Test Engineer – Production Support / In-Circuit Test
📍 Chippenham
🕒 Long-Term Ongoing Contract
💰 Competitive / Negotiable Rates (DOE)
An established engineering recruitment agency is currently working on behalf of a globally recognised engineering organisation to recruit an experienced Test Engineer for a long-term contract opportunity in Chippenham.
This role is ideally suited to a Test Engineer with strong electronic production support experience, particularly within In-Circuit Test (ICT) and Flying Probe testing environments.
The Role
Reporting to the Test Engineering Team Lead, you will play a key role supporting electronic production processes. You will work closely with Test Engineering and Production teams to ensure test equipment operates efficiently and evolves alongside product changes.
This is a hands-on role requiring strong technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and the ability to support both new and legacy test systems.
Key Responsibilities
·Provide technical support for electronic production testing
·Support ICT platforms including Teradyne and Takaya Flying Probe systems
·Operate, commission, and maintain test equipment
·Introduce new tests into production environments
·Develop test methods, procedures, and documentation
·Train production technicians on test equipment and processes
·Investigate test failures and conduct root cause analysis
·Produce detailed test reports and present findings to project teams
·Liaise with internal departments, customers, and external test facilities
·Provide regular progress updates to engineering management
About You
·Degree-qualified in an engineering discipline (or equivalent experience)
·Background in electronic testing and/or development
·Strong understanding of test standards, customer requirements, and specifications
·Practical experience with test and measurement equipment (DMMs, oscilloscopes, NI analysers, etc.)
·Hands-on electronics skills including soldering and component-level work
·Proven troubleshooting and fault-finding ability
·Comfortable working to deadlines in a production environment
·Proficient in Microsoft Office
Desirable Experience
·Programming experience (e.g. C++ for ICT)
·LabVIEW knowledge
·Experience with instrumentation and data acquisition systems
·Exposure to automotive, railway, IEC or BS standards
·Understanding of IPC manufacturing standards
Why Apply?
This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded engineering organisation where technical contribution is genuinely valued. You’ll be part of a collaborative team working on complex and interesting products, with long-term contract stability and competitive rates.
Unfortunately our client is unable to offer sponsorship on this role