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Production Test Engineer in Stevenage, Hertfordshire

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Location

Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Salary

Negotiable

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Contract

Production Test Engineer

12-month contract

Based in Stevenage

Offering £36ph Inside IR35

Do you hold a Level 4 (HNC) qualification in Electronic/Electrical Engineering?

Do you have experience testing down to component level?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Production Test Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

  • Providing Test Engineering support during Design / Development phases from initial concept through to Production Readiness Review and release to Operations
  • Supporting Test Facility introduction and ensuring that appropriate configuration control of equipment and facilities is in place prior to use, including generating supporting test specifications and operator instructions
  • Supporting testing of electrical/electronic sub-assemblies and circuit cards, with diagnosis of production test failures down to component level
  • Working closely with Operations, the design teams, and other stakeholders to overcome any technical challenges
  • Work alongside the Engineering Manager in compiling the initial process flows for new product
  • Support the Process FMEA, ensuring test mitigations are in place
  • Initialise test fixture designs for new product
  • Support the design engineers in carrying out the functional & ESS testing of initial prototypes

Your skillset & experience:

  • Minimum level 4 (HNC) in an Engineering subject (Must include modules for Electronic Principles (digital or analogue) or Electrical Principles)
  • Experience in test engineering in a manufacturing/industrial environment
  • Good understanding of digital and analogue electronic measurement and test principles, and fault diagnosis techniques
  • Awareness of electrical/electronic sub-system and system design, integration, and test principles
  • Generation of test specifications, operator instructions, and technical reports
  • Knowledge of RF and Microwave technology at the subsystem level
  • Experience in operating manual and automated test equipment in an Electronics Manufacturing environment

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Production Test Engineer

12-month contract

Based in Stevenage

Offering £36ph Inside IR35

Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Job reference 131163_1793800120
Date posted 04 November 2026

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