Role Overview and Responsibilities
Reporting to the Test and Development Team Lead, the Test and Development Engineer is primarily responsible for conception, development and maintenance of product qualification and acceptance test programmes for the company’s Connector and Interconnect product portfolios.
Mostly focussed on new products, the role also requires support and oversight of existing, legacy and sustaining products; and the potential for testing of products designed and supplied by third parties.
Key Responsibilities – Test & Development
* Create and oversee test programmes for new and existing products, utilising internal and external test facilities domestically and overseas where necessary.
* Interpret requirements and test methods.
* Create concise test specifications and operating procedures.
* Identify requirements for, conceptualise and design test jigs, fixtures and custom test equipment.
* Provide assistance and support to lab technicians during interpretation of test requirements/specifications, test failures, and ongoing testing activity.
* Interpret and analyse test results, compiling findings in technical reports.
Key Responsibilities – Projects
* Process a development project from inception through to test report handover, including preparing test plans, test methods, test specifications, tenders and material requirements.
* Monitor and ensure timely completion of testing activities.
* Identify and mitigate project risks that affect time, resources and scope.
Key Responsibilities – Design & Risk
* Provide consultation during product or project conception, design and initial product specifications.
* Identify and mitigate design and project risks that affect time, resources and scope.
Qualifications, Skills and Attributes
The ideal candidate will:
* Be a confident and clear communicator. A high level of proficiency in the English language (written) is essential as a high proportion of the role will involve technical writing.
* Have a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or equivalent; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
* Have practical experience in one or more of the following business areas: defence and aerospace, mass transportation, medical, industrial, alternative energy or automotive.
* Have experience in a highly regulated technical role with the ability to interpret and transpose the requirements of complex standards and specifications.
Additional Skills and Experience
* Knowledge and experience of connector product development.
* Previous experience working in a test environment in an engineering role, preferably including the use of electrodynamic shaker equipment.
What We Offer
From this role you will have the opportunity to develop the experience needed to explore and progress to more senior roles within TT Electronics Abercynon or the wider group if this is in your own career plan.
* Enhanced pension contributions
* Healthcare cashback plan
* Employee assistance programme
* Site incentive plan
* Financial wellbeing benefit
* Discounted online and high street shopping and lifestyle vouchers
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Discounted RAC membership
* Discounted Gym membership at local leisure centres
* Specsavers vouchers
* Free Fruit Tuesdays
* 183.75 hours annual leave plus bank holidays
* A supportive and friendly working environment with a focus on wellbeing and sustainability
TT Electronics are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and actively encourage applications from under‐represented groups.
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