VVT Engineer - Battery Storage & HV Systems Lead

Rimac Group; England; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational budget

Pet-friendly workplace

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Rimac Energy, a fast‑growing division of Rimac Group, is seeking an experienced Verification, Validation and Test Engineer to own test programs for our high‑voltage energy storage products. You will plan campaigns, run tests, and generate auditable evidence for certification with cross‑functional teams.

You'll apply Python/LabVIEW, define rigs, and mentor technicians while advancing safety, reliability and performance across battery and power electronics systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Proven verification/validation/test experience for high‑voltage energy storage or power electronics.
• Experience producing test evidence for product certification (IEC/UL/grid codes).
• Strong failure analysis and root‑cause skills (8D, fishbone, fault tree).
• Knowledge of test methodologies, instrumentation, data acquisition and monitoring tools.
• Experience with test automation and scripting (Python and/or LabVIEW).
• HV working practices; HV qualification or willingness to obtain.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Desirable: test lab handover or building a test function and guiding technicians.

Responsibilities

• Own verification and validation test plans from requirements to final reports.
• Maintain certification test methods with current procedures and acceptance criteria.
• Conduct performance, reliability, safety and environmental testing on battery, power electronics and system hardware.
• Lead failure analysis and root‑cause investigations with design, integration and software teams.
• Produce auditable test evidence and reports to support certification submissions and technical files.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases and results for standard compliance.
• Define rig, fixture and instrumentation needs and direct test technicians in setup and data collection.
• Develop and improve test automation and data analysis using Python and LabVIEW.
• Support testing at external certification labs and witness testing.
• Communicate test progress, risks and results to engineering leads and stakeholders.

Skills

HV testing

Test automation

Python

LabVIEW

Data acquisition

Root-cause analysis

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

Test equipment

Job description

Rimac Energy, a fast‑growing division of Rimac Group, is seeking an experienced Verification, Validation and Test Engineer to own test programs for our high‑voltage energy storage products. You will plan campaigns, run tests, and generate auditable evidence for certification with cross‑functional teams.

You'll apply Python/LabVIEW, define rigs, and mentor technicians while advancing safety, reliability and performance across battery and power electronics systems.