Electronic Test Technician

Cortech Talent Solutions Ltd; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Test Engineer in Huntingdon to provide technical support for customers and their products. The role involves interpreting test specifications, proposing effective DFT test plans, and investigating new testing methods. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills, a background in electronic PCB testing, and proficiency in lab software tools. This position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work on multiple projects independently.

Qualifications

• Experience working in electronic PCB/component testing environment.
• Ability to run own projects with minimal supervision.
• Formal qualifications preferred but not required.
• Analytical with high attention to detail.
• Use of LabVIEW and Gerber View software.
• Python and Embedded C knowledge a plus.
• MS Office and Excel proficiency.
• Ability to run own projects with minimal supervision.
• Strong problem-solving and reporting skills.
• Good verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Interpret customers’ test specifications and schematics.
• Propose DFT test plans for effective solutions.
• Interface with customers on technical product matters.
• Investigate new testing methods to improve coverage.
• Support Operations Test team with equipment specifications.
• Collaborate with QA, Engineering and Production for defect root-cause analysis.
• Support Operations Test team with equipment specs and diagnosis.
• Respond flexibly to requests using relevant skills and experience.
• Adhere to regulations and company policies at all times.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Experience in electronic PCB testing

Computer literacy

MS Office

Excel

Communication skills

Project management

Problem solving

Reporting skills

Education

HND / HNC or equivalent

Degree or equivalent academic qualifications

Tools

LabVIEW

Gerber view

Python

Embedded C

MS Office

Excel

Job description

Location: Huntingdon

Onsite role: 39 hrs a week

Job Purpose

To provide test technical support to customers, their products, operations test function, and team members, enabling a complete value-added service to the company.

Requirements

The Engineer role in Test Support (TS) will be self-motivated, able to read and interpret customers’ test requirements, develop, recommend and implement DFT and test solutions for the Company, customers and supply partners.

The role involves working with customers, developing test plans and Design for Test solutions. This will involve researching new technologies, methods, procedures and processes adding value, reduce cost and improves overall effectiveness of the test function, both on site and visiting customer locations.

Formal qualifications are preferred but not required for this position, however previous experience in a similar role is essential.

Key Responsibilities

1. Ability to read and interpret customers’ test specifications and schematics.
2. The ability to propose DFT test plans that delivers the most effective solution for the product.
3. Be a technical point of contact with customers design and technical teams, discussing testing requirements, solutions, product design, performance, yields and improvements. Be comfortable interfacing with customers on technical product and equipment matters.
4. Working independently or part of a team, investigate new, alternative and complementary testing methods (eg Boundary Scan, JTAG) improving coverage, screening, failure analysis and diagnosis.
5. Investigate how to improve test capability and yields, fault investigation, PCB diagnosis, fault finding, feedback and repair cycles.
6. Continuous Improvement, with Quality, Engineering and Production teams investigate defects discovered in Test to be analysed and investigated to find the root cause, feeding back analysis to relevant area of design / operations.
7. Support Operations Test team on equipment specification, operation, product and diagnosis where required.
8. Respond flexibly on reasonable requests utilising and applying competence, knowledge, skills and experience on related tasks and projects.
9. Work within legislative regulations and company rules and policies at all times.

Person Characteristics and Skills

1. Essential: HND / HNC level education or equivalent, with extensive range of relevant experience.
2. Preferred: Degree or equivalent academic qualifications.
3. Essential: experience working in an electronic PCB / component testing environment with knowledge of electronic hardware.
4. Essential: Analytical with high level of attention to detail.
5. Essential: Use of lab software engineering packages e.g. labview, gerber view.
6. Preferred: competent user of developer software tools Python, Embedded C etc…
7. Essential: Computer literate, competent with MS Office and Excel.
8. Ability to run own projects with minimal supervision.
9. Possess strong problem-solving skills.
10. High standard of report writing skills used to annotate to customers or developing SOP.
11. Be able to work across multiple projects in parallel.
12. Good communication skills, verbal and written.

How to apply?

Please email a CV to [e-mail]