56 engine test technician jobs found

Software Architect Engineer 11-month contract Based in Gaydon £27.21 per hour (Inside IR35) *Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility, to work full time, and travel within, the UK* About the company I am currently recruiting on behalf of an automotive OEM, based in West Midlands, who are looking for a Software Architect Engineer to join their team. Job Description As Software Architect Engineer, your main responsibilities will include: Architecting multiple types/categories of software, including end-user applications Performing complex software process definition and requirements analysis Designing and specifying the overall software structure and core elements Developing the architectural guidelines, specifications and technical standards Communicating the design of the software architecture to stakeholders Why work through Contechs? Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy....

Software Architect Engineer 11-month contract Based in Gaydon £33.88 per hour (Inside IR35) *Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility, to work full time, and travel within, the UK* About the company I am currently recruiting on behalf of an automotive OEM, based in West Midlands, who are looking for a Software Architect Engineer to join their team. Job Description As Software Architect Engineer, your main responsibilities will include: Architecting multiple types/categories of software, including end-user applications Performing complex software process definition and requirements analysis Designing and specifying the overall software structure and core elements Developing the architectural guidelines, specifications and technical standards Communicating the design of the software architecture to stakeholders Why work through Contechs? Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy....

Senior Mechanical Engineer Basildon 6-Month Contract Paying up to £55p/h (Inside IR35 Key Responsibilities Support senior members of staff in the delivery of technical solutions on critical Business Programmes. Generation of mechanical solutions to relevant company and international standards. Design of engineering solutions taking into account all requirements including product quality, safety, reliability, testability, sustainability, etc. Mechanical engineering detailed design, including numerical calculations, tolerance studies, etc. Produce Manufacturing Data Packs in line with BS8888 including appropriate application of GD&T. Generate BoM within approve PLM system (Teamcenter). Contribute to reviews of Mechanical designs in accordance with business and industry standards. Deliver design solutions against Technical Requirements, within budget and timescales. Essential Skills & Experience Mechanical or Science degree qualified, or equivalent, with experience....

Senior Substation Secondary (P&C) Design Engineer Locations: Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham or Epsom Duration: 12 months initially Rate: Negotiable on experience Inside IR35 Are you ready to make a real impact in the energy sector? Our client, a leading organisation in power and energy solutions, is seeking a talented Senior Substation Secondary (P&C) Design Engineer to join their dynamic team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-profile projects, supporting clients like National Grid and SSEN across the UK and internationally. What you'll be doing: * Lead technical delivery of protection and control (P&C) design packages for substation projects, from Front End Engineering Design (FEED) to Detailed Design. * Provide technical guidance on protection schemes, relay settings, coordination, and substation automation. * Ensure quality assurance and governance of all design outputs, including SLDs, wiring diagrams, I/O schedules, and control room layouts. *...

On behalf of our client, we are seeking a Fluid Mechanical Design Engineer to join on an initial 12-month contract. As a Fluid Mechanical Design Engineer , you will act as the technical lead on an R&T project exploring auto-ignition temperatures for Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Role: Fluid Mechanical Design Engineer Pay: £50 per hour Via Umbrella Location: Filton Contract: Monday- Friday, 35Hours per week, 12 Month contract IR35 Status: Inside Security Clearance: BPSS Responsibilities Lead the team in completing the detailed design phase and passing CDR (critical design review). Develop and implement the build plan. Lead the Verification and Validation of the built test rig and ensure entry into service. Co-ordinate technical activities within the team ensuring correct prioritisation of topics. Support the team in their day to day activities to overcome any technical challenges Essential Skills Experience of working in a test laboratory environment. Experience of...

Our client has an opportunity for a Technical Shopfloor Engineer to join them on a 12 month contract. You will be accompanying the production team in identifying and analysing technical issues. Role: Technical Shopfloor Engineer Location: Broughton, Flintshire Hours: Alternating weeks of mornings and afternoons: Monday to Friday Mornings - 6:00am - 1:10pm / Afternoons - 1:30pm - 8:40pm Clearance: BPSS required to start Hourly Rate: £40.13 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 + a 20% shift uplift What you'll be doing: Accompany the production team / Autonomous Production Team (APT). Supports in identifying, analysing and solving technical issues not directly manageable by the Operators & First Line Manager (FLM). Provides an E2E perspective at the shopfloor level within the production team / APT in Airbus. Supports continuous production enablement by efficiently utilising available resources & knowledge Contributes to the Operational Excellence targets within her/his...

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Brakes Refinement Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour. The Opportunity: The brakes refinement team is responsible for the engineering and delivery of a refined braking system from the pedal to the foundation brake on all vehicle lines to customer expectations. Brakes refinement attributes include squeal, judder, creep groan and wheel honk and brake actuation NVH and EPB sound quality. There is a strong focus on ensuring that our standards satisfy our customers in conjunction with developing efficient methods for delivery of programmes including the use of virtual tools and translation of customer requirements into objective measurements. This role will aim to enhance the customer experience through the design, development, measurement and balance of the brake refinement customer attributes for Jaguar Land Rover...

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Battery Test Delivery Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour. The Opportunity: Using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll provide the power behind our vehicles working in our Engineering Operations Powertrain team. The company has made a major investment in new testing capability to ensure future Powertrain development can take place and meet the business requirement to develop new and exciting products. The Battery Test Operations Team is part of Powertrain Test Operations within Product Engineering Operations. The team maintains productive test workflow for HV Battery development at our internal test labs at ABE Lyons Park (Coventry) and BatLab (Gaydon), delivering high quality electrical characterisation and performance data at cell, module and pack level. The team also supports HV battery activity at other internal...

Order Ref: (phone number removed) Position Title: Facilities Engineer Duration: Contract Location: Whitley £29.72 per hour INSIDE of IR35 (Umbrella) Applicants MUST HAVE proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility, to work full time and travel within the UK About the company I am currently recruiting on behalf of an automotive OEM, based in West Midlands, who are looking for a Facilities Engineer to join their team. Duties: This role sits within the Cross Functional Test Facilities Team, which is part of Engineering Operations (E O). The team delivers facilities support to the Test Operations team which is part of E O and has as its objective achieving 'timely, quality' product releases through supporting the overall Product 'cycle plan'. In this role you will work within the Cross Functional Test Facilities based in Whitley with potential support for other sites (Gaydon, Ansty Park and Lyons Park). Supporting E O activities under the control of EO-10026 for...

Job Title: Lead Civil Engineer Rate: £50 - £60 per hour (dependent on experience) Location: Birmingham / Glasgow / Chester / Leeds (Flexible UK base / hybrid) Type: Contract - Inside IR35, Hybrid About the Role: Our client is seeking Lead Civil Engineers to join their Delivery group, working on non-infrastructure UK water engineering projects. You will act as a technical specialist and/or in a lead role, developing and applying advanced engineering techniques, while guiding project teams to deliver high-quality outputs. About the Client: Our client is part of a global engineering and environmental group, delivering projects in over 100 countries. They combine innovation, sustainability, and technical excellence, offering employees opportunities to work on exciting projects worldwide while supporting flexible and hybrid working patterns in the UK. Key Responsibilities: Provide guidance on design guides, standards, systems, and engineering codes. Prepare calculations and...

Job Title: Senior Civil Engineer Day Rate: Up to £500 per day (outside IR35) Location: Manchester, with occasional site visits (expenses paid) Type: 12-month Contract | Full-time | Hybrid (1-2 days WFH possible for the right candidate) About the Role: You'll be involved in varied and high-impact projects across the regulated water industry, including: Sewage treatment works upgrades Clean water main replacements IED schemes at sewage treatment works CSO upgrades and storm storage solutionsThis is a chance to deliver technical excellence on essential UK infrastructure. About the Client: Our client is a respected engineering design consultancy working across the UK rail and utilities sectors. With a growing workload and strong reputation, they offer a supportive and collaborative team culture. Wellbeing is central to their values - they've created a safe, fair, and positive environment where people thrive. Key Responsibilities: Deliver high-quality civil engineering design...

Production Test Engineer 12-month contract Based in Stevenage Offering £36ph Inside IR35 Are you an experienced Electronics Test Engineer? Do you have experience testing down to component level? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the Production Test Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. You will be involved in: Providing test engineering support to operators on the shopfloor Testing and diagnosing complex electrical/electronic systems, sub-assemblies, and circuit cards down to component level Generating test specifications, operator instructions, and technical reports - based on higher-level requirements and information Identify remedial and...

Senior Systems Engineer £87.83 per hour (Inside IR35) Mostly remote - 1-2 days per month on site, Barrow or Sheffield 12 months Senior Systems Engineer reporting to the Systems Engineering Function Lead within the Weapon Systems Engineering function. The role requires a good understanding of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Requirements management, Interface Management, Integration, and V&V stages of the Engineering Lifecycle. They should be experienced in working withal stakeholders including the internal project team, external customers, and the various design teams (S/W, Mech, Elec etc.). They should also be experienced in managing the engineering design stages: from the initial concept; design and development; testing and qualification; through to final manufacture and implementation of a new product or sub-system. Elicitation of user needs from internal/external customers. Elicitation of stakeholder needs across internal/external stakeholders. Elicitation of...

Hays are now looking for a Customer Network Design Specialist for one of our local clients: £465 p/d Inside IR35 Hybrid - Location is Exeter 6 Month Initial Contract NPPV3 As a Customer Solution Design Practitioner, you'll shape secure, nonperformance technology solutions for customers across critical national services and large enterprise networks. Working closely with design teams, engineers and stakeholders, you'll deliver robust, scalable solutions that support complex transformation programmes. What You Will Be Doing Designing technical components that meet agreed time, cost and quality standards. Producing design packages for transitions, transformations and in‑life improvements. Collaborating with solution designers, architects and technical specialists. Managing technical and commercial risks and resolving issues proactively. Presenting solution options, explaining design decisions and business benefits. Identifying opportunities for service improvement or solution...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Test Development Engineer on an initial 6 month contract.  The role will be a hybrid position of 50 / 50 time spent onsite.   Rate: £50.00 per hour Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: The role will be a hybrid position of 50 / 50 time spent onsite Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Test Development Engineer Job Description: The Test Equipment Hardware Design Capability group is a function home to the engineers working as part of the Test Equipment Centre of Excellence (TE CofEx), within Electronic Engineering (EE) Directorate. The EE Directorate is part of the wider Operations Directorate and forms part of Greater Engineering (Engineering, Operations and Programmes Directorate). Prepare specifications & develop...

Senior EC&I Designer Location: Warrington (Hybrid Working) Rate: £53.00 – £65.00 per hour (Inside IR35) Hours: 40 hours per week Security Clearance: SC Clearance required Sector: Nuclear The Opportunity We are recruiting for a Senior EC&I Designer to support the delivery of complex nuclear engineering projects within a highly regulated environment. This is a key role where you will lead Electrical, Control & Instrumentation design activities, provide technical leadership to a multi-disciplinary team, and ensure high-quality, compliant design outputs across the full project lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Lead EC&I design activities across nuclear projects from concept through to detailed and production design Allocate and review work, ensuring all deliverables meet nuclear industry standards and regulatory requirements Produce and check EC&I design outputs, including: Schematics Wiring diagrams Loop diagrams Cable schedules General arrangements...

Mechanical Design Engineer Location: Filton Contract Length: 12 Months (Likely Extension) Hours: 35 per week (4 days between 7am-7pm) Clearance: BPSS+ (completed by the Client's Security Team), Rate: £50ph Umbrella / £37.38ph PAYE IR35: Inside (Off‑Payroll Working Rules Apply) About the Role Our Client is seeking an experienced Fluid Mechanical Design Engineer to join their Test Centre team and act as the technical lead on an exciting R&T project focused on exploring auto‑ignition temperatures for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). You will join at the conceptual architecture definition stage and lead the project through detailed design, build, and commissioning - delivering a complete end‑to‑end test rig development project. This role sits within a multi‑disciplinary engineering environment, working alongside Test Means Architecture & Integration teams to deliver a safe, high‑quality technical solution. Key Responsibilities Lead the team through detailed design...

We are recruiting for a talented Hardware Design Engineer to join our client's Test Equipment Hardware Design Capability team on a 6-month contract. Part of the Test Equipment Centre of Excellence (TE CofEx), this team designs, integrates, and validates innovative test system hardware solutions that support products throughout their lifecycle. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects, ensure technical excellence, and help drive engineering success. Role: Test Development Engineer Pay: £50 per hour Via Umbrella Location: Stevenage Contract: Monday- Friday, 37 Hours per week, 6 Months Contract IR35 Status: Inside Security Clearance: SC Required however can start on BPSS Essential Responsibilities Prepare specifications & develop designs in line with all quality and technical standards. Develop proposals for investigations & solutions, following investigation and analysis of technical issues. Carry out design appraisals to ensure all...

Principal Substation Primary (HV Plant) Design Engineer Location: Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham, or Epsom Duration: 12 months initially Rate: Negotiable on experience Inside IR35 Are you ready to take your engineering career to the next level and make a real impact in the energy sector? Our client, a leading organisation in power infrastructure, is hiring for a Principal Substation Primary (HV Plant) Design Engineer to join their dynamic team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on diverse projects within the transmission and distribution sectors across the UK, supporting innovative energy solutions. What you'll be doing: * Lead FEED and detailed design workstreams for HV substations, ensuring technical excellence and compliance with client specifications. * Manage and mentor a team of engineers, supporting their development and performance. * Oversee design reviews, including layouts, earthing, interlocking schemes, and HV equipment specifications. * Coordinate project...

Senior Substation Secondary (P&C) Design Engineer Locations: Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham or Epsom Duration: 12 months initially Rate: Negotiable on experience Inside IR35 Are you ready to make a real impact in the energy sector? Our client, a leading organisation in power and energy solutions, is seeking a talented Senior Substation Secondary (P&C) Design Engineer to join their dynamic team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-profile projects, supporting clients like National Grid and SSEN across the UK and internationally. What you'll be doing: * Lead technical delivery of protection and control (P&C) design packages for substation projects, from Front End Engineering Design (FEED) to Detailed Design. * Provide technical guidance on protection schemes, relay settings, coordination, and substation automation. * Ensure quality assurance and governance of all design outputs, including SLDs, wiring diagrams, I/O schedules, and control room layouts. *...