Electronics Production Test Engineer – Diagnostics

Tatton Recruitment; Sale; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

World Class Defence Organisation, based in Bolton, Lancashire, is seeking a Development and Production Test Engineer to support testing and diagnostics of electronic systems during the production phase. This role is contracted for 12 months and pays £37 per hour, with strong emphasis on diagnostics and component-level fault resolution.

You will provide shopfloor support, generate test specs and reports, and liaise with Quality and Operations to keep the programme on track.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC level of Engineering qualifications or equivalent.
• Good understanding of digital and analogue electronic measurement and test principles, with fault diagnosis 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Test engineering

Diagnostics

Electrical testing

RF Microwave

Production support

Education

HNC in Engineering

Tools

Automated test equipment

Diagnostic tools

Job description

World Class Defence Organisation, based in Bolton, Lancashire, is seeking a Development and Production Test Engineer to support testing and diagnostics of electronic systems during the production phase. This role is contracted for 12 months and pays £37 per hour, with strong emphasis on diagnostics and component-level fault resolution.

You will provide shopfloor support, generate test specs and reports, and liaise with Quality and Operations to keep the programme on track.