Senior Test Engineer: Power Electronics & Motors

SR2 REC LTD; Reading; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent, full‑time role

Based in Reading (onsite)

Opportunity to shape test capability

Job summary

SR2 REC LTD in Reading is seeking a hands-on Senior Test Engineer to build the test and development capability for high‑performance electrical systems in defence engineering. You will decide what to test, how to measure it, and what equipment is needed, working closely with design engineers to use real data to guide hardware iterations.

Initial focus on power electronics and electric drives, with potential to expand into motor characterisation, dynamometer testing and broader product

Qualifications

• Hands‑on test, development or characterisation experience across 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.
• SC eligible - dual British / NATO nationalities considered.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute testing strategies for power electronics and motor drives.
• Collaborate with design engineers to inform hardware iterations.
• Develop and maintain test capability, rigs and instrumentation.
• Analyze data to support engineering decisions and product verification.

Skills

Hands-on testing

Electrical measurement

Efficiency/thermal performance

Test rigs/instrumentation

Data analysis

Test automation (Python/LabVIEW)

Laboratory hardware work

Security clearable (SC)

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

Oscilloscopes

DAQ equipment

Job description

SR2 REC LTD in Reading is seeking a hands-on Senior Test Engineer to build the test and development capability for high‑performance electrical systems in defence engineering. You will decide what to test, how to measure it, and what equipment is needed, working closely with design engineers to use real data to guide hardware iterations.

Initial focus on power electronics and electric drives, with potential to expand into motor characterisation, dynamometer testing and broader product