Test & Development Engineer

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Introduction Reporting to the Test and Development Team Lead, the Test and Development Engineer is primarily responsible for conception, development and maintenance of product qualification and acceptance test programmes for the company’s Connector and Interconnection product portfolios. Primarily focussed on new products conceived through the product roadmap (NPD); the role also requires support and oversight of existing, legacy and sustaining products;

and the potential for testing of products designed and supplied by third parties. The role will necessitate problem diagnoses and feedback of recommendations into the NPD Project Team, to overcome compliance and acceptance issues that may arise.

• Creation and oversight of test programmes for new and existing products, utilising internal, and external test facilities, domestically and overseas where necessary, to verify and validate that products meet technical requirements.
• Ownership of product approval maintenance processes and procedures. Liaising with Production Engineering (NPI) with consideration of scaling‑up type tests into production process (volume) where necessary.
• Identify time constraints within test programmes and use initiative to mitigate accordingly.
• Technical interpretation of requirements and test methods defined within national and professional bodies’ standards and specifications.
• Creation of test specifications that fully define test requirements to enable internal and external test facilities to complete work without ambiguity.
• Identify requirements for, conceptualise and design test jigs, fixtures and custom test equipment to enable the products being tested to interface with test equipment.
• Provide assistance and support, where required, to lab technicians during interpretation of test requirements/specifications, test failures, ongoing testing activity and generally upon occurrence of issues that require guidance from Engineering.
• Scrutiny of test setup at internal and external lab facilities; and approval of setups prior to test commencement.
• Interpretation and analysis of test results and compilation of findings in technical reports to internal (NPD team, Quality Department, Business Development and Production Engineering) and external customers.
• Stay abreast of changes to national and professional bodies standards and incorporate changes into test programmes as required.
• Stay abreast of new technology and identify and suggest opportunities for improvement of current test lab equipment, software or methods.
• Work within strict procedures to ensure the company’s continued ‘test facility accreditation’ validity.
• Maintain a systematic approach and good housekeeping during the storage and use of technical documents stored within the company’s technical libraries.
• Use exploratory testing techniques and use or re‑use a broad range of tools, to support the delivery of testing services across product development.
• Where necessary, create equipment operating procedures to maximise the likelihood of successful test results.

• Liaising with Engineering and Project teams in establishing test requirements through the development lifecycle for new products.
• Monitoring and ensuring timely…