Test Engineer

Automation Experts; Colchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Job summary

Automation Experts is seeking a Test Engineer in Essex to join a specialist engineering business delivering power management and control systems for demanding applications, including marine and defence sectors. The role focuses on testing, fault-finding and validating electronic and electrical control systems used in specialised applications, with production and engineering teams.

Essex location, commutable from nearby towns.

Qualifications

• Ideally 3 years' experience in a Test Engineer position.
• Experience testing electronic and electrical products.
• Strong fault-finding skills on analogue and digital systems.
• Experience of black-box testing methodologies.
• Ability to work independently and manage your own workload.

Responsibilities

• Test, fault-find and validate electronic and electrical control systems."
• Develop and execute test procedures based on functional specifications.
• Test and inspect products prior to dispatch.
• Diagnose and repair customer-returned equipment, including legacy systems.
• Fault-find on analogue and digital systems.
• Maintain and configure test equipment and environments.
• Complete production and quality documentation.
• Provide feedback to engineering teams to support product improvements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the business.

Skills

Test execution

Fault-finding

Black-box testing

Embedded software testing

Job description

Test Engineer

£35-45k + Pension

Essex. Ref: 25427

Are you an experienced Test Engineer looking for a varied role where your expertise genuinely makes a difference?

We are supporting a specialist engineering business delivering power management and control systems for some of the world's most demanding applications, including marine and defence sectors. Following a period of investment, they have a newly created Test Engineer role to become a key part of the engineering team.

As the company continues to grow, there is now a clear need for a dedicated specialist to take ownership of testing activities and support both production and engineering teams.

Test Engineer - The Role

Reporting into the Production Manager, you will be responsible for testing, fault-finding and validating electronic and electrical control systems used in highly specialised applications. The role combines production testing, returned equipment investigation and software functionality testing, requiring a methodical engineer who enjoys solving technical problems.

• Testing embedded software using a black-box functional testing approach
• Developing and executing test procedures based on functional specifications
• Testing and inspecting electronic and electrical products prior to dispatch
• Diagnosing and repairing customer-returned equipment, including legacy and obsolete systems
• Fault-finding on analogue and digital electronic systems
• Maintaining and configuring test equipment and test environments
• Completing production and quality documentation
• Providing feedback to engineering teams to support product improvements
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the business

Test Engineer - The Person

We are looking for a self-motivated and detail-focused Test Engineer who enjoys investigating faults and working through technical challenges methodically.

• Ideally 3 years' experience in a Test Engineer position
• Experience testing electronic and electrical products
• Strong fault-finding skills on analogue and digital systems
• Experience of black-box testing methodologies
• The ability to work independently and manage your own workload

If you are a Test Engineer seeking a technically varied role within a specialist engineering business where your contribution will be highly valued, we would like to hear from you. You will join a close-knit engineering business where individuals are trusted to make decisions, contribute to ideas and take ownership of work.

Located in Essex, this role would be commutable from Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, Manningtree, Witham, Braintree, Harwich and Sudbury.

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For further information please contact Sarah Clarke