Halma plc
Electronics Test Engineer
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Electronics Test Engineer
£35,000–£50,000
Wolverhampton, WV4 6FB
Hybrid (3–4 days in the office)
Permanent, Full-time
About the opportunity
Fortress Safety is hiring an Electronics Test Engineer to lead the testing of our safety-critical electronic hardware, from design verification and validation through to NPI and production. Based in Wolverhampton (West Midlands) on a hybrid pattern, you'll join our Engineering team and report to the Electronics Engineering Manager.
We're flexible on experience
You might currently work as a Test Engineer, Hardware Test Engineer, Test and Validation Engineer, or Electronics Engineer. However you got here, we're open to your background. That includes the test equipment and automated test platforms you've used, the scripting and test automation languages you know, the communication protocols you've worked with, and the industry you come from. What matters is strong electronics fundamentals and a love of problem-solving.
About Fortress Safety
Fortress Safety are experts in machinery safety and interlocking. Since 1977, we've protected people and equipment in hazardous situations from our Wolverhampton HQ and our operations across the USA, Europe, Australia, China, and India. We're part of Halma plc, a FTSE 100 company with over 8,000 employees across 50+ subsidiaries worldwide.
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What you'll be doing
- Developing, putting in place and maintaining electronic test procedures and test equipment for new and existing products
- Carrying out design verification, validation, functional, environmental, and reliability testing
- Diagnosing and repairing hardware faults at board and system level
- Designing and commissioning automated and semi-automated test systems that improve quality and efficiency
- Analysing test results and producing clear technical reports and recommendations
- Supporting new product introduction (NPI) and manufacturing transfer projects
- Working with design engineers to make products easier to test and more reliable
- Investigating failures using structured root cause analysis
- Helping production and quality teams resolve manufacturing and field-return issues
- Keeping test specifications and documentation up to date and compliant with industry and regulatory standards
What you'll bring
Must-have:
- A degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent qualification in a related engineering discipline
- 3+ years' experience in electronics test, validation, or development
- A strong understanding of analogue and digital circuits
- Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and signal generators
- Proven fault-finding skills down to component and board level
- Confidence reading schematics and technical documentation
- The ability to analyse data and write detailed technical reports
- An understanding of EMC, safety, and relevant compliance standards
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Nice-to-have:
- Experience with automated test systems and test software development, in any language or platform
- An understanding of embedded firmware at bare-metal level
- Experience with spectrum analysers
What we offer
- 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
- Option to work a 9-day fortnight (compressed hours)
- Pension with employer contributions of up to 10.5%
- Company bonus scheme
- Annual Halma share vesting scheme
- Life assurance
- Eyecare
- Bike to work scheme
- Airport parking discounts
- Long service recognition
Inclusion and belonging
At Fortress, we don't just accept difference, we celebrate it. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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