PCB Test Engineer - Hybrid/Onsite in Bolton

Tatton Recruitment; Bolton; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

World Class Defence Organisation in Bolton is seeking a PCB Test Engineer to support testing and diagnostics of circuit cards during production. You will work with a small team to ensure test capabilities meet time, cost, and quality targets on the shopfloor.

The role requires hands-on experience with PCB test engineering, testing down to component level, and the ability to generate test specifications and reports.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC level of Engineering qualifications or equivalent.
• Good understanding of digital and analogue electronic measurement and test principles, and fault diagnosis techniques, with demonstrable experience down to component level.
• Experience of circuit card testing is essential.
• 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 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

PCB test engineering

Diagnosis of test failures

Component-level testing

Verbal and written communication

Planning and organisation

Education

HNC in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Test equipment operation

Job description

World Class Defence Organisation in Bolton is seeking a PCB Test Engineer to support testing and diagnostics of circuit cards during production. You will work with a small team to ensure test capabilities meet time, cost, and quality targets on the shopfloor.

The role requires hands-on experience with PCB test engineering, testing down to component level, and the ability to generate test specifications and reports.