Test Specialist, Engineering

Location: Pentrebach

Role Information

Test Specialist
Salary up to £35,000 DOE
Merthyr Tydfil South Wales
Onsite role
Starting September 2026

Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role:

This role ensures that all units are tested, inspected, and verified to meet engineering specifications, quality standards, and customer requirements prior to delivery. Working closely with Production, Engineering, and Quality teams, the Test Specialist plays a key role in ensuring product integrity, compliance, and on-time delivery.

Your responsibilities in this role include:

Support test planning and readiness in line with production schedules and project
Review and contribute to test plans, procedures, and work instructions
Execute in-process, system-level, and final acceptance testing (FAT) on assembled units
Conduct mechanical, electrical, and integrated system testing
Perform product inspections, fault finding, and diagnostics, ensuring clear reporting of issues
Identify, raise, and support resolution of non-conformances (NCRs)
Ensure all products meet defined quality gates before progression or delivery
Maintain accurate test records, certification packs, and traceability documentation
Communicate test progress, issues, and results to key stakeholders
Support continuous improvement initiatives across test and production processes
Assist with internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with standards and procedures
Maintain and calibrate test equipment and instrumentation
Ensure adherence to 5S and housekeeping standards within the test environment
Support shift-based working where required (including day/night rotation)
Promote and comply with Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) requirements
Ensure compliance with all legal, statutory, and contractual obligations

Apply if you have most of the following;

Experience with in a manufacturing or production environment
Background in testing assembled systems, machinery, or containerised units
Experience working to production schedules and delivery targets
Knowledge of industry standards and quality frameworks (e.g. ISO 9001)
Experience assembling, connecting, and operating test instrumentation
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Technical skills/qualifications:

Ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and technical specifications

Experience with system-level testing (mechanical, electrical, or integrated systems)
Strong understanding of production testing and quality control processes
Ability to analyse and interpret test data and results

Experience with Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and inspection processes
Knowledge of non-conformance reporting (NCR) and root cause analysis
Familiarity with a wide range of test equipment and instrumentation
Good mechanical and/or electrical aptitude

Additional local needs:

Onsite role
Successful candidates will be required to complete a BPSS check

The benefits for this role include:

Access to technical training, certifications, and continuous professional development.
Clear career progression to Senior Test Engineer, Test Lead, or Test Manager, with increasing responsibility and leadership opportunities.
Cross-functional exposure to Production, Quality, and Engineering teams, enabling potential moves into Production, Quality, or Systems Engineering roles.

Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world.

From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.

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