Manufacturing Test Engineer

Join Fortress:
Global Leaders in Machinery Safety & Interlocking

At Fortress, we save lives by providing world-class machinery safety and interlocking solutions. Since 1977, our innovative products have protected workers worldwide, preventing access to hazardous machine areas and ensuring safety procedures are followed.

This is a great opportunity to join Fortress Safety as a Manufacturing Test Engineer and take ownership of the production test processes and systems that underpin the quality and reliability of our safety products. If you enjoy hands‑on fault diagnosis, building and improving test capability, and using data to drive real manufacturing improvement, you'll feel right at home here.

You'll combine practical electronics troubleshooting, test hardware and software development, structured problem‑solving and cross‑functional collaboration — working closely with Production, Quality, Product Design and global manufacturing teams to keep test equipment safe, available and capable of supporting current output and future growth.

Since 1977, Fortress Safety has been the expert in machinery safety and interlocking — protecting people and equipment in hazardous situations worldwide from our Wolverhampton HQ, with operations across the USA, Europe, Australia, China and India. We're proud to be part of Halma plc, a FTSE 100 company with over 8,000 employees across 50+ businesses worldwide, all united by a purpose to grow a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day.

Provide specialist support for production testers, jigs, cables, instrumentation, software and interfaces, restoring safe operation and minimising disruption to output

Diagnose electrical and electronic faults on PCBAs, sub‑assemblies, finished products and test systems using schematics, drawings and measurement equipment

Distinguish product faults from test‑system faults and implement controlled recovery actions to prevent recurrence

Analyse yield, right‑first‑time performance, rework, scrap and tester downtime data to identify improvement priorities

Lead structured root cause analysis of electronic, product and process failures, partnering with Quality and Product Design on corrective actions

Define production‑test requirements and specify, design or coordinate test hardware, fixtures, software and databases from concept through production release

Plan and execute verification, validation and safe introduction of new or modified test systems, including support for new product introduction

Create and maintain test specifications, work instructions, fault guides and training materials

Train and coach production and engineering teams in correct test methods and safe tester use

Support deployment, standardisation and remote troubleshooting of test capability across global Fortress manufacturing sites

Degree, HNC, HND, completed apprenticeship or equivalent demonstrable experience in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Controls, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering or a related discipline

Practical experience supporting, developing or maintaining production test systems in an electro‑mechanical or electronics manufacturing environment

Strong electronic fault‑finding capability, including interpretation of schematics and confident use of diagnostic equipment

Experience with test hardware, fixtures, jigs, instrumentation, test sequences, software and configuration control

Ability to define test requirements, validate test coverage and safely introduce new test capability into production

Strong analytical and structured problem‑solving skills, using data to drive measurable improvement

Clear written and verbal communication, including producing technical documentation and training users

Proactive, detail‑focused and calm under pressure, with strong ownership and continuous‑improvement behaviours

Experience working within a regulated or safety‑critical manufacturing environment

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