Test Engineer

Alstom; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Test Engineer to join their team in Plymouth. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply your engineering expertise in a dynamic environment focused on optimizing manufacturing processes. You will collaborate with innovative colleagues to develop and maintain testing systems, ensuring compliance with industrial testing standards. With a commitment to continuous improvement, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of transport networks. Join this forward-thinking company and embark on a career journey that promises growth, skill development, and the chance to make a real impact in the rail industry.

Benefits

Pension

Contributed Healthcare

Life Assurance

Comprehensive Social Coverage

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science is essential.
• Experience in test engineering within manufacturing environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support tender quotations and contribute to product test strategies.
• Develop and maintain test sequences and programming tools.

Skills

Test Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Communication Skills

C# Programming

Python Programming

Troubleshooting

Root Cause Analysis

Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) Software

Job description

Req ID:483305

Location: Plymouth
Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 6/5/25
Excellent Salary + Benefits Include: Pension, Contributed Healthcare, Life Assurance potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time onsite Test Engineer in Plymouth we’re looking for?

Take on a new challenge and apply your comprehensive testing and engineering expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside innovative, diligent, and collaborative teammates. You'll significantly contribute to the optimisation of manufacturing processes through the development and maintenance of testing systems within the framework of our Product test strategy and Industrial test roadmap, adhering to QCD objectives. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (including engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance), support tender quotations for industrial test means, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

1. Supporting tender quotations for industrial test means
2. Contributing to Product test strategy and industrialisation test roadmap
3. Guaranteeing the application of industrial testing standards during product development
4. Contributing to Hardware test specification and FAT Software defined by engineering
5. Developing, validating, and maintaining test sequences and programming tools as per the Product test strategy
6. Managing testing means development or upgrade, to deliver best in class manufacturing/testing efficiency, including configuration management
7. Ensuring support to manufacturing related to industrial test means: deployment, upgrade, and continuous improvement
8. Training workers and EPU managers during the design and industrialisation phase
9. Complying with EHS Alstom and external standards
10. Ensuring continuous training and permanent qualification of the workers

All about you

1. Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
2. Experience or understanding of test engineering in a manufacturing environment
3. Knowledge of product test strategies and industrial test roadmaps
4. Familiarity with Design for Test (DFT) rules and standard test platform usage
5. Strong communication skills and the ability to work in a team
6. Proficiency in hardware test specification and Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) software
7. Ability to manage testing means development and maintenance, including configuration management
8. Knowledge and capability in C# and Python programming languages would be advantageous, but not essential
9. Skills in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and implementing corrective solutions
10. Experience in training and supporting manufacturing teams
11. Commitment to continuous learning and improvement in test engineering practices

Things you’ll enjoy

1. Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career
2. Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
3. Work with state-of-the-art manufacturing testing means and contribute to the evolution of our Product test strategy and Industrial test roadmap
4. Utilize our dynamic working environment
5. Contribute to innovative projects
6. Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
7. Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
8. Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Important to note

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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