Hardware Test Engineer

Overview

Position:
Hardware Test Engineer

Location:

Stevenage

Salary: £30,000-£35,000 (dependent on experience)

Hardware Test Engineer required for our client based in Stevenage, a rapidly growing UK-based health tech start-up building wearable technology to support people living with neurological conditions. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys practical electronics, structured testing, and improving processes through data.

• Own the day-to-day quality checks, test processes, and failure reduction work for devices to ensure each unit leaving the facility meets defined standards.
• Perform incoming inspection (IQC) for delivered components and assemblies (spot checks, sampling, visual inspection, basic electrical checks).
• Run end-of-line (EOL) functional tests on finished devices (haptics, charging, battery, buttons/sensors if present, firmware/app pairing where applicable).
• Maintain pass/fail criteria and ensure consistent test execution across batches.
• Record results accurately and flag non-conformances immediately.
• Create, improve, and maintain test SOPs, checklists, and work instructions (clear, repeatable, version-controlled).
• Triage returns: reproduce faults, isolate root causes, and classify failures (e.g., battery, charging, haptic motor, PCB fault, enclosure/strap, firmware).
• Produce concise failure analysis reports with photos, measurements, and recommended corrective actions.

• Experience in hardware testing, electronics technician work, QA, or production test (consumer electronics/wearables a plus).
• Comfortable using tools such as: multimeter, power supply, basic measurement instruments; confidence with connectors, batteries, enclosures.
• Ability to follow and improve structured test procedures and documentation.
• Strong attention to detail; calm, methodical troubleshooting.
• Basic data handling:
  Excel/Google Sheets; ability to spot trends and keep clean logs.

• Salary - £30,000-£35,000 (dependent on experience)
• Monday to Friday (09:00 to 17:00)
• On-site position
• Holiday package
• Pension scheme

Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.

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