Senior Test Engineer

Posted 24 July 2025
LocationLuton
Job type Permanent
Discipline Industrial Recruitment
ReferenceRI/DF - 9

Job description

SENIOR TEST ENGINEER

Be a part of one of the UK’s most innovative companies and one of the UK’s largest privately owned electronics manufacturers.

Our client is a leading technology solutions provider offering a comprehensive range of vertically integrated design and manufacturing solutions tailored to meet their client’s highly diversified business requirements. They recognise the market need to be flexible and responsive to meet the demands of a constantly changing landscape, focusing on low to medium volume high mix product profiles with localised support.

Our client is searching for a Senior Test Engineer who will join the existing team providing the test engineering function for a variety of major OEM’s.

The Role:

This position’s primary focus is to ensure that the test engineering function delivers service levels capable of achieving timely delivery and complete customer satisfaction.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Test, repair and debug of manufactured product to customer and/or Internal specification

  • Design, development or implementation of new test procedures using Flying Probe, JTAG and manual/Automated functional test methods.

  • Support the implementation of practices that ensure the company delivers to customer right first time & every time i.e. achievement of 100% batch deliveries on time, every time

  • Support the definition of Test & Inspection strategies creating absolute clarity on test coverage and acceptability criteria of test criteria

  • To coach and train identified resources in all test disciplines

  • Ensuring programming and test development work is completed in line with production output requirements

  • Ensuring quality principles & standards are applied & adhered to throughout test

  • Documentation and analysis of quality and performance on test operations.

  • Act as the primary interface where required for customers with regard to all test engineering activities.

  • To institute and maintain continuous improvement programmes in every aspect of test engineering

  • Provide strong, reliable engineering support to the Test Engineering Manager and the business as a whole.

  • Technical support for all Test operations ensuring delivery of products in line with expectations

    Mistake proofing must be a key consideration in all processes

  • Completion of test aspects of build reports in real time with product introductions

  • Responsible for the development, definition and implementation of effective maintenance plans

  • Providing estimated labour times for testing new products

  • Input on design and maintenance of the company wide ESD precautions

  • Ensuring equipment availability and robustness to meet production output requirements

  • Implementation of effective and controlled configuration Et data management processes relating to test

  • Tooling specification Et procurement relating to test

  • Adherence to Engineering Change Et Concession processes

  • Promotion of test engineering as a value add service and differentiator for Jaltek

  • Ensure all equipment is calibrated in line with requirements and production output

  • Minimise / Elimination of waste In all aspects of test engineering

Skills and experience:

  • Degree qualified in applicable subject

  • Experience in manufacturing test role.

  • Thorough understanding of Digital and Analogue electronics, fault finding to component level and associated test methodologies.

  • Thorough understanding of manufacturing environment

  • Experience of Microsoft products including Excel Et Word

  • Experience of using ERP systems and databases

  • Demonstrable experience of managing multiple projects

What’s on offer:

  • Competitive salary

  • 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

  • Company pension

  • Free parking

  • BUPA healthcare (after successful completion of probation period)

  • Life Insurance

  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

  • Cycle to Work Scheme

  • Discounts and offers from a range of retailers

Our Clients Values:

Our Clients values are intrinsic to everything we do:

  • PASSION – Positive attitude followed by positive action – raised voices are for cheering success

  • CHALLENGE - Remember you’re in charge, you set the tone for the business - Challenge the Status Quo positively

  • INTEGRITY - Delivering on commitments is the best business plan - Ability gets you to the top, honesty keeps you there

  • TRANSPARENCY - Focus on the solution, not the problem -Own your mistakes, strive to improve

  • UNITY - Smile, say hello, if you can laugh together, you can work together - We train and develop from within

    Our client are a fast-paced business with substantial growth plans, looking for enthusiastic, dedicated and positive people to join them on their journey!

Location:

Our client are based in Luton, Bedfordshire