Role Information:
- Job Title - Electrical Test Engineer
- Salary - Up to £42,000
- Location - Merthyr Tydfil South Wales
Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role:
The Electrical Test Engineer is responsible for ensuring that all electrical systems, components and assemblies are tested, inspected and verified to meet engineering specifications, regulatory
standards and customer requirements prior to delivery.
Working closely with Production, Engineering and Quality teams, the role plays a key part in ensuring electrical integrity, safety, compliance and on-time delivery of fully functional products.
You responsibilities in this role include:
- Support test planning and readiness in line with production schedules and project milestones
- Review and contribute to electrical test plans, procedures and work instructions
- Execute in-process, system-level and final acceptance testing (FAT) on electrical systems and assemblies
- Conduct electrical testing including continuity, insulation resistance, functional testing and fault diagnostics
- Verify electrical installations against schematics, wiring diagrams and technical specifications
- Perform inspections, fault finding and root cause analysis on electrical systems, ensuring clear reporting of issues
- Identify, raise and support resolution of non-conformances (NCRs)
- Ensure all electrical systems meet defined quality and safety standards before progression or
- Maintain accurate test records, certification packs and electrical compliance documentation
- Communicate test progress, issues and results to key stakeholders
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across electrical test and production processes
- Assist with internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with electrical standards and procedures
- Maintain, calibrate and ensure safe use of electrical test equipment and instrumentation
- Ensure adherence to 5S and housekeeping standards within the test environment
- Support shift-based working where required (including day/night rotation)
- Promote and comply with Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) requirements, including electrical safety practices
- Ensure compliance with all legal, statutory and contractual obligations
Apply if you have most of the following:
- Experience within a manufacturing, production or engineering environment
- Background in testing electrical systems, control panels, machinery or integrated units
- Experience working to production schedules and delivery targets
- Knowledge of electrical standards and quality frameworks (e.g. ISO 9001, wiring regulations)
- Experience assembling, connecting and using electrical test instrumentation
- Proven ability to fault find and diagnose electrical issues
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
Technical skills/education:
- Relevant electrical qualification (e.g. City & Guilds, NVQ, HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering or equivalent)
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and technical specifications
- Strong understanding of electrical testing methods and safety standards
- Experience with electrical test equipment (e.g. multimeters, insulation testers, continuity testers)
- Knowledge of system-level testing and integration (electrical/mechanical interface)
- Ability to analyse and interpret electrical test data and results
- Experience with Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and inspection processes
- Knowledge of non-conformance reporting (NCR) and root cause analysis
- Strong electrical fault-finding and diagnostic skills
Additional local needs:
- Onsite role
- Successful candidates will be required to complete a BPSS check
The benefits of this role include:
- Access to electrical and technical training, certifications and continuous professional
- Clear career progression to Senior Electrical Test Engineer, Test Lead or Test Manager
- Cross-functional exposure to Production, Quality and Engineering teams
- Opportunities to develop expertise in electrical systems, compliance and testing
- Potential career pathways into Electrical Engineering, Commissioning or Systems Engineering roles
Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world. From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.
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