Test Engineering Strategy Lead

Gerrell & Hard Ltd.; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gerrell & Hard Ltd. in Norfolk seeks a Principal Test Engineer to own test strategy, standards and technical governance in a manufacturing setting. The role focuses on expert problem solving and influencing cross-functional teams without people management responsibilities.

The successful candidate will improve test capability, equipment reliability and standardise test solutions, collaborating with manufacturing, quality and design functions.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Extensive test engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of automated test systems and ATE.
• Strong understanding of electronics and/or mechanical systems.
• Experience with data analysis, fault diagnosis and complex technical problem-solving.
• Proven experience using structured problem-solving methodologies such as 8D, RCA and Six Sigma.
• Demonstrable experience improving test processes, equipment performance and manufacturing outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for test engineering activities across the organisation.
• Define and own the test engineering strategy, standards and roadmap.
• Establish best-practice methodologies for test development, validation and deployment.
• Review, approve and govern test solutions and architectures.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions.
• Provide expert knowledge across automated test equipment (ATE), functional and end-of-line testing, instrumentation and measurement techniques.
• Resolve complex hardware/software interface issues.
• Support Design for Test (DFT) and New Product Introduction (NPI) activities.
• Work with Manufacturing and Production teams to improve FPY, test cycle times and equipment uptime.
• Lead improvements across test processes, equipment and methodologies.
• Identify opportunities for automation and data-driven improvements.
• Drive cycle-time improvements and increased test capability.

Skills

Test Engineering

ATE Systems

Root Cause Analysis

Six Sigma

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job description

Gerrell & Hard Ltd. in Norfolk seeks a Principal Test Engineer to own test strategy, standards and technical governance in a manufacturing setting. The role focuses on expert problem solving and influencing cross-functional teams without people management responsibilities.

The successful candidate will improve test capability, equipment reliability and standardise test solutions, collaborating with manufacturing, quality and design functions.