Senior Test Facility Engineer

Ricardo plc; Royal Leamington Spa; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consulting firm is seeking a Senior Test Facility Engineer at their Midlands Technical Centre in Royal Leamington Spa, UK. This role involves leading test rig installations, managing deadlines, and ensuring quality. Candidates should have a degree in engineering and experience in the automotive sector. The firm supports flexible working arrangements and values diversity in its inclusive culture. Join a team dedicated to innovative solutions for a sustainable future.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Focus on wellbeing

Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Automotive, or related discipline) is essential.
• Strong grasp of fundamental engineering principles.
• Proven experience in mechanical design or installation within the automotive industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead test rig installation work packages, ensuring delivery against time, cost, and quality targets.
• Plan and commission bespoke test rig installations, managing design teams, technologies, equipment, and processes.
• Interpret technical requirements and development plans to ensure test rig design meets project needs.

Skills

Strong grasp of fundamental engineering principles

Proven experience in mechanical design or installation in the automotive industry

Ability to manage technical tasks and projects

Experience in mechanical installation of test rigs or fixtures

Broad engineering knowledge of powertrain systems

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Education

A degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Automotive, or related discipline)

Job description

The Test Operations Department is responsible for prototype development, validation, and testing of driveline and transmission systems. We are currently seeking a Senior Test Facility Engineer to join our team at the Midlands Technical Centre in Leamington Spa, UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead test rig installation work packages, ensuring delivery against time, cost, and quality targets.
• Plan and commission bespoke test rig installations, managing design teams, technologies, equipment, and processes.
• Interpret technical requirements and development plans (DVPs) to ensure test rig design and functionality meet project needs.
• Define instrumentation requirements based on project objectives.
• Oversee component, system, transmission, driveline, and vehicle testing, including specialist instrumentation, prototype component manufacture, functional and durability test rigs, and vehicle functionality and durability tests.
• Prepare work proposals and contribute to project planning.
• Give technical guidance to engineers and technician teams.
• Serve as the primary technical contact for facility‑related enquiries.
• Monitor project costs and timelines.
• Manage periodic facility maintenance schedule to ensure safety and legislative compliance.

Qualifications

• A degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Automotive, or related discipline) is essential.

Professional Experience and Skills

• Strong grasp of fundamental engineering principles.
• Proven experience in mechanical design or installation within the automotive industry.
• Demonstrated ability to manage technical tasks and projects.
• Experience in mechanical installation of test rigs or fixtures.
• Broad engineering knowledge of powertrain systems.
• Supplier management experience.
• Ability to coordinate and synthesize information from multiple engineering disciplines.
• Proficient in interpreting engineering drawings.
• Skilled in fault‑finding techniques used in the automotive sector.
• Strong project management capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal, written communication, and presentation skills.

About Ricardo

Ricardo, member of WSP, is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading‑edge and innovative cross‑sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.

Working Here

You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place. We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.

Work Life Balance

We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker. We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core of our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro‑actively with all our employees to ensure an inclusive culture, we are recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.

Next Steps

Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases we may start to review applications prior to the closing date. Ricardo is a Disability confident employer; please advise the recruitment team via ##### if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.