Electrical Test Engineer

QUINTESSENTIAL BRANDS UK GROUP LTD; Merthyr Tydfil; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Marshall Land Systems is seeking an Electrical Test Engineer to ensure electrical systems meet engineering specs, regulatory standards and customer requirements prior to delivery. You will work with Production, Engineering and Quality to safeguard electrical integrity, safety and on-time delivery of fully functional products.

Responsibilities include planning tests, executing FAT, fault diagnostics, NCR handling, maintaining records and supporting audits.

Qualifications

• Relevant electrical qualification (e.g. City & Guilds, NVQ, HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or equivalent).
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and technical specifications.
• Strong understanding of electrical testing methods and safety standards.
• Experience with electrical test equipment (e.g. multimeters, insulation testers, continuity testers).
• Knowledge of system-level testing and integration (electrical/mechanical interface).
• Ability to analyse and interpret electrical test data and results.
• Experience with FAT and inspection processes.
• Knowledge of non-conformance reporting (NCR) and root cause analysis.
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.

Responsibilities

• Support test planning and readiness in line with production schedules and project milestones.
• Review and contribute to electrical test plans, procedures and work instructions. Execute FAT on electrical systems and assemblies.
• Conduct electrical testing including continuity, insulation resistance, functional testing and fault diagnostics.
• Verify electrical installations against schematics, wiring diagrams and technical specifications.
• Perform inspections, fault finding and root cause analysis on electrical systems, reporting issues clearly.
• Identify, raise and support resolution of non-conformances (NCRs).
• Maintain accurate test records, certification packs and electrical compliance documentation.
• Communicate test progress, issues and results to key stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across electrical test and production processes.
• Assist with internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with electrical standards and procedures.
• Maintain, calibrate and ensure safe usage of electrical test equipment and instrumentation.
• Ensure adherence to 5S and housekeeping standards within the test environment.
• Support shift-based working where required (including day/night rotation).
• Promote and comply with Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) requirements, including electrical safety practices.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, statutory and contractual obligations.

Skills

Read electrical schematics

Interpret wiring diagrams

Electrical test standards

Fault finding and diagnostics

NCR/root cause analysis

FAT and inspection processes

Electrical safety practices

Education

City & Guilds / NVQ / HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Multimeters

Insulation testers

Continuity testers

Job description

Employee Type Full Time

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Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role:

The Electrical Test Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all electrical systems, components and assemblies are tested, inspected and verified to meet engineering specifications, regulatory standards and customer requirements prior to delivery.

Job Description

Working closely with Production, Engineering and Quality teams, the role plays a key part in ensuring electrical integrity, safety, compliance and on-time delivery of fully functional products.

Your responsibilities in this role include:

• Support test planning and readiness in line with production schedules and project milestones
• Review and contribute to electrical test plans, procedures and work instructions. Execute in-process, system-level and final acceptance testing (FAT) on electrical systems and assemblies
• Conduct electrical testing including continuity, insulation resistance, functional testing and fault diagnostics
• Verify electrical installations against schematics, wiring diagrams and technical specifications
• Perform inspections, fault finding and root cause analysis on electrical systems, ensuring clear reporting of issues
• Identify, raise and support resolution of non-conformances (NCRs)
• Ensure all electrical systems meet defined quality and safety standards before progression or
• Maintain accurate test records, certification packs and electrical compliance documentation
• Communicate test progress, issues and results to key stakeholders
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across electrical test and production processes
• Assist with internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with electrical standards and procedures
• Maintain, calibrate and ensure safe usage of electrical test equipment and instrumentation
• Ensure adherence to 5S and housekeeping standards within the test environment
• Support shift-based working where required (including day/night rotation)
• Promote and comply with Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) requirements, including electrical safety practices
• Ensure compliance with all legal, statutory and contractual obligations

Qualifications

• Relevant electrical qualification (e.g. City & Guilds, NVQ, HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or equivalent)

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and technical specifications
• Strong understanding of electrical testing methods and safety standards
• Experience with electrical test equipment (e.g. multimeters, insulation testers, continuity testers)
• Knowledge of system-level testing and integration (electrical/mechanical interface)
• Ability to analyse and interpret electrical test data and results
• Experience with Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and inspection processes
• Knowledge of non-conformance reporting (NCR) and root cause analysis
• Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills

Introduction to Marshall Land Systems

Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world. From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.