Overview

Position Title: Verification Engineer

Company: Ocado Group

Location: Welwyn Garden City, UK

Job Description:

Our Retrieval Robotics teams are at the cutting-edge of our technology engineering business. From the design and manufacture of the most state-of-the-art products in the business, to their delivery into our multi-million pound Customer Fulfillment Centres (CFCs) across the globe, our bespoke electrical and mechanical development projects are pushing the boundaries of innovation and automation.

Responsibilities:

  • In collaboration with other teams, define and plan the test strategies for products and subsystems.
  • Provide validation of supplier/design reliability claims through developing and implementing appropriate test strategies.
  • Identify testing, hardware & resource requirements needed to verify any design changes.
  • Ensure full implementation of test plans within the agreed schedule.
  • Manage and drive the product testing, liaising with stakeholders to ensure testing meets schedule.
  • Use accelerated life testing & stress screening techniques to realise potential weaknesses in design of new products.
  • Proactively identify and manage any constraints / barriers which could affect testing or schedule.
  • Collect,analyse and present results from testing to stakeholders..
  • Lead/support the identification of root cause and participate in solution generation for issues uncovered during testing.
  • Build Electro-mechanical rigs to support design verification and reliability testing.

Requirements:

  • A relevant engineering qualification, preferably in the mechatronics space
  • Experience in actively managing product test activities and resources
  • Strong hands-on / practical experience of testing electro-mechanical products
  • Strong technical presentation and analytical skills
  • Ability to work on multiple projects and manage time appropriately
  • Experience managing and interfacing with internal and external personnel
  • Conducting pilot plant trials to support new product development (NPD)
  • Writing and implementing product verification test plans based on best practices
  • Flexibility to travel to Ocado’s other sites within the UK and overseas ‘as’ and ‘when’ required
  • Understanding of Six Sigma problem methodology
  • Developing experiments based on statistical techniques to support innovation projects
  • Use of data analytical tools such as SQL, Python

About Ocado Group

When our journey started, we were all about changing the way people shop for groceries. Nearly 20 years later, we’re a FTSE 100, client-focused business that provides services, technology, and automation to grocery e-commerce businesses around the world.