Development Test Engineer

We are excited to announce a new permanent opportunity for a Development Test Engineer located in Severn Beach, Bristol. In this role, you will play a critical part in supporting the Product Development team by investigating intricate product challenges, validating innovative design solutions, and enhancing our products and processes through thorough testing and development.

Responsibilities

• Selective engineering problems relating to design and or issues identified by customers are investigated in a thorough manner.
• Identification of root causes.
• Follow the PT problem solving methodology or 8D RCA investigation tools where necessary.
• Collation of evidence and reporting is concise and traceable.
• Use appropriate and or initiate new build documentation to support the assembly and test plans.
• Capable of interrogating BOM’s, ECO’s and DP’s effectively.

Product Improvements and Product Correction Validation

• From information provided by the design team, implement improvements to current released products including control systems, plumbing, pneumatics and mechanical elements.
• Test documentation is developed to ensure product improvements are fully tested to ensure performance is appropriate and will meet customer expectations.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to production engineering and test department following any product improvement validation activities or outcomes from the product development team.
• Support corrective action requests, typically FRN (fault reports) and DP’s Deviation permits.
• Provide feedback to the design team as to the suitability and robustness of solutions, with particular attention to DFM, DFA and DFS is required.
• Products are manufactured and tested to the standards as set out in our documentation.
• Support the Manufacturing engineering team to keep documentation (SOP, Instructions) up to date.

Quality

• Monitor, report and optimise product quality.
• Upon assignment, Quality Notifications and customer feedback/faults on commissioning relating to product improvements, react in a timely and efficient manner.

Qualifications

• HND or higher (Mechanical, Electrical & Electronic disciplines).
• Substantial experience in electro‑mechanical systems production engineering environment - preferably small batch, high technology system integration, ideally with machining/fabs.
• Experience in a fast‑paced operations environment.
• Commercial awareness.
• Knowledge of Design validation methodologies, such as Design for Manufacture, Design for Assembly and Design for Service.
• Problem‑solving skills.
• Recent and practical experience of mechanical and electrical assembly.

Company Overview

At Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology, we provide tools for the engineering of micro- and nano-structures, with customers using our process solutions to research and produce materials and semiconductors vital for everything from medical devices and diagnostics, to electric cars and quantum computers.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive starting salary, structured career development opportunities, and a good work‑life balance, Oxford Instruments offers 25 days annual leave, early finish on Fridays, private healthcare, a share incentive plan, a defined contribution Group Personal Pension Plan, and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your own requirements.