Electronics Test Engineer

Recruit Mint Ltd; Towngate; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit Mint Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking an Electronic Test Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will test, diagnose and repair electro-mechanical equipment used in traffic communication products, applying RF knowledge and IPC standards.

You will calibrate, document repairs, update ERP records and support production to keep costs within target, while ensuring safety and calibration requirements are met.

Qualifications

• A BTEC National Certificate/Diploma or HNC.
• Interest in electro-mechanical componentry and products.
• Thorough knowledge of analogue and digital RF principles.
• Experience fault finding on electronic units in manufacturing using test equipment and diagrams.
• Repair and rework hand soldering experience.
• The ability to use own initiative.
• Good communication skills.
• Confident to ask questions.
• Quick learner.
• Enjoy hands on and practical work.

Responsibilities

• Test, diagnose and repair electro-mechanical equipment with test gear.
• Test PCBA down to component level per IPC level 2/3.
• Safety test customer and production equipment.
• Produce test and repair documentation for customers.
• Record fault data and costs in IT systems and ERP.
• Monitor costs to keep repairs within targets and flag overruns.
• Implement changes to upgrade equipment as required.
• Identify repeat failures and report trends to engineers.
• Provide training and support to production staff.

Skills

RF analogue/digital

Fault finding

Soldering hands-on

Initiative

Good communication

Problem solving

Education

BTEC/National Diploma or HNC

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Signal analysers

Radio test sets

Circuit diagrams

Job description

Electronic Test Engineer - 12 month fixed term contract - £32k

We are looking to recruit a Electronic Test Engineer Engineer to join the team on a permanent contract, reporting to the Manufacturing Supervisor. As Technician Engineer you will test, diagnose, and repair our traffic communication product portfolio consisting of radios and supporting equipment.

What you will do:

• Test, diagnose and repair electro-mechanical equipment utilizing an array of test equipment including oscilloscopes, radio test sets and signal analysers
• Test, diagnose and repair PCBA's down to component level in accordance with IPC level 2 and 3
• Safety test customer and production equipment
• Produce test and repair customer documentation
• Enter symptom, fault diagnosis and fix onto appropriate IT systems and fault databases
• Monitor job costs (labour and materials) to ensure repairs remain under the quoted target and liaise with customer support department in the case of projected cost over-runs
• Monitor and implement CSD actions and change notices to upgrade customer equipment as required
• Recognise repeat failures within repairs and highlight trends to development engineering and supervision
• Provide technical feedback to the development engineering department relating to fault root cause analysis
• Ensure all equipment is within calibration and appropriate safety certifications (PAT) prior to use
• Maintain the job status on our IT systems including T-Card and ERP
• Accurately record productive and non-productive hours on our ERP system
• Provide updates to Customer Services Department on customers' equipment repair status, & repair costing
• Identify inefficiencies within test programs and suggest changes/improvements to production engineering
• Provide training & support to production operators, technicians & technician engineers

Requirements

What we are looking for:

• A BTEC National Certificate/Diploma or HNC
• Interest in electro-mechanical componentry and products
• Thorough knowledge of analogue and digital RF principles
• Experience of fault finding on electronic units in a manufacturing environment, using appropriate test equipment and circuit diagrams.
• Repair and rework hand soldering experience
• The ability to use own initiative
• Good communication skills
• Confident to ask questions
• Quick learner
• Enjoy hands on and practical work