Jack Mcconnell Email & Phone Number

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Silverstone, England, United Kingdom

• Designing and commissioning new rigs and ancillary test systems. Including the ability to conceptualise, scheme and design test systems; and subsystems at electrical and mechanical level. • Looking at current and future test requirements and assessing the test systems to ensure that testing needs can be met.• Ability to research and support development function with test suites and / or procedures to aid internal product development and verification.• Developing the… Show more • Designing and commissioning new rigs and ancillary test systems. Including the ability to conceptualise, scheme and design test systems; and subsystems at electrical and mechanical level. • Looking at current and future test requirements and assessing the test systems to ensure that testing needs can be met.• Ability to research and support development function with test suites and / or procedures to aid internal product development and verification.• Developing the Test control strategy and test profile scripting. • Optimise and standardise test rig setup for instrumentation and communication.• Optimising and driving Test control and data acquisition system setup and operation across the Test function, including working with systems suppliers of Test Equipment.• Providing training / mentoring of Test staff to keep up-to-date on all equipment and processes.• Building Test tools to enhance the Test by improving function, reliability, safety, cost and efficiency.• Owning and Driving the H&S requirements for the operation of the test cells.• Working with external test houses to supplement testing for niche testing requirements.• Instrumentation specification and standardisation for all systems. • Ensuring that clean and dirty earth strategies are best practice and documented.• Responsible for producing Test Electrical documentation, both functional and safety related.• Driving the Test Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to Quality standards.• Planning and ensuring that test calibrations are performed and traceably documented.• Developing control code for PLC, HMI and Veristand applications. Controlling the release and documentation of code. Show less

Bicester, England, United Kingdom

Shenley Technical Centre, Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

The job requires me to carry out rig configurations for different EV applications, while being able to be operate in a rapidly responsive work environment to a high standard. Ensuring accurate channel calibration, regular hardware maintenance and detailed test documentation is completed. I have to ensure that the dyno software is configured correctly and write automated transient test schedules to meet customer requirements. From the test data, i am required to review and ensure the test units… Show more The job requires me to carry out rig configurations for different EV applications, while being able to be operate in a rapidly responsive work environment to a high standard. Ensuring accurate channel calibration, regular hardware maintenance and detailed test documentation is completed. I have to ensure that the dyno software is configured correctly and write automated transient test schedules to meet customer requirements. From the test data, i am required to review and ensure the test units meet specification and liaise with the development department to feedback data for design refinements. Testing can be carried out with external customers present at the facility, which requires a professional and accommodating approach to their needs.Testing carried out requires external hardware such as oscilloscopes, probes, current transducers, power analysers and multimeters. I have been exposed to a wide range of test equipment which has helped to improve my practical testing skills and theoretical knowledge of EV motor basics. The role also requires knowledge of different software systems, such as CADET CP V14.4 which is used to run all of our in-house dyno systems.Inverter control settings will be changed for various motor and total system performance testing. From this I have been able to learn to use software systems for motor controllers to tune for efficiency and improved control. Within the company the testing department is a relatively new branch. As one of the more experienced technicians I have been given the opportunity to now run three of the main test cells within the company and train new employees on the cells. Show less