Validation & Test Engineer

Validation & Test Engineer Location: Bicester (Hybrid minimum 3 days on-site) Type: Permanent or Contract Salary: Competitive + equity (where applicable) ________________________________________ About TUAL TUAL is building the worlds first deployable charging network for large-scale enterprise customers.

All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.

We develop high-power EV charging systems combining battery storage, smart energy management, and ultra-fast DC charging enabling electrification where grid constraints exist.

This is a fast-paced, product-led environment where engineering output directly shapes real-world deployment.

________________________________________ The Role Were looking for a hands-on Validation & Test Engineer to take ownership of testing across our charging and energy systems.

This role is highly practical youll be physically building, wiring, configuring, and debugging systems to ensure performance, safety, and compliance.

Youll work across electro-mechanical, electrical, and embedded systems, supporting delivery from concept through to deployment and helping establish scalable validation processes.

________________________________________ Key Responsibilities Own validation planning aligned to system and component requirements Define and develop test methods, procedures, and acceptance criteria Build, wire, configure and instrument test setups, rigs, and prototypes Execute hands-on testing across electrical, mechanical and embedded systems Capture, analyse and report results with clear traceability to requirements Support DVP&R activities and validation milestones Carry out safety risk assessments and ensure safe execution of testing Develop test tools, scripts and automation to improve efficiency Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions Support regulatory and certification testing requirements Contribute to building in-house test capability ________________________________________ What Were Looking For Essential: Background as a Senior Technician or Degree in Electrical, Electronic or Automotive Engineering Experience in validation, verification or test engineering within EV, energy or industrial systems Strong understanding of system-level validation and test methodologies Hands-on experience with embedded systems and communication interfaces Proven ability to build, wire and configure test setups and prototypes Experience analysing test data and producing clear outputs Familiarity with safety risk assessment in a test environment Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment Desirable: EV charging xwzovoh systems or protocols (OCPP / OCPI) Battery systems or power electronics IoT systems, telemetry or cloud integration Test automation or scripting (Python or similar) Exposure to regulatory compliance and certification testing ________________________________________ Who You Are Hands-on and practical enjoys building and solving real engineering problems Self-sufficient able to take ownership in a process-light environment Detail-focused strong approach to documentation, traceability and quality Adaptable comfortable working in a scaling, fast-moving business ________________________________________ Why Join TUAL? Work on cutting-edge EV charging and energy systems Play a key role in shaping validation capability as the business scales Join a collaborative, high-performing engineering team Competitive salary, with equity available for permanent hires