Senior Test Engineer
£26K-£30K

We are currently recruiting for a successful company near Dartford who are looking for a Senior Test Engineer. The role will involve production testing, verification and fault-finding of all in-house products at appropriate stages of the manufacturing process.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Essential:

• Minimum ONC/HNC in Electronic Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• High level of experience within electronic manufacturing and Test environment.
• Thorough understanding of Test Methodologies.
• Excellent familiarity with basic and advanced electronic components and their in-circuit functionality.
• To be very competent in the reading of and interpretation of Circuit Diagrams, with respect to PCB assemblies and systems.
• High level of Fault-finding ability – to be able to Fault-find down to component level.
• Ability to use basic and advanced test equipment – e.g. Digital Multimeters, Oscilloscopes, bench Power Supplies, Spectrum Analysers, Network Analysers, Function Generators etc.
• To have very good general Communication skills.
• Excellent Team Working skills.
• Confident in dealing directly with Customers.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To test assemblies in accordance with written test procedures and achieve production delivery targets.
• To be able to diagnose any faults on assemblies down to a component level.
• Assist and Mentor junior Test staff with regards to Testing and Fault-finding of products.
• Review problem/persistent Failures, and report findings to generate preventative actions.
• To support the Chief of Test/Test Manager in the fault-finding/repair/design and manufacture of Test Fixtures and other support actions.
• To understand and implement necessary anti-static precautions.
• To follow instructions as indicated on BOM and route cards
• To understand IPC standards with regard to own area.
• To be aware of company health and safety requirements To actively participate in the Company’s Continuous Improvement Programme.
• To generate and debug programs for the Takaya Flying Probe Machine.


8am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, 8am to 1pm on Friday, 30 mins for lunch with two 15 min breaks (1 in the morning, 1 in the afternoon).



(Ash Employment Services Ltd. is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity).