Lead Manufacturing Test Engineer — FAT & Fault-Finding

Owen Daniels; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Owen Daniels is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Test Engineer in Birmingham to take technical ownership of all product and system testing activities. The role is permanent with an excellent salary and standard Mon-Fri hours, based in Birmingham.

The candidate will lead testing across functional, electrical, environmental and systems domains, develop test strategies, and oversee FATs and customer witness testing, with strong fault-finding and root-cause abilities.

Qualifications

• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Experience in Aerospace/Defence/Marine/Rail/Oil & Gas or ATEX environments.
• Significant manufacturing test engineering experience.
• Proven leadership of testing activities in a regulated industry.
• Strong electrical/electronic fault-finding skills.
• Experience leading FATs and customer witness testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead functional, electrical, environmental and system testing.
• Develop and continuously improve test strategies and procedures.
• Lead Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and customer witness testing.
• Carry out electrical and electronic fault-finding and root cause analysis.
• Support production, commissioning and customer activities.
• Manage test equipment, calibration and technical documentation.

Skills

Test engineering

Fault-finding

Leadership

Test strategy development

FAT & witness testing

Documentation

Education

Bachelor/HNC/HND in engineering

Tools

Test equipment

Calibration traceability

Job description

Owen Daniels is seeking a Lead Manufacturing Test Engineer in Birmingham to take technical ownership of all product and system testing activities. The role is permanent with an excellent salary and standard Mon-Fri hours, based in Birmingham.

The candidate will lead testing across functional, electrical, environmental and systems domains, develop test strategies, and oversee FATs and customer witness testing, with strong fault-finding and root-cause abilities.