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UTEC, Acteon’s Geo-services business line, harnesses data to optimise designs, save time and maximise your project’s economic value by providing a holistic understanding of the marine environment. Our insights underpin customers’ decision-making from design to asset life extension, ensuring every decision delivers.
We are looking to hire a Quality Test Engineer on a full time, permanent basis. Based at our facility in Wokingham the Quality Test Engineer is to support the investigation, diagnosis, and resolution of product and manufacturing quality issues. Working directly with NX2 systems, PCB assemblies, and panel builds, you will play a key role in ensuring products meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance. This is a practical role where you will spend much of your time in build and test environments, partnering with engineers and technicians to troubleshoot electrical faults, identify root causes, and implement effective corrective actions. You will be responsible for driving issues through from initial investigation to final resolution, ensuring lessons learned are captured and embedded within the business to prevent recurrence.
The ideal candidate will enjoy problem-solving, be naturally curious about how systems work, and have the technical ability to analyse faults, challenge assumptions, and drive continuous improvement. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives on getting to the source of issues and making a tangible impact on product quality and operational performance.
Duties & Main Responsibilities
Fault Finding and Diagnosis
Lead hands-on fault finding across variety of products, including NX2 systems, circuit boards, and panel builds
Diagnose electrical faults during build, integration, and testing stages
Investigate issues in power, comms, signal integrity, and system configuration
Work directly on hardware to isolate failures quickly and accurately
Support test teams during failures and take ownership of complex issues
Root Cause Analysis
Own root cause analysis for all product and test failures
Consistent recording of results, in a manner that allows analysis of failures and improvements over time
Break down faults to component, wiring, firmware, or process level
Use structured methods to identify true root cause, not surface symptoms
Drive corrective actions through engineering, production, and suppliers
Ensure fixes are verified, repeatable, and embedded into standard processes
Testing and Validation
Define and improve electrical test procedures for products and assemblies
Strengthen FAT and bench test coverage to expose failures early
Challenge test methods where faults are escaping into later stages
Ensure test results are consistent, recorded
Ability to record success rate
Work hands-on during system bring-up and full system testing
Electrical Quality Control
Inspect and verify panel builds, wiring, and terminations
Validate schematics against physical builds and test outputs
Identify build defects, poor practices, and inconsistencies early
Support engineers in resolving integration issues across systems
Supplier Quality
Investigate faults linked to supplied components, PCBs, and assemblies
Lead supplier-related root cause investigations and corrective actions
Inspect incoming electrical components and assemblies
Feedback quality issues into procurement and supplier management
Ability to read mechanical drawings and inspect to drawings holding suppliers to account
Build and Production Support
Work on the shop floor during builds and system integration
Intervene early when faults or quality issues are identified
Ensure problems are fixed at source, not passed downstream
Improve build instructions and methods based on failure trends
Quality Control and NCR Management
Raise and manage NCRs linked to product failures and defects
Track recurring faults and ensure permanent corrective actions
Link NCR trends back to design, build, or supplier issues
Ensure issues are closed with evidence, not assumptions
Continuous Improvement
Identify repeat failure patterns across products and projects
Drive design, test, and build improvements to eliminate defects
Increase first-time pass rates at FAT and system testing
Improve reliability and reduce rework across all builds
Define and write improvement plans & implement
Required
Strong hands-on experience with electrical systems, panels, or instrumentation
Proven track record in fault finding and diagnosing complex hardware issues
Experience with PCB assemblies, wiring systems, and integrated systems
Experience running or supporting FAT and system testing
Working knowledge of ISO-driven quality processes
Strong fault-finding mindset with structured thinking
Ability to break down complex system failures into root cause
Confident working hands-on with hardware and electrical systems
Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and system layouts
Ability to read mechanical drawings
Direct and confident in challenging poor quality or repeated issues
