Job Description

Powertrain Test Technician

Location: Peterborough

Contract: 12 months (likely to extend)

Rate: £32.51 p/h PAYE (approx. £260.08 per day) Inside IR35

Working Pattern: Mon-Thu 08:00-16:30, Fri 08:00-13:00 37Hours a week

The Opportunity

Join a busy engine and machine development environment supporting powertrain installation, shakedown and test activities across a wide variety of off‑highway machines. You'll work within a high‑volume project pipeline including full machine builds, repower programmes, prototype installs and new product development. Technicians rotate between workshops, giving exposure to internal combustion, electric and EV systems.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced, hands‑on engineering setting and enjoys varied technical challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Follow engineering instructions to install prototype, pilot and production powertrains into machines

Carry out mechanical and electrical assembly using hand/power tools and lifting equipment

Instrument powertrains with sensors including thermocouples, pressure transducers and speed pickups

Diagnose and resolve faults across engines, powertrains and machine systems

Work confidently from mechanical, electrical and hydraulic drawings

Manufacture parts using machining, welding, fabrication and electronics facilities

Produce electrical looms to interface powertrain and machine

Operate off‑highway vehicles (excavators, telehandlers, backhoe loaders, track‑type tractors etc.)

Maintain a safe, organised work area in line with 5S and TPM

Support other workshop areas during peak workload periodsMust‑Have Skills

Strong mechanical, electrical/electronic and hydraulic aptitude

Engine/mechanical testing & diagnostics

Hands‑on workshop experience

Ability to work across IC, electric or EV systems

Good understanding of instrumentation and sensor application

Ability to read and follow engineering drawings and procedures

Confident using tools, lifting equipment and welding/fabrication kit

Effective communicator and team playerQualifications & Experience

Ideally apprenticeship‑trained (engineering or motor mechanics)

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent desirable

Minimum 4 years' experience in mechanical/engine testing, automotive, heavy machinery or workshop environments

Experience from automotive, construction machinery, rail, aerospace or production engineering also considered

Good PC skills (Microsoft Office + internal systems training provided)Person Fit

Adaptable, proactive, hands‑on, comfortable in a changing environment, and able to support multiple teams when required