Test Engineer

Job Title: Test Engineer
Location: Newhaven

Brightwell is an international leader in the design and manufacturing of high-quality and efficient dosing systems.  

Our story began in 1947, with a clear vision of helping create a cleaner world through our cleaning and hygiene solutions. We currently export our products internationally to over 70 countries, supported by a network of valued partners.  

About the role:

Working with the Design Team and embedded within the design department. As a test engineer, you will be responsible for analysing the product features, designing test parameters, and writing up final test procedures of systems to ensure that customers receive high-quality, functional products. Running tests through the NPD lifecycle on various components and features to analyse test results and identifying the root cause of malfunctions and fix technical issues. Liaising with Customer’s technical teams to build long term technical relationships. Ultimately, you’ll ensure our final products meet our safety and quality standards. The candidate must be self-motivated, confident with excellent written and verbal skills with the ability to act when required.

Benefits

• Life Assurance 2X annual salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• 28 day free Brighton and Hove Bus saver
• Long service holiday award 5 years = 1 day extra holiday allowance

• 23 day annual holiday + Bank holidays
• Brightwell’s Benefit hub
• Employee Assistance Programme

Key areas of responsibility

• Understand and interpret drawings, schematics, blueprints, technical manuals and instructions.
• Run quality controls on components and final products.
• Review test procedures and instructions before starting the system testing processes.
• Develop test environments and test cases for all electronic systems.
• Analyse test results, detect issues and track root causes.
• Troubleshoot test defects in a timely fashion and suggest fixes and improvements.

• Document technical issues and solutions.
• Build automated testing systems for regular checks.
• Ensure our products and procedures meet industry standards (e.g., ISO).
• Diagnosing electronic systems, sub-assemblies, and circuits down to a component level.
• Develop test plan and procedures for electronic systems.

Skill set of the role:

Essential

• Experience in New Product Introduction and/or New Product Development
• Experienced Electronic and Electrical Product Test
• Ability to devise test specification and quality plans for electromechanically products.
• Previous experience as a Test Engineer or similar role
• Evaluating new electrical and electronic product samples for compliance to UK and EU conformity standards and Directives
• Proficient in fault finding to component level.
• Test report writing 
• Great Troubleshooting skills
• Ability to analyse test results to identify failures.
• Ability to complete tasks against tight deadlines.
• Writing various Test plans
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Desired

• Experience of IEC60335 and IEC61000
• PCB layout and schematics understanding
• Electronic design and fault-finding experience.
• Operation of electronic test equipment oscilloscopes, mustimeters etc