Production Test Lead

Oxford Metrics; Cherwell District; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Production Test Lead to join their Oxford team. The role involves supervising a test team, diagnosing faults in product assemblies, and improving production quality. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Electronic Engineering and experience in production testing.

Benefits

Competitive salary

10% Company Pension

25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Life Cover

Private Medical with Optical / Dental Insurance

Permanent Health Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Free On-site Parking

Qualifications

• Ability to test circuits to component level using schematics.
• Experience in managing production testing.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and mentor the test team.
• Diagnose faults in product assemblies.
• Improve production yield and quality.

Skills

Analogue and Digital Circuit Testing

Production Testing Management

Team Leadership

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering

Job description

Description

Are you interested in working on products at the very cutting edge of technology? Want to join Vicon, an Academy Award-winning company, and the world’s largest supplier of precision motion capture and tracking systems?

Vicon is the world leader in motion capture technology, developing high performance software and hardware products for the entertainment, engineering and life science industries. Vicon products are used in major feature films, games, and commercials, and are a crucial measurement tool for biomechanics, robotics, and cutting-edge science.

Vicon is a subsidiary of Oxford Metrics Plc.

Role Summary

We are looking for a Production Test Lead to join our production team in Oxford. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will form part of the team creating industry leading hardware products.

Key Responsibilities

1. Supervising and mentoring the test team.
2. Diagnosing faults in Vicon product assemblies to component level, reworking assemblies or working with the external manufacturer to address as appropriate.
3. Oversee the handling of faulty boards both within Vicon and at our external manufacturers.
4. Working with the team, our external manufacturers and our design engineers to improve our production yield, quality and product reliability, including using DFM and DFT practices in the introduction of new products.
5. Working with development engineers in creating test jigs and test specifications for new products.
6. Supporting activities and responsibilities of other Production teams if and when needed, as directed by the Production Manager.

Required Skills, Knowledge And Expertise

• An ability to test analogue and digital circuits to component level by following schematics and test specifications, using automated test software and equipment where available.
• Understand the requirements and management of Production testing.
• Suitable candidates will be educated to degree level in Electronic Engineering (or equivalent) with relevant industry experience.
• We are looking for an outgoing, confident and self-propelled candidate that will be a great fit within our small and highly experienced team.
• A working knowledge of camera operation would be advantageous, but not essential.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 10% Company Pension
• 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Life Cover
• Private Medical with Optical / Dental Insurance
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free On-site Parking

Oxford Metrics is a smart sensing and software company that enables the interface between the real world and its virtual twin. Our smart sensing technology helps over 10,000 customers in more than 70 countries, including all of the world's top 10 games companies and all of the top 20 universities worldwide.

The Group trades through its market-leading division Vicon, Industrial Vision Systems, and recently acquired, The Sempre Group. Vicon is a world leader in motion measurement analysis to thousands of customers worldwide, including Red Bull, Imperial College London, Dreamscape Immersive, Industrial Light & Magic, and NASA. Industrial Vision Systems is a specialist in machine vision software and technology for high precision, automated quality control systems trusted by blue-chip, smart manufacturing companies across the globe including BD, DePuy, Jaguar Land Rover, Johnson & Johnson, Zytronic and Alkegen. Sempre is a measurement specialist solving manufacturing challenges across multiple industries. Through their expert in-house consultants and partnerships with over 25 well-known manufacturers including Jenoptik, Renishaw and Micro-Vu, Sempre offers an extensive range of products and software to customers in aerospace, automotive, medical, energy and precision engineering.

Founded in 1984 our Group is headquartered in Oxford with offices in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Since 2001, Oxford Metrics (LSE: OMG), has been a quoted company listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange.