design engineers. The initial focus is on power electronics and electric drives, with opportunities to broaden into motor characterization and broader product verification.

Qualifications

• Hands-on test experience in power electronics/electric drives or related high-power systems.
• Electrical measurement using oscilloscopes, current probes, power analysers, or DAQ equipment.
• Ability to analyse test data and translate results into engineering decisions.
• Experience building or modifying test rigs and instrumentation; comfortable in a lab environment.
• Familiarity with test automation using Python, LabVIEW or similar.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the test capability for high-performance electrical systems.
• Decide what needs testing, how to measure it and what equipment is required.
• Work closely with design engineers to use test data to influence hardware iterations.
• Broaden testing focus from power electronics to motor characterization and broader verification as capability grows.

Skills

Power electronics testing

Electrical measurement

Data analysis

Test automation

Test rigs & instrumentation

Job description

We’re looking for a hands-on Test Engineer to help build the test and development capability for a growing UK defence engineering business developing high-performance electrical systems.

Rather than simply running existing test procedures, you’ll have the freedom to decide what needs testing, how to measure it and what equipment is needed to do it properly. You’ll work closely with the design engineers, using real test data to influence the next iteration of the hardware.

The initial focus will be power electronics and electric drives, with the opportunity to broaden into motor characterisation, dynamometer testing and wider product verification as the capability grows.

Skills & Experience

We’d be interested in speaking with engineers with strong experience in either power electronics / electric drives testing or electric motor testing. You don't need to be an expert in everything below.

• Hands-on test, development or characterisation experience across power electronics, electric drives, motors or similar high-power systems
• Electrical measurement using oscilloscopes, current probes, power analysers and/or DAQ equipment
• Experience investigating efficiency, losses, thermal behaviour or electrical performance
• Building or modifying test rigs, fixtures and instrumentation
• Ability to analyse test data and translate results into useful engineering decisions
• Test automation / data acquisition using Python, LabVIEW or similar
• Comfortable working practically with hardware in a laboratory environment

Useful Experience:

• Inverters, motor drives or power converters
• Electric motors and dynamometer testing
• Torque, speed, efficiency or thermal mapping
• High-voltage / high-current testing
• Test facility or laboratory development
• Environmental or endurance testing
• Measurement uncertainty, calibration and traceability
• Aerospace, defence, automotive, motorsport or other high-performance engineering environments

Additional Information

• Permanent, full-time position
• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Reading based, onsite
• Significant freedom to shape the test capability rather than inherit an established process
• Hands-on position working directly alongside the engineers designing the hardware
• Opportunity to introduce new test equipment, rigs and methodologies
• Scope to develop into technical leadership as the function grows