Quality Test Engineer

UTEC; Wokingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

UTEC, Acteon's Geo-services business line, is seeking a Quality Test Engineer to join at our facility in Wokingham. You will lead hands-on fault finding across NX2 systems, PCBs, and panel builds, diagnose electrical faults, and drive root-cause actions in a fast-paced environment.

You will work on hardware on the shop floor, support FAT and integration testing, and ensure fixes are verified and embedded into standard processes, improving product quality and operational performance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with electrical systems, panels, or instrumentation.
• Proven track record in fault finding and diagnosing complex hardware issues.
• Experience with PCB assemblies, wiring systems, and integrated systems.
• Experience running or supporting FAT and system testing.
• Working knowledge of ISO-driven quality processes.
• Strong fault-finding mindset with structured thinking.
• Ability to break down complex system failures into root cause.
• Confident working hands-on with hardware and electrical systems.
• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and system layouts.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings.
• Direct and confident in challenging poor quality or repeated issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on fault finding across variety of products, including NX2 systems, circuit boards, and panel builds.
• Diagnose electrical faults during build, integration, and testing stages.
• Investigate issues in power, comms, signal integrity, and system configuration.
• Work directly on hardware to isolate failures quickly and accurately.
• Support test teams during failures and take ownership of complex issues.
• Own root cause analysis for all product and test failures.
• Consistent recording of results, in a manner that allows analysis of failures and improvements over time.
• Break down faults to component, wiring, firmware, or process level.
• Use structured methods to identify true root cause, not surface symptoms.
• Drive corrective actions through engineering, production, and suppliers.
• Ensure fixes are verified, repeatable, and embedded into standard processes.
• Define and improve electrical test procedures for products and assemblies.
• Strengthen FAT and bench test coverage to expose failures early.
• Challenge test methods where faults are escaping into later stages.
• Ensure test results are consistent, recorded.
• Work hands-on during system bring-up and full system testing.
• Inspect and verify panel builds, wiring, and terminations
• Validate schematics against physical builds and test outputs
• Identify build defects, poor practices, and inconsistencies early
• Support engineers in resolving integration issues across systems
• Investigate faults linked to supplied components, PCBs, and assemblies
• Lead supplier-related root cause investigations and corrective actions
• Inspect incoming electrical components and assemblies
• Feedback quality issues into procurement and supplier management
• Ability to read mechanical drawings

Skills

Electrical systems

Fault finding

PCB assemblies

Wiring systems

Integrated systems

FAT & system testing

ISO quality processes

Root cause analysis

Schematics reading

Mechanical drawings reading

Challenging repeat issues

Job description

UTEC, Acteon's Geo-services business line, harnesses data to optimise designs, save time and maximise your project's economic value by providing a holistic understanding of the marine environment. Our insights underpin customers' decision-making from design to asset life extension, ensuring every decision delivers.

We are looking to hire a Quality Test Engineer on a full time, permanent basis. Based at our facility in Wokingham the Quality Engineer is to support the investigation, diagnosis, and resolution of product and manufacturing quality issues. Working directly with NX2 systems, PCB assemblies, and panel builds, you will play a key role in ensuring products meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance. This is a practical role where you will spend much of your time in build and test environments, partnering with engineers and technicians to troubleshoot electrical faults, identify root causes, and implement effective corrective actions. You will be responsible for driving issues through from initial investigation to final resolution, ensuring lessons learned are captured and embedded within the business to prevent recurrence.

The ideal candidate will enjoy problem-solving, be naturally curious about how systems work, and have the technical ability to analyse faults, challenge assumptions, and drive continuous improvement. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives on getting to the source of issues and making a tangible impact on product quality and operational performance.

Duties & Main Responsibilities

Fault Finding and Diagnosis

• Lead hands-on fault finding across variety of products, including NX2 systems, circuit boards, and panel builds
• Diagnose electrical faults during build, integration, and testing stages
• Investigate issues in power, comms, signal integrity, and system configuration
• Work directly on hardware to isolate failures quickly and accurately
• Support test teams during failures and take ownership of complex issues
• Own root cause analysis for all product and test failures
• Consistent recording of results, in a manner that allows analysis of failures and improvements over time
• Break down faults to component, wiring, firmware, or process level
• Use structured methods to identify true root cause, not surface symptoms
• Drive corrective actions through engineering, production, and suppliers
• Ensure fixes are verified, repeatable, and embedded into standard processes

Testing and Validation

• Define and improve electrical test procedures for products and assemblies
• Strengthen FAT and bench test coverage to expose failures early
• Challenge test methods where faults are escaping into later stages
• Ensure test results are consistent, recorded
• Ability to record success rate
• Work hands-on during system bring-up and full system testing

Electrical Quality Control

• Inspect and verify panel builds, wiring, and terminations
• Validate schematics against physical builds and test outputs
• Identify build defects, poor practices, and inconsistencies early
• Support engineers in resolving integration issues across systems
• Investigate faults linked to supplied components, PCBs, and assemblies
• Lead supplier-related root cause investigations and corrective actions
• Inspect incoming electrical components and assemblies
• Feedback quality issues into procurement and supplier management
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and inspect to drawings holding suppliers to account

Build and Production Support

• Work on the shop floor during builds and system integration
• Intervene early when faults or quality issues are identified
• Ensure problems are fixed at source, not passed downstream
• Improve build instructions and methods based on failure trends

Quality Control and NCR Management

• Raise and manage NCRs linked to product failures and defects
• Track recurring faults and ensure permanent corrective actions
• Link NCR trends back to design, build, or supplier issues
• Ensure issues are closed with evidence, not assumptions
• Identify repeat failure patterns across products and projects
• Drive design, test, and build improvements to eliminate defects
• Increase first-time pass rates at FAT and system testing
• Improve reliability and reduce rework across all builds
• Define and write improvement plans & implement

Required

• Strong hands-on experience with electrical systems, panels, or instrumentation
• Proven track record in fault finding and diagnosing complex hardware issues
• Experience with PCB assemblies, wiring systems, and integrated systems
• Experience running or supporting FAT and system testing
• Working knowledge of ISO-driven quality processes
• Strong fault-finding mindset with structured thinking
• Ability to break down complex system failures into root cause
• Confident working hands-on with hardware and electrical systems
• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and system layouts
• Ability to read mechanical drawings
• Direct and confident in challenging poor quality or repeated issues