Hands-On Electrical Quality Test Engineer

UTEC; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

UTEC, Acteon's Geo-services business line, is seeking a Quality Test Engineer to join at our facility in Wokingham. You will lead hands-on fault finding across NX2 systems, PCBs, and panel builds, diagnose electrical faults, and drive root-cause actions in a fast-paced environment.

You will work on hardware on the shop floor, support FAT and integration testing, and ensure fixes are verified and embedded into standard processes, improving product quality and operational performance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with electrical systems, panels, or instrumentation.
• Proven track record in fault finding and diagnosing complex hardware issues.
• Experience with PCB assemblies, wiring systems, and integrated systems.
• Experience running or supporting FAT and system testing.
• Working knowledge of ISO-driven quality processes.
• Strong fault-finding mindset with structured thinking.
• Ability to break down complex system failures into root cause.
• Confident working hands-on with hardware and electrical systems.
• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and system layouts.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings.
• Direct and confident in challenging poor quality or repeated issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on fault finding across variety of products, including NX2 systems, circuit boards, and panel builds.
• Diagnose electrical faults during build, integration, and testing stages.
• Investigate issues in power, comms, signal integrity, and system configuration.
• Work directly on hardware to isolate failures quickly and accurately.
• Support test teams during failures and take ownership of complex issues.
• Own root cause analysis for all product and test failures.
• Consistent recording of results, in a manner that allows analysis of failures and improvements over time.
• Break down faults to component, wiring, firmware, or process level.
• Use structured methods to identify true root cause, not surface symptoms.
• Drive corrective actions through engineering, production, and suppliers.
• Ensure fixes are verified, repeatable, and embedded into standard processes.
• Define and improve electrical test procedures for products and assemblies.
• Strengthen FAT and bench test coverage to expose failures early.
• Challenge test methods where faults are escaping into later stages.
• Ensure test results are consistent, recorded.
• Work hands-on during system bring-up and full system testing.
• Inspect and verify panel builds, wiring, and terminations
• Validate schematics against physical builds and test outputs
• Identify build defects, poor practices, and inconsistencies early
• Support engineers in resolving integration issues across systems
• Investigate faults linked to supplied components, PCBs, and assemblies
• Lead supplier-related root cause investigations and corrective actions
• Inspect incoming electrical components and assemblies
• Feedback quality issues into procurement and supplier management
• Ability to read mechanical drawings

Skills

Electrical systems

Fault finding

PCB assemblies

Wiring systems

Integrated systems

FAT & system testing

ISO quality processes

Root cause analysis

Schematics reading

Mechanical drawings reading

Challenging repeat issues

Job description

UTEC, Acteon's Geo-services business line, is seeking a Quality Test Engineer to join at our facility in Wokingham. You will lead hands-on fault finding across NX2 systems, PCBs, and panel builds, diagnose electrical faults, and drive root-cause actions in a fast-paced environment.

You will work on hardware on the shop floor, support FAT and integration testing, and ensure fixes are verified and embedded into standard processes, improving product quality and operational performance.