HW Test Engineer

Gaydon

2 weeks ago

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Job Title: HW Test Engineer

Location: Gaydon, Warwickshire

Rate: £33.88ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £25.26ph PAYE

Employment Type: Contract (31.03.26)

Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week

Reference: J(phone number removed)

Job Description:

Duties:

Responsible for testing standard and/or custom products, devices, and/or hardware to assess their performance and reliability.
Complete full preparation of test facility and/or test parts to enable effective and timely data delivery.
Provide technical advice and guidance on collection and measurement of data. To collate, manipulate and interpret data which will be used to inform engineering decisions.
Oversee commissioning and acceptance testing of measurement equipment.
Take ownership of data quality and performance reporting for measurement equipment and capability.
To conduct analysis and fault rectification to ensure minimum down time.
To support continuous improvement activity with the goal of improving test effectiveness and/or product quality.
To support all activities that result in a positive outcome from any audit, e.g. TS16949, OHSAS18001, ISO 14001.
Undertake any other work as directed by their Line Manager, at the appropriate site, in connection with their job as may be requested.

Skills:
Essential:
Planning, completing and reporting full vehicle Durability and Robustness Testing.
Technical expertise and experience of test facility and test vehicle preparation.
Experienced with data acquisition and control systems.
Data analysis and reporting of test data.
Natural problem-solver with structured approach to problem solving in a technical environment.
The ability to validate, prepare and read engineering documents.
Knowledge of Health and Safety requirements, Risk Assessment, COSHH.
Computer literate, including Microsoft Office competency to produce plans, presentations, graphs, process and Single Point Lesson (SPL) documents.
A full UK driving license with less than 6 penalty points, no disqualification, 2 years accident free record.

Desirable:
Experience and certification for conducting testing on proving grounds.
Agile project planning experience - ideally using JIRA.
Knowledge of instrument calibration processes.
Experience with TS16949 or ISO9001 standards and requirements.
Six Sigma, Black Belt and Green Belt Training and certification.

Education:
Educated to Degree level in a Systems, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic or related field.

Additional Information:

This role is INSIDE IR35

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