Test Engineer

Job Title: Test Engineer

Location: Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Contract: 3 Months

*OUTSIDE IR35*

Job Description:

We are looking for a Test Engineer to work for a large rail company based in Hatfield.

This will be a 3 month contract with an immediate start.

Shifts will be Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 16:00

This will be temporary labour to assist with the activities due to illness of a team member.

As a Test Engineer you will be an important integral part in assisting with a scheduled production workload along with a service function to specific turnaround times to return the repairs to the customer. A key role daily will be to receive and give support to other departments such as Design Authorities, Production and Service Planners, Quality Assurance along with Health & Safety.

Work to be undertaken:

• Final inspection of various electronic equipment and mechanical testing/inspection of point machines.


• Final inspection includes visual inspection of PCB boards and usage of Go/No Go Tester in accordance with inspection plans.


• Point machine test/inspection covers visual inspection and running of the point machine through a set sequence checking against an inspection plan.


• Training will be available.


• Test and repair electronic signalling equipment in line with procedure.


• Repair of PCB’S (Printed Circuit Boards) to component level.


• Work to departmental procedures including work instructions and test technical notes.


• Accurately record test results information.


• Achieve workload schedules for product and service repair.


• Re-Working/Repair to recognized quality standards in accordance with ICP610.


• Operate PC driven bespoke functional test equipment.


• Use commercially available test equipment i.e. Digital Voltmeters, Meggers, Oscilloscopes etc


• Understand circuit diagrams, bills of materials/parts lists.


• To comply with, undertake and promote all relevant Environment, Health & Safety measures, responsibilities and activities.

Essential Specialist Skills/Experience:

• Mechanical and Electronics quality background.


• PPE


• Qualified to ONC/HNC/CITY & GUILDS equivalent in electronic engineering Desirable


• Having served a recognised engineering apprenticeship or degree


• Experience working in a test/repair role in a manufacturing industry


• Experience of working on electronic Safety Vital Equipment


• Experience of testing railway signaling equipment


• Knowledge of Printed Circuit board testing down to component level fault finding


• Experience of ATE (automatic test equipment)


• IT literate


• Allocation of workload and monitoring of results

Please apply with an up to date CV to be considered.