Senior Test Engineer

Senior Test Engineer

Location: Telford

Duration: Permanent

Hours: Monday – Friday 37.5 hrs

Salary: up to circa £50,000 per annum (experience dependant)

Benefits: Impressive (well-above standard) annual leave

Flexi-time

Hybrid working

Are you an experienced Test Engineer from a manufacturing, product validation or laboratory testing environment?

Do you have a passion for evaluating product performance, reliability and compliance within a regulated engineering setting?

We are supporting a well-established manufacturing business in the recruitment of a Senior Test Engineer to join their Quality Assurance team. This position will focus on laboratory-based testing, product validation and technical investigations, ensuring products meet customer, regulatory and internal quality requirements throughout the product lifecycle.

The successful candidate will have previous experience within a manufacturing, engineering or product testing environment and will be comfortable leading validation activities, analysing technical data and mentoring junior team members.

• Leading the planning and execution of product validation, verification and re-qualification testing activities


• Managing multiple testing programmes and ensuring delivery against customer and business requirements


• Reviewing and developing test methods, procedures and acceptance criteria


• Conducting laboratory testing on manufactured products and components


• Analysing test results and producing detailed technical reports


• Supporting product investigations, failure analysis and root cause activities


• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to engineers and technicians


• Ensuring testing equipment and measurement systems are maintained and calibrated


• Supporting audit and compliance activities within the laboratory environment


• Identifying opportunities to improve testing capability, efficiency and data quality


• Working closely with Engineering, Quality and Manufacturing teams to support product and process improvements


• Applying a risk-based approach to testing activities and escalating technical concerns where appropriate

Skills and Experience

• HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in an Engineering discipline


• Minimum 5 years' experience within a manufacturing test laboratory, validation or product testing environment


• Experience coordinating validation programmes or technical testing activities


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills


• Experience producing technical reports and presenting findings to stakeholders


• Degree qualification in Engineering would be advantageous


• Experience of environmental, durability, reliability or performance testing would be advantageous

If you're an experienced Test Engineer looking for an opportunity to take on a senior technical role within a global manufacturing organisation, we'd love to hear from you.

Reference: AA27027