Electronic Test Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Bolton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is hiring an Electronic Test Engineer for a 12-month contract in Bolton to support major defence programmes. The role involves testing and diagnosing electrical/electronic systems, generating specifications, and providing engineering support. Candidates must have relevant qualifications and experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC level of Engineering qualifications or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience with digital and analogue electronic measurement down to component level.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to plan and organize work according to priorities.

Responsibilities

• Providing test engineering support to operators on the shopfloor.
• Testing and diagnosing complex electrical/electronic systems.
• Generating test specifications, operator instructions, and technical reports.
• Identifying remedial actions for production test failures.

Skills

Electrical Measurement

Fault Diagnosis

Communication

Planning and Organizing

Education

HNC, HND, BSc, BEng, MSc, MEng

Job description

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MERITUS are recruiting for Electronic Test Engineers to join our client on an initial 12 month contract to support their site in Bolton on major defence programmes. *PLEASE NOTE* You MUST be able to evidence one of the following qualifications on submittal: HNC, HND, BSc, BEng, MSc, MEng.

As a Production Test Engineer - Electronics, you will play a vital role in supporting testing and diagnostics of electrical/electronic sub-systems and circuit cards during the production phase of the product lifecycle. You will use your experience to provide technical support to the manufacturing test capability, to ensure programme targets are met to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.

Responsibilities:

You will be working with a small team of dedicated engineers in a fast-paced but friendly and inclusive manufacturing environment, carrying out the following:

• Providing test engineering support to operators on the shopfloor, including supporting the introduction of new test equipment.
• Testing and diagnosing complex electrical/electronic systems, sub-assemblies and circuit cards down to component level.
• Generating test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports - based on higher-level requirements and information.
• Promptly identifying remedial and corrective actions to allow Manufacturing to continue in line with the programme, following production test failures.
• Supporting meetings with Quality and Operations to provide status updates on Test Engineering actions and investigations.

Skillset/experience required:

• Minimum HNC level of Engineering qualifications or equivalent.
• Good understanding of digital and analogue electronic measurement and test principles, and fault diagnosis techniques, with demonstrable experience down to component level.
• Awareness of electrical/electronic sub-system and system design, integration and test principles.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including generation of test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports.
• Ability to plan and organise one's work according to assigned priorities.