Test Engineer

ASC Connections; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Lunchtime finish on Fridays

Flex on working hours (discussible)

Job summary

ASC Connections in Birmingham is seeking a Test Engineer within an established engineering and manufacturing business developing complex engineered products. Salary circa £45,000-£48,000, with sociable hours and a lunch-time finish on Fridays.

You will prepare and operate test rigs, install instrumentation, collect and analyse data, and produce clear reports to support product validation against performance, durability and customer requirements. The role sits in the Test & Development team.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Test Engineer, Test Technician or similar.
• Hands-on with assembling and setting up mechanical test equipment.
• Familiar with test rigs, data acquisition and environmental chambers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare test samples, rigs, equipment and fixtures for testing.
• Run tests per procedures and validation plans.
• Monitor tests, record results and identify trends.
• Produce structured test reports and communicate findings.
• Support test‑failure investigations and improvements.

Skills

Test engineering experience

Hands-on equipment setup

Data acquisition systems

DVP&R awareness

Tools

Test rigs

Instrumentation

Environmental chambers

Data analysis tools

Job description

Salary circa £45,000-£48,000 | Sociable Working Hours | Lunchtime Finish Fridays | Company Pension

A Test Engineer opportunity has arisen within an established engineering and manufacturing business developing complex engineered products.

Working within the Test & Development team, you'll prepare and operate test rigs, install instrumentation, collect and analyse test data and produce clear reports. The role will support the physical validation of new products, ensuring they meet performance, durability and customer requirements.

Test Engineer responsibilities include

• Preparing test samples, rigs, equipment and fixtures ready for testing.
• Completing engineering tests in line with defined procedures, specifications and validation plans.
• Monitoring tests, recording results and identifying trends, abnormalities or potential performance issues.
• Producing structured test reports and communicating findings to engineers and stakeholders.
• Supporting test‑failure investigations and improvements to test methods, equipment and repeatability.

Test Engineer desirable skills and experience

• Previous experience as a Test Engineer, Test Technician, Development Technician or similar.
• Hands‑on experience assembling, modifying and setting up mechanical test equipment.
• Experience using test rigs, data‑acquisition systems, environmental chambers or similar equipment.
• Awareness of engineering validation processes, including Design Verification Plans and Reports (DVP&R), would be advantageous.

Test Engineer benefits include

• Salary circa £45,000-£48,000, dependent on experience.
• Flex on working hours can be discussed.
• Lunchtime finish on Fridays.
• Company pension scheme.

Birmingham.

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