Test Engineer - Production Support

Pertemps; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Pertemps is seeking a Test Engineer to support electronic production tests in Chippenham. The role involves hands-on troubleshooting, improving test processes and collaborating with production and project teams.

You should bring 3+ years in testing or development, with strong fault-finding and interpretive skills for test standards. The position offers a long-term contract with full-time hours in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years' testing or development, 5+ years preferred.
• Experience in electronic testing, manufacturing or production environments.
• Ability to interpret test standards and customer requirements.
• Hands-on with electrical/electronic systems.
• Experience with disassembly and soldering.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for electronic production testing and test equipment.
• Develop test methods and procedures to support production activities.
• Train technicians in the correct use of test equipment and procedures.
• Investigate failed or fatigued electronic components and carry out root cause analysis.
• Produce detailed technical test reports and communicate findings to project teams.
• Support ongoing development and improvement of production test processes.
• Liaise with internal departments, customers and external test facilities as required.
• Provide regular progress and status updates to project teams and the Engineering Manager.
• Assist with troubleshooting and resolving technical issues affecting production test capability.
• Undertake additional engineering duties as requested by the Engineering Manager.

Skills

Fault-finding

Schematics reading

Test procedure development

Root cause analysis

Oscilloscopes

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

DMMs

Oscilloscopes

NI analysers

Job description

Test Engineer – Production Support

Location: Chippenham, Southpoint Business Park
Contract: Long-Term Ongoing Contract
Working Hours: Full Time, typically 7:30am – 3:30pm, Monday to Friday
Pay Rate: £25 - £30 per hour, dependent on experience
Start Date: Immediate

Pertemps are currently recruiting for an experienced Test Engineer to join an internationally renowned transportation engineering organisation based in Chippenham.

This is a long-term contract opportunity for a Test Engineer with experience supporting electronic manufacturing and production test operations. You will work within an established engineering environment, providing technical support across production testing, investigating test failures and helping to improve test processes and capability.

The role would suit a technically minded Test Engineer who enjoys hands-on troubleshooting and working closely with production, engineering and project teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for electronic production testing and associated test equipment.
• Develop test methods and procedures to support production activities.
• Train technicians in the correct use of test equipment and procedures.
• Investigate failed or fatigued electronic components and carry out root cause analysis.
• Produce detailed technical test reports and communicate findings to project teams.
• Support the ongoing development and improvement of production test processes.
• Liaise with internal departments, customers and external test facilities as required.
• Provide regular progress and status updates to project teams and the Engineering Manager.
• Assist with troubleshooting and resolving technical issues affecting production test capability.
• Undertake additional engineering duties as requested by the Engineering Manager.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• A degree-level qualification, or equivalent experience, in an engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in testing or development, with 5+ years preferred.
• Strong experience supporting electronic testing, manufacturing or production environments.
• The ability to interpret test standards, customer requirements and internal technical specifications.
• Practical experience using a range of test, measurement and data acquisition equipment, including DMMs, oscilloscopes and NI analysers.
• Hands-on experience working with electrical and electronic systems.
• Experience with component disassembly and soldering.
• Strong fault-finding, troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• The ability to work effectively under pressure and meet project and production deadlines.
• Good communication skills and the confidence to work with technicians, engineers, customers and other stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Essential Skills

• Electronics fault-finding and debugging.
• Ability to interpret schematics and technical drawings.
• Test procedure development.
• Root cause analysis.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, DMMs and data acquisition equipment.

Desirable Skills

Experience with any of the following would be advantageous:

• LabVIEW or TestStand.
• C/C++ programming.
• ICT or Flying Probe programming and support.
• IPC-A-610 and IPC-7711/7721 standards.
• Experience working within regulated industries.