UTAC is a market-leading international group in digital & sustainable mobility, customisable testing solutions, customisable testing systems, vehicle engineering, homologation, regulatory advice & expertise, certification, training, corporate events and classic & sportscars festivals.

The Group provides services and systems to customers in the various sectors: mobility, transport, tyre, petrochemical, agriculture and defence industries. UTAC operates test centres and laboratories in France (including the official Euro NCAP facility), the UK, USA, Finland, Morocco, and Germany; it has subsidiaries in China, Korea and Japan. UTAC employs around 1300 people across its various locations.

As a group we share a strong and clear vision to deliver safe and efficient solutions and systems to our customers. We are proud and confident in our heritage, our capabilities and our people and believe that by creating a culture where individuals feel they can make a difference and enjoy coming to work, we can deliver the best possible service to our customers.

Our core values of Expertise, Innovation and Integrity provide a clear daily guide to how we work together safely, as one team, helping each other to succeed.

This role represents a unique opportunity for you to join a highly motivated and experienced team, that is expanding due to increasing demand from our customers. We are looking for engineers who share our passion for innovation and whom are excited by the chance to test and help develop the next generation of driveline products for a range of applications, including an ever-increasing number for Electric Vehicle applications. This role, offers the opportunity to develop specific skills that are increasingly sought after. UTAC will provide you with support and training and a platform from which you will gain a broad range of experiences.

Your core focus will be on Driveline and EDU testing. The nature of the project work undertaken will be varied, ranging from durability to efficiency mapping and performance testing, on both electrified and conventional driveline products. Testing is carried out in accordance with established as well as bespoke drive cycles for our customer base that includes both premium OEMs and Tier-1s from the automotive, motorsport and commercial vehicle markets.

You will be actively involved in all aspects of our test program life cycle, working closely with both our customers and our in-house engineer and technician teams. Project tasks will include Fixture design, equipment installation, test bed control system setup, test execution, data processing and reporting.

Role & Responsibilities

Health, Safety, Environment & Security:

• Create and maintain job specific risk assessment(s) for the tests being undertaken
• Ensure appropriate PPE is being used at all times in designated areas

Customer service:

• Provide regular updates to our customer and ensure the project is delivered on time and to their expectations
• Deliver test reports accurately (RFT) and on time (OTD)

Technical excellence:

• Competently deliver tests to a high professional standard on time using the agreed level of resource.
• Review and analyse logged data, and validate the test results
• Ensure equipment calibration is valid and project documentation is up to date
• Identify improvements (systems of work plus, data handling and manipulation) and manage any changes appropriately

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in relevant engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronic)  

Experience

• An interest and passion in progressing your career in Driveline test and development, including HV electric machines (essential)
• Previous relevant industry work experience e.g. driveline testing (desirable not essential)
• Mechanical driveline and electric vehicle drive systems knowledge  (desirable not essential)
• Test bed control system(s) and CAN communications (preferred)
• CAD (preferred)
• Instrumentation and data acquisition (preferred)
• High Voltage awareness (training will be provided)

Skills

• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong organisational, analytical and problem solving skills

Personal Behaviours

• Willingness to learn
• Methodical
• Flexible and adaptable
• Problem solver
• Highly motivated team player
• Customer focused
• High level of confidentiality and integrity

Other

• This position be will based on site at Leyland
• Full UK driving licence & own transport (UTAC Leyland is not easily accessible via public transport).
• Flexibility to travel as and when required
• Willing to undergo a Criminal Disclosure check

For you, as a potential UTAC team member, we believe that the international and diverse nature of our business combined with the passion, energy and friendliness of our people create a great place to work. UTAC is proud to be an equal opportunities employer, valuing inclusion and supporting our people to be themselves and at their very best.

By joining us you will gain access to a broad range of learning relevant to your role and personal development, as well as exposure to leading technologies and expertise.

Our reward and benefit programmes are designed to support our people with competitive and locally tailored packages combined with support for individual health and wellbeing both inside and outside of work.

In the UK this includes ;

• Life Cover
• Access to a wide range of discounts and offers via the Perkz reward scheme
• Recognition awards linked to our UTAC values of Expertise, Innovation and Integrity.
• Healthcare cashback plans
• Generous holiday benefits
• Contributory pension schemes
• Attractive family friendly policies; maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, flexible working.
• Access to a variety of employee assistance support services.

Learn more about UTAC and what and how we do what we do at www.utac.com

Candidates for positions at UTAC must be able to provide proof of identity and eligibility to work in the country the role is based in. Immigration visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Note to Recruitment Agencies :

UTAC do not accept speculative applications from agencies for our open positions and any submissions made will not be accepted and no fees will be accepted or paid in respect of speculative CVs received.