
Rig Lab Technician – Inverters
- Gaydon, Warwickshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage the daily operation of the electronics lab, ensuring compliance with Health & Safety regulations for LV and HV activities, including ESD handling and risk assessments.
- Lead inverter-level and power electronics test campaigns with autonomy and technical ownership.
- Define test protocols, tailor lab setups to project requirements, and oversee rig commissioning and troubleshooting.
- Maintain and calibrate test benches and specialized equipment (e.g., HV rigs, load simulators).
- Perform PCB assembly, test, debug, and rework/modification; IPC certification is highly desirable.
- Design and build custom breakout boxes, test interfaces, and wiring harnesses for product validation.
- Execute electrical, thermal, and mechanical characterization across a range of automotive applications.
- Analyze complex lab data and provide actionable feedback to design and safety engineering teams.
- Collaborate closely with product validation, controls, and system integration teams to resolve functional issues.
- Mentor and supervise junior technicians, ensuring consistency in documentation, procedures, and lab discipline.
- Support system-level inverter validation—experience beneficial, though not essential.
- Experience in automotive power electronics lab testing, with a focus on inverter systems, DC-DC converters, and onboard chargers.
- Degree or higher diploma in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automotive Technology, or related discipline.
- Expert-level hands-on experience in PCB testing, debugging, and modification.
- Proficient with test lab instrumentation—oscilloscopes, multimeters, CAN tools, HV probes, and thermal imaging.
- Solid understanding of HV safety, inverter topologies, control schemes, and vehicle architectures.
- IPC certification (e.g., IPC-A-610, IPC-7711/7721).
- Experience with wiring harness design, manufacture, and fault diagnosis.
- Familiarity with LabVIEW, MATLAB, or Python for test automation and data processing.