Senior Fuel Cell Test Engineer
Senior Fuel Cell Test Engineer
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Job Description
Overview
Element has an opportunity for a Senior Fuel Cell Test Engineer to join our rapidly expanding team in Bristol UK.
Element group focuses on battery safety and performance testing and failure analysis in a variety of industries including automotive aerospace consumer electronics medical devices wearables and other applications.
Preferred focus in electrical electrochemical or mechanical engineering
Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities:
- Oversee manage and conduct onsite testing of customer provided products based on provided standards or specifications. This includes understanding designs and schematics validating project scope equipment test setup and script writing as well as delivering customer results
- Provide technical and engineering leadership supporting the development of new technologies and new test setups for custom fuel cell testing requests
- Simultaneously support multiple projects accountable for accurate and timely release of testing data to customers including signoffs of quality control data as acceptable
- Oversee standard and/or routine technical problemsolving activities
- Communicate project status and test results to customer commercial team members and management throughout testing while providing ongoing technical support to clients throughout the project
- Provide input and support on business development opportunities with new or existing customers and internal investments. Including facility and equipment specifications.
- Setup and operate standard testing equipment across sites including fuel cell stack and system test stand controllers such as temperature/humidity chambers various test controllers power supplies etc.
- Assist in the professional development upskilling and training of novice technicians and other engineers within the local laboratories
Be adept at drawing on internal knowledge as well as industry and/or academic resources in reaching testing conclusio
Skills / Qualifications
- Possess a Bachelors of Science or Engineering degree in a science engineering or testing related field preferred focus in electrical electrochemical or mechanical engineering
- Knowledge of safely testing with hydrogen compressed gas fuel cell stacks and systems is essential
- Experience using various software or similar programs for fuel cell testing is preferred
- Working knowledge of laboratory safety assessments and safety system implementation and quality management systems is essential
- Must be selfmotivated and adaptable able to work independently in a fastpaced rapidly changing environment
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written organisation timemanagement and customer service skills
- Demonstrated ability to apply academic knowledge within the context of fuel cell testing services
- Indepth understanding of testing concepts; able to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in diagrams or mathematical form and deal with multiple abstract and concrete variables.
- Good understand of fuel cell characterisation performance and durability testing
- Experience operating tests and collected data to define Balance of Plant specifications and control strategy definition
- Knowledge of customer and application life cycle oversight of operational safety from receipt work and disposal
- Ideally this person would have previously undertaken highvoltage and compressed gas training
- Has experience with fuel cell stack and system design testing processes operating procedures and reporting.
- Possess strong computer skills including Microsoft Office
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Diversity Statement
At Element we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming the worlds most trusted testing partner.
All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age disability ethnic origin gender marital status race religion responsibility of dependents sexual orientation or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 601.35(c)
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
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