Production Test Engineer

Akkodis; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Modis seeks a Production Test Engineer - Electronics for a long-term contract in Bolton. You will support testing and diagnostics of electrical/electronic subsystems during production, helping ensure targets are met, and you will generate test specifications and reports.

The role involves working in a small team within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, with responsibilities including introducing new test equipment, diagnosing complex systems, and coordinating with Quality and Operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC level engineering qualification or equivalent.
• Experience in digital/analogue measurement and fault diagnosis down to component level.
• Awareness of sub-system/system design, integration and test principles.
• Ability to generate test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports.
• Good planning and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide test engineering support on shopfloor and assist with new test equipment.
• Test and diagnose electrical/electronic systems, sub-assemblies and circuit cards to component level.
• Generate test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports from higher-level requirements.
• Identify remedial and corrective actions to keep manufacturing aligned with programme targets.
• Support meetings with Quality and Operations to update on Test Engineering actions.

Skills

HNC level qualification

Digital & analogue electronic testing

Electrical/sub-system design awareness

Test spec & report writing

Work planning & prioritisation

RF & Microwave (advantageous)

Manual/Automated test equipment (adv.)

Education

HNC Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Production Test Engineer - Electronics required for long term contract assignment based in Bolton

Skillset/experience required:

• Essential:

• 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.
• Awareness of electrical/electronic sub-system and system design, integration and test principles.
• 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.

• Advantageous:

• Knowledge of RF and Microwave technology at the subsystem level.
• Experience in operating manual and automated test equipment in an Electronics Manufacturing environment.

Overview of department:

As a Production Test Engineer - Electronics, you will play a vital role in supporting testing and diagnostics of electrical/electronic sub-systems and circuit cards during the production phase of the product lifecycle. You will use your experience to provide technical support to the manufacturing test capability, to ensure programme targets are met to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.

Responsibilities:

You will be working with a small team of dedicated engineers in a fast-paced but friendly and inclusive manufacturing environment, carrying out the following:

• Providing test engineering support to operators on the shopfloor, including supporting the introduction of new test equipment.
• Testing and diagnosing complex electrical/electronic systems, sub-assemblies and 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.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.