Electronic Test Engineer (Safety / Quality)

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9 months ago
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Location: Pontefract (West Yorkshire) - Onsite
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 (DOE)
Holidays: 25 days + 8 bank holidays

Do you love taking things apart, figuring out how they work and testing them to their limits? Our client is offering a fantastic opportunity for an electronics professional who enjoys hands-on problem-solving and technical analysis.

This role involves working with a diverse range of products from medical devices to industrial machinery whilst gaining valuable experience in product disassembly, testing, compliance and documentation review.

If you're curious about how things are built for safety and want to develop your expertise in safety and regulatory testing this is the perfect role for you!

About the Role

This position involves a 50/50 split between hands-on testing and document review to ensure products meet the highest safety standards.

Key responsibilities include:

Taking apart products to understand their safety features, including PCBs, power supplies, motors and lasers.
Conducting tests such as oscilloscope measurements, PDM, flash testing and component-level repairs.
Reviewing technical documentation to verify that safety components are correctly implemented and functioning as intended.What We're Looking For

HNC/HND or higher qualification in electrical/electronic engineering
Experience in technical testing and repair within complex electronics
Bonus if you have experience working in a regulated environmentIf you have a passion for electronics and an investigative mindset we'd love to hear from you.

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