Electronics Test Development Engineer – NPI & Production

Oxford Instruments GmbH; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 25 days

Private health insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme (AVIVA)

Job summary

Oxford Instruments is seeking a Test Development Engineer to design, develop and support production test solutions for electronic products and sub-assemblies. This on-site role sits in High Wycombe within the Materials Analysis unit and partners with external test suppliers, manufacturing and NPI teams.

You’ll own test solution development, contribute to NPI, and help transfer products into production with robust hardware and software tests.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering (or equivalent industry experience).
• Strong experience developing test solutions for electronics and PCBAs.
• Experience with NPI / NPD and transferring products into manufacturing.
• Solid understanding of manufacturing requirements and production environments.
• Ability to work with automatic test equipment (ATE) and electronic instrumentation (oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, etc.).
• Software skills in C++, C#, and/or Python with the ability to read and adapt existing code.
• Experience working with subcontract manufacturers and external suppliers.
• Confident communicator able to lead technical discussions across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain automated and manual test solutions for electronic assemblies and systems.
• Own test solution development in partnership with external suppliers, translating internal requirements into robust, scalable production tests.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) activities, ensuring cost, size, complexity and manufacturability targets are met.
• Write, read, modify and debug test software (primarily C++, C# and/or Python).
• Provide technical project management, leading discussions across engineering, manufacturing and external partners.
• Support the transfer of products into production, including test validation and ramp‑up.
• Work closely with electronics stakeholders and manufacturing teams, particularly within the PCBA test environment.
• Analyse production test data to identify trends, faults and improvement opportunities.
• Improve test efficiency, coverage, reliability and throughput.
• Support installation of test solutions within the global supply base.
• Occasional travel to global manufacturing sites (typically 1–2 trips per year).

Skills

Test development

Test automation

C++

C#

Python

NPI experience

Manufacturing experience

Stakeholder communication

Education

Electrical/Electronic Engineering degree

Tools

ATE

Oscilloscopes

DMMs

Power supplies

Job description

Oxford Instruments is seeking a Test Development Engineer to design, develop and support production test solutions for electronic products and sub-assemblies. This on-site role sits in High Wycombe within the Materials Analysis unit and partners with external test suppliers, manufacturing and NPI teams.

You’ll own test solution development, contribute to NPI, and help transfer products into production with robust hardware and software tests.