The Rewards and Benefits on Offer:
* Immediate start available
* Competitive salary and benefits package
* Collaborative and supportive work environment
* Free onsite parking
* Generous holiday allowance
MTrec’s New Opportunity:
MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client in their 2026 recruitment initiative with the recruitment of a permanent Electronics Validation/Test Engineer to strengthen their team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is looking to expand their knowledge and skills within an industry leading employer, with a defined progression pathway.
If you have experience within the electronics sector as a Test, Validation, Compliance or Approvals Engineer or similar, apply now for an immediate response!
The Job You’ll Do:
* Specialising more in the regulatory compliance side of getting a product approved.
* Testing products to ensure they meet all of the regulatory requirements needed for CE and UL certification
* Read, understand, keep updated on all relevant regulatory standards relevant to our product ranges and desired applications (EMC standards, Electrical safety standards, Functional safety standards, UL/CSA)
* Development requirements to design and test products
* Understand the regulatory test methods/conditions and create test cases to be performed on our products
* Create test plans
* Organize and pull together all equipment, loads, wiring etc. needed to perform the tests.
* Set up and perform the testing
* Occasional travel for final full compliance testing when using an external test house
* Capture all test results and create traceability reports, determining pass/fail status
* Liaise with external test houses and/or approval bodies to discuss/plan and quote blocks of compliance testing.
* Commission, Debug electronic circuits, components and PCB assemblies for new product development and projects.
* Design, setup and run tests to ensure the design meets specifications.
* Maintain records and documentation on all tests and analysis.
* Use industry standard development systems to achieve traceability and cross referencing
* Work within a small design team to complete assigned objectives.
* Troubleshoot circuits from prototypes, development, and customer returns.
* Be the key interface for overall system validation and alignment on test plans
* Work with Engineering to improve validation tests and to define criteria for entry into Validation phase.
* Establish a disciplined reporting and communication dashboard of project risks & status with respect to quality and readiness for release.
* Improve the scope and coverage of automated tests
About You:
* Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (preferably with bias towards power electronics).
* 3 years hands-on experience in a Test and/or QA Validation, Compliance or Approval role at system level
* Experience of regulatory standards and test methods for Electronics product validation/compliance/approvals
* Practical competency in working with external test houses and practical test experience.
* EMC, Water ingress, vibration, environmental testing experience
* Able to carry out practical testing as well as planning and documentation
* Experience of working with power electronic systems
* Knowledge of switching power converters.
* Knowledge of circuit analysis, and design of experiments.
* Knowledge and experience in applicable product regulatory standards
* Willingness to travel to external test laboratory’s occasionally
* PC literate with experience in MS Office and databases (good and thorough documentation skills)