Sr Engineer, Test & Validation

Overview

Test and validation engineer for gas meter product development and improvement

Key Responsibilities

• test automation
• test definition
• test equipment
• test reporting
• calibration standards
• supplier visits

Tasks

-Plan equipment and resources to support product development and product improvement projects -To carry-out electrical, mechanical and environmental tests including specified type tests on any product either in production or development. -To prepare and carry out tests on design changes to current products, making recommendations as appropriate. -To help ensure the laboratory areas are kept tidy in line with Health and Safety requirements. -Identify skills/manpower/equipment shortages and address in line with agreed budgets -Establish test automation strategy for Gas Meter products, implement and maintain -Work alongside SW/HW and Mechanical development teams as an integrated part of new product delivery process -To offer advice and test capability for software, electronic and mechanical component approvals -Test definition (define cases, create documents, execution) -To record and report findings in a formalized reporting style (including log-book or log sheets) which may also include illustrations and graphs. -Quality Management (calibration and standards) -To design, document and build small test equipment for the use of the department or company as a whole. -To visit suppliers of services or goods to discuss the adequacy, safety and quality of such services or goods. -To work with project teams to identify, conduct and report necessary tests to verify the performance of products. -To organize testing at external test houses where facilities are not available within Landis+Gyr. -To assemble and test new or existing products. -Maintain a full understanding of best practice test and analysis methods for demonstrating product reliability -Schedule Compliance & Budget Compliance -Establish and maintain test capability for Gas-Meter communications landscape -Comply with all EH&S legislation and company procedures -Responsible for the adherence of Landis+Gyr’s End User IT Security policy and Baseline IT Security policy. Report any IT related security incidents as outlined in the appropriate IT Security policy. -Be aware of all regulatory requirements for Gas metering products, and to provide advice on implications to new product development testing -Establish and maintain appropriate test metrics for each project -To carry-out where necessary the job of testing finished products as detailed in tie appropriate inspection or quality plan.

Requirements

• engineering degree
• embedded sw
• halt/hass
• dfmea
• statistical analysis
• system testing

What You Bring

-Experience within a multi-national/cultural environment -Desirable: Engineering degree or equivalent in electronics engineering, Physics, Computer Science or similar -Able to work to high standards of quality and precision -Experience in product development lifecycle -Previous experience in an R&D role within embedded SW/ electronic / mechatronic industry -Be computer literate in Microsoft Word and Excel to an intermediate level. -Willing to travel internationally. -Experience of techniques such as HALT/HASS, DFMEA and reliability calculations -Experience of management of System and Integration Testing, and Acceptance Testing phases (from both a supplier and customer perspective) -Understanding of Product Development Processes -Analytical skills, systematic approach -Experience of testing software-driven electro-mechanical products. -Ability to work alone with minimal supervision. -Possess a good standard of both written and spoken English -IT & Computer infrastructure (Test environment) -Statistical Analysis -Competent report writer capable of aligning theory with practice -Documentation, report writing, test specification -Able to interpret engineering diagrams, build and test products according to specifications with reference to colleagues

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About Landis+Gyr

-Founded in 1896 in Switzerland, it began manufacturing electricity meters and steadily expanded overseas by the 1920s. -By the 1980s it introduced digital meters, and through early 2000s acquisitions (Enermet, Hunt, Cellnet) became a global AMI leader. -After ownership by Toshiba and a 2017 IPO on the SIX Swiss Exchange, it now operates in over 30 countries. -Typical projects include deploying advanced metering infrastructure, grid‑edge intelligence, EV charging, water and street‑lighting networks. -They partner on grid modernization with utilities (electric, gas, water), offering smart meters, data analytics, and asset management platforms.

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