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Senior Transmission Test & Development Engineer
- royal leamington spa, england, United Kingdom
- Permanent·On-site
- Full time
- £52 - £60 Per Hour
Job Description
Senior Transmission Test & Development Engineer
Location: Near Leamington Spa
Job Type: Permanent
Syntech Recruitment are recruiting for an experienced Senior Transmission Test & Development Engineer to join an established engineering business near Leamington Spa.
What’s in it for you?
- £52,000 – £60,000 salary
- Permanent position
- Senior technical role within transmission and driveline engineering
- Hands-on involvement in test and development programmes
- Work across mechanical and electrified powertrain systems
Senior Transmission Test & Development Engineer Duties
- Lead testing and development of transmissions, gearboxes and driveline systems.
- Plan and carry out test programmes covering performance, efficiency, durability and NVH.
- Operate transmission and powertrain test rigs / dynamometers.
- Set up test equipment, instrumentation, sensors and data acquisition systems.
- Assemble, install and align transmission systems onto test rigs.
- Analyse test data and identify performance or reliability issues.
- Investigate component and system failures and support root cause analysis.
- Develop and improve test methods, procedures and test facilities.
- Support validation of new transmission and driveline designs.
- Produce technical reports and clearly communicate test results.
- Work closely with Design, Development and Manufacturing Engineering teams.
- Provide technical guidance and support to other engineers within the test function.
Senior Transmission Test & Development Engineer Requirements
- Previous experience within transmission, gearbox, driveline or powertrain test and development.
- Strong mechanical engineering background.
- Experience working with test rigs, dynos or similar mechanical test equipment.
- Understanding of transmission and driveline systems and components.
- Experience with instrumentation and data acquisition.
- Ability to analyse test data and diagnose mechanical or system issues.
- Experience carrying out performance, durability or validation testing.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical documentation.
- Automotive, motorsport, transmission, gearbox or specialist powertrain experience would be highly advantageous.
- Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent experience within Mechanical, Automotive or a related engineering discipline