Role: Vehicle Emissions & EV Range Test Technician

Location: Cranfield

Duration: 12 months

Rate: up to £20.67 via PAYE

Inside IR35

Job Description
Scope of Work:

Vehicle Exhaust Emission & EV Range testing to meet current and future Legislative requirements:

• Vehicle Chassis Dynamometer operation
• Drive Emissions test cycles to WLTP Standard
• Real Drive Emissions on-road testing
• Emissions analysis measurement
• Fundamental understanding of vehicle dis-assembly, assembly, & maintenance techniques
• Vehicle system knowledge with the ability to fault find
• Understanding of component measurement techniques Instrumentation set-up
• Understanding of vehicle diagnostic tools
• Data acquisition & data collation
• Facility & instrumentation calibration

Roles and Responsibilities

• Preparation / maintenance of vehicles or components for test in line with local procedures and Nissan Engineering Manuals.
• Support Testing in static and dynamic conditions to gather accurate, timely, and quality test data/results.
• Support Evaluation and concern identification including liaison with Test Engineer.
• Support delivery of Key Performance Indicators for the section
• Use skills to provide support to other sections as required.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with Emissions / Test Systems such as Horiba or AVL
• Minimum C&G / BTEC L3 would be preferable, ideally in mechanical, Electrical or automotive engineering with a recognised apprenticeship or qualification within a relevant field.

Desired Characteristics

• Fully proficient in the fundamental practical mechanical / Electrical skills required for this role
• Ability to work safely and to comply with legal and company safety policies
• A good knowledge of Microsoft Packages including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Be able to work as part of a team, follow procedures and be able to use initiative to manage and prioritise workload.