Test and Validation Engineer

As a Test and Validation Engineer, you validate autonomous mower systems in real-world environments and lead vehicle-level testing, validation, and safety verification. You will collaborate with engineering teams to integrate autonomy software, develop test plans, and report findings from field tests on golf courses. Your work supports reliable, field-ready systems that align with our focus on quality and environmental responsibility. This role offers hands-on testing at scale in a precision turf context.

• Work life balance promoted with every other Friday off
• 30 days annual leave
• Enhanced Company pension
• Life assurance of four times your annual salary
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your immediate family
• Onsite golf course and football pitch

• Plan and execute vehicle-level testing and validation ( localisation, planning, perception, control )
• Support integration and commissioning of autonomy software on vehicles
• Develop test plans, procedures, and validation criteria
• Conduct field testing at test sites and golf courses
• Analyse data to identify performance gaps and system issues
• Support debugging and validation of fixes with engineering teams
• Execute functional safety validation, including failure mode testing
• Produce test reports and validation documentation
• Other duties as required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics/Mechatronics or similar
• Minimum five years’ experience in systems testing and validation (automotive, robotics) or similar roles
• Strong understanding of test methodologies
• Hands-on experience with vehicle or robotic systems
• Ability to analyse data and diagnose system issues
• Experience in hardware/software integration environments
• Strong documentation and reporting skills
• Self-motivating and able to work with low levels of supervision to defined objectives
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills

• Self-motivating
• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving
• Autonomous systems / ROS2 experience
• Sensor systems (LiDAR, GPS/RTK, cameras, radar)
• CAN bus and vehicle systems