Test & Validation Engineer – Electric Powertrain System, Component

EDAG Group

Component-Level Test & Validation Engineer validating HV powertrain and charging components. Focused on testing, compliance, and collaboration with design teams.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeSouth East (Oxfordshire & Surrey) • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Validate individual HV powertrain and charging components to ensure functionality, durability, performance, and compliance.
Plan and execute component-level test and validation for HV powertrain and charging components.
Create detailed test specifications and test cases based on component requirements and standards.
Execute tests on component and subsystem test benches.
Execute durability and performance tests according to regulations and company standards.
Validate component performance with respect to functional behaviour, thermal performance, efficiency, safety, and protection strategies.
Analyse test data to identify performance gaps, root causes of failures, and design issues.
Generate structured test reports documenting results, conclusions, and recommendations.
Support troubleshooting and issue resolution in collaboration with design and system teams.
Support design validation and release activities.
Contribute to test automation, improving repeatability and efficiency of component testing.
Support functional calibration activities at component level where applicable.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Engineering degree 2:1 or above
5 Years experience or above in similar role
Experience in HV system and related regulations
Experience in HEV, PHEV or BEV architectures
Expert in one or more of the HV system functions including Energy management, Thermal management, Charging control, Torque management and High voltage safety
Create test specifications based on HV system requirements
Execute test cases in vehicle and test benches
Analyse measurements and create test reports
Support trouble shooting and issue management
Experience in functional calibration is a plus
Experience in test case automation on test benches is a plus
Experience in big data analysis
Ability to overcome cultural barriers
Demonstrate strong customer, team & supplier management skills
An ability to work effectively and calmly under pressure and to manage time effectively under tight and rigid deadlines
Mircosoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Project, Visio

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health cash plan, following successful probation
5% employer pension contributions
Hybrid working
25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
Generous absence cover
Cycle 2 Work scheme
Octopus EV scheme

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Hard Skills & Tools

HV powertrain validationcharging component testingtest specification creationtest case executiondurability testingperformance testingdata analysistest automationfunctional calibrationbig data analysis

Soft Skills

troubleshootingissue resolutioncustomer managementteam managementsupplier managementtime managementworking under pressurecollaborationcommunicationcultural awareness

Certifications

Engineering degree