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Electronics Test Engineer

Salary: £26,000 – £30,000
Location: Peterlee, County Durham, UK

Overall purpose
To work with our team of Electronics Technicians to design and develop new custom automated test equipment, maintain existing equipment and assist in the NPI and PFMEA processes for new products.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Design and execution of test plans for new products in development.
  • Development of new test equipment for battery pack manufacture
  • Maintenance and improvement of existing test equipment and fixtures
  • Verification/Validation of test equipment and fixtures
  • Continuous training of Electronics Technicians
  • Support production with troubleshooting, technical questions and advice
  • Version control of compiled firmware (hex files) and assistance with programming fixtures
  • Inform product development teams on testing aspects of new product introduction (NPI) process
  • PFMEA – involvement in process failure modes effects analysis
  • Develop test specification in line with customer requirements and SPQP
  • Preparing test reports
  • Failure mode analysis and prevention
  • Record keeping in line with quality and company procedures
  • Test reports for external customers

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

  • BEng or equivalent in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Experience in a similar role
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Use of SQL databases.
  • Programming experience is highly desirable. Applicable fields are embedded C, Arduino platforms (for internal test equipment) and C# Windows programming (for helper test programs).
  • Strong fault finding/troubleshooting skills – on test equipment and on product
  • Background in power electronics is desirable but not essential
  • Organised, motivated and enthusiastic
  • Keeps priorities under review, plans and works flexibly to cope with change in circumstances and demands

Health and Safety

  • Ensure compliance with company’s HSE policies and procedures
  • Challenge any member of staff or visitor professionally when H&S controls are not being adhered

Quality Assurance and Product Security
Ensure compliance with ISO procedures

How to Apply
If you would like to apply for this role please send a copy of your CV to humanresources@alexenergy.co.uk.

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