Job Description:

Senior Test Engineer

Location:             Telford

Duration              Permanent

Hours:                  Monday – Friday 37.5 hrs

Salary:                 up to circa £50,000 per annum (experience dependant)

Benefits:              Impressive (well-above standard) annual leave

                                Flexi-time

                                Hybrid working

Are you an experienced Test Engineer from a manufacturing, product validation or laboratory testing environment?

Do you have a passion for evaluating product performance, reliability and compliance within a regulated engineering setting?

We are supporting a well-established manufacturing business in the recruitment of a Senior Test Engineer to join their Quality Assurance team. This position will focus on laboratory-based testing, product validation and technical investigations, ensuring products meet customer, regulatory and internal quality requirements throughout the product lifecycle.

The successful candidate will have previous experience within a manufacturing, engineering or product testing environment and will be comfortable leading validation activities, analysing technical data and mentoring junior team members.

The Senior Test Engineer will be responsible for:

• Leading the planning and execution of product validation, verification and re-qualification testing activities
• Managing multiple testing programmes and ensuring delivery against customer and business requirements
• Reviewing and developing test methods, procedures and acceptance criteria
• Conducting laboratory testing on manufactured products and components
• Analysing test results and producing detailed technical reports
• Supporting product investigations, failure analysis and root cause activities
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and technicians
• Ensuring testing equipment and measurement systems are maintained and calibrated
• Supporting audit and compliance activities within the laboratory environment
• Identifying opportunities to improve testing capability, efficiency and data quality
• Working closely with Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing teams to support product and process improvements
• Applying a risk-based approach to testing activities and escalating technical concerns where appropriate

Skills and Experience

• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in an Engineering discipline
• Minimum 5 years' experience within a manufacturing test laboratory, validation or product testing environment
• Experience coordinating validation programmes or technical testing activities
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience producing technical reports and presenting findings to stakeholders
• Degree qualification in Engineering would be advantageous
• Experience of environmental, durability, reliability or performance testing would be advantageous

If you're an experienced Test Engineer looking for an opportunity to take on a senior technical role within a global manufacturing organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

The application process:

We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.

About Us

Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client.  Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with.  Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales.   Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment.  With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

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