Product Test Engineer

Recruit Mint Ltd; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexitime

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Cycle to work

On-site parking

Staff development

Job summary

Recruit Mint Ltd in the United Kingdom seeks a Product Test Engineer to ensure mission-critical communications equipment performs to spec before customers see it. You will join an established manufacturer and a growing test team, carrying out performance testing on aviation and defence communication products.

You will test against project requirements and procedures, set up test equipment, document results, investigate failures, and feed improvements back into development.

Qualifications

• Experience in product test, verification or development test.
• Engineering qualification (HNC or higher) in electronic/electrical engineering.
• Methodical, detail-focused approach to testing and documentation.
• Ability to set up and use test equipment and follow procedures.
• Good fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interpret specifications, drawings and test requirements.
• Clear communication within a small team.
• RF or communications equipment knowledge desirable.
• Ability to obtain and maintain UK Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out product performance testing to meet project requirements.
• Testing communications products in line with internal engineering and quality procedures.
• Verifying products against specification as part of a small development team.
• Setting up test equipment and carrying out structured, repeatable test procedures.
• Recording test results accurately and producing clear test documentation and reports.
• Investigating test failures and supporting fault diagnosis with the engineering team.
• Feeding findings and improvement opportunities back into the development process.
• Supporting the wider test and development activities of the team as workload requires.

Skills

Product testing

Test procedures

Fault diagnosis

RF knowledge

Specifications interpretation

Team collaboration

Security clearance

Education

HNC in Electrical Eng

Job description

Product Test Engineer

Make sure mission-critical communications equipment performs exactly as it should, before it ever reaches the customer.

This is a Product Test Engineer role with an established manufacturer, joining a growing test team.

As a Product Test Engineer you will carry out product performance testing on the communications equipment built by an established manufacturer of mission-critical systems for the aviation and defence sectors. Working as part of a small, close-knit development team, you will test products against project requirements and in line with internal engineering and quality procedures, making sure every detail is right before anything is signed off. The test team is growing to support several high-value contracts, so you will play a real part in getting important products out of the door to the standard they demand. If you take pride in thorough, methodical work and want your testing to genuinely matter, this is a role worth looking at.

Job Responsibilities

• Carrying out product performance testing to meet project requirements
• Testing communications products in line with internal engineering and quality procedures
• Working as part of a small development team to verify products against specification
• Setting up test equipment and carrying out structured, repeatable test procedures
• Recording test results accurately and producing clear test documentation and reports
• Investigating test failures and supporting fault diagnosis with the engineering team
• Feeding findings and improvement opportunities back into the development process
• Supporting the wider test and development activities of the team as workload requires

Skills and Experience

• Experience in a product test, verification or development test role, ideally in an electronics or communications environment
• A relevant engineering qualification, such as an HNC or above in electronic or electrical engineering, or equivalent experience
• A methodical, detail-focused approach to testing and documentation
• The ability to set up and use test equipment and follow defined test procedures
• Good fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• The ability to interpret specifications, drawings and test requirements
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work well within a small team
• An appreciation of RF or communications equipment, which is desirable
• The ability to obtain and maintain UK Government security clearance

Pay and Benefits

As a Product Test Engineer you will receive:

• Salary up to £50,000
• 5 hours per week
• Flexitime with core hours between 09:30 and 15:00
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme with up to 8% company contribution
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free on-site parking
• Option to buy or sell annual leave
• Liberty Days allowing short notice annual leave requests
• Long service and retirement awards
• Flu vaccinations
• Training and continuous professional development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support

Testing is where quality is proven, and in this role your work makes sure mission-critical equipment is right before it ever leaves the building. You would join a growing team, work on genuinely important products, and have a respected manufacturer behind you with real support to develop. If you are a methodical Product Test Engineer who takes pride in getting the detail right, this is one to act on.