Research And Development Technician

Job description

TITLE : R&D Engineer & Master Vehicle Technician

Location : Bedfordshire

LANGUAGES: English ( Mandarin is preferred)

Salary : £60,000 + Bonus + Car + other benefits

Team : Research & Development

Language: Fluent English . Mandarin Chinese is very helpful

Sector : Passenger cars /automotive

Company details

As a Master Technician you will be joining one of the fastest growing automotive export businesses in the world at a key moment in the transformation of the automotive sector and powered by new technological changes created by state-of-the-art Research & Design. This is a very exciting role in which you will work for one of the most advanced passenger car businesses in the world and a company that has experienced stunning growth in the last 2 years. It is the first automotive business to totally master the core technology of engine, gearbox, chassis, platform, and new energy, and now exports its manufacturing know-how globally. This role has a clear career pathway and can develop into a technical lead or multi-brand senior or director level technical operations role

DUTIES

You will work across 4 key passenger car brands

• Ensure vehicles meet the technical, quality and UK and EU regulatory requirements

• Develop production vehicles to support diagnostics, software updates, vehicle testing, product evaluation and engineering investigations.

• Perform advanced diagnostics and fault investigation on development and production vehicles.

• Identify root causes of complex vehicle issues including electrical, electronic, software and mechanical systems.

• Undertake vehicle testing, validation and product evaluation activities

• Liaise with the UK After Sales team, dealerships and field technicians to investigate and resolve technical issues

• Communicate, record and report technical findings, test results and investigation outcomes clearly to R&D and global engineering teams.

• Travel to dealerships across the UK to support technical investigations, dealership support, testing activities and engineering events

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience working as a Master Technician or Senior Automotive Technician.

• A background in vehicle electrical, electronic and mechanical systems.

• Experience using automotive diagnostic tools and performing ECU programming / software updates.

• Knowledge of electric vehicles, hybrid powertrains or ADAS technologies.( Ideally )

• Experience working with prototype or pre-production vehicles ( ideally ) .

(Fluent spoken Mandarin would be helpful )

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Central Bedfordshire

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

26-04-2026

Profession type

Retail

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English