Test Engineer

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Test Team as a Test Engineer, delivering fully tested high-tech, cutting-edge products. You will develop new capabilities and work on some of our most complex system configurations. For this role you will need a strong engineering background and a high level of technical skills and knowledge.

Key Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Deliver a fully functional tested product, strictly following the test procedures
• Take ownership for the product allocated to you and proactively seek resolution of any issues
• Ensure test procedures are strictly and efficiently adhered to and that all documentation is fully completed, accurately supports test results, and signed off
• Consistently deliver against target times
• Actively support test time reduction through Continuous Improvement principles
• Drive improved product quality through data capture (FRACAS), ensuring faults are accurately reported and provide adequate detail to support analysis and effective corrective action
• Proactively support the Test Team Leader to achieve on time delivery against manufacturing plan
• Support initiatives to improve quality, Health & Safety, build / test cleanliness and 5S within the test department and associated areas
• Support customer pre acceptance visits
• Actively promote 5S principles within the test department
• May be required from time to time to visit customers sites to support install /commissioning of systems

About you:

Essential unless otherwise stated:

• Time served Electrical apprenticeship or City and Guilds part 3, orqualified to HND, HNC, or BTech level 3 (electrical)
• The ability to strictly follow test procedures and accurately report test results against established standards
• Capable of accurate and speedy diagnosis of faults to component level
• Understands quality and Health and Safety implications of test procedures
• Able to investigate and analyse problems and suggest solutions
• IT literate
• A self motivated team player; able to operate with the minimum of supervision and communicate clearly with employees at all levels
• Demonstrates enthusiasm, pace and energy
• High degree of customer focus

• Suggests ideas, commits to seeing through change despite setbacks and obstacles to improve day-to-day tasks
• Willing to travel when required.

You will be employed to work on a rotating shift pattern. Each working week consists of 4 shifts of 8 hours and one of 5 hours. Currently, the shifts are Early (starting at 06:00hrs) and Afternoon (starting at 14:00hrs).

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive starting salary, Oxford Instruments also offers structured career development opportunities, a good work-life balance, private healthcare, a share incentive plan, 25 days annual leave, half-days on Fridays, a defined contribution Group Personal Pension Plan, and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your own requirements.

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