Electronics Test Development Engineer

An opportunity has arisen within Renishaw's Manufacturing division for an experienced Test Development Engineer to join our Functional Test and Flying probe team. In this influential role, you will develop and deliver innovative manufacturing test solutions that support the successful introduction of Renishaw's cutting-edge products into production. Working closely with product development and manufacturing teams, you will drive improvements in product quality, test coverage, and manufacturing capability while helping define the future direction of electronics test within the business.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, and support of manufacturing test solutions for new products and engineering changes.
• Design and deliver robust test systems by integrating hardware, software, databases, and production equipment.
• Collaborate with design teams to improve product testability, manufacturing capability, and test coverage through effective Design for Test (DfT) practices.
• Provide technical support for new product introduction activities, including fault investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Maintain and enhance test systems and equipment to ensure reliability, production readiness, and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to manufacturing test strategies, helping shape future test technologies, methodologies, and capabilities.

Key requirements

• Degree qualified in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline, or HNC/HND with significant relevant industrial experience.
• Solid understanding of electronic circuit design, with the ability to interpret complex schematics and identify potential design or test challenges.
• Proven experience developing Functional Test and/or Flying Probe solutions within an electronics manufacturing environment.
• Experience with in-circuit, Flying Probe, Boundary Scan, and Functional Test methodologies.
• Strong understanding and application of Design for Test (DfT) principles.
• Experience investigating manufacturing issues and delivering effective root cause analysis.
• Experience developing and contributing to manufacturing test strategies.

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience developing functional test or SPEA Flying probe solutions.
• Knowledge and practical experience of NI LabVIEW and TestStand.
• Understanding of Boundary Scan testing techniques.
• Software development experience using VB, C#, C++, Python, or SQL.
• Experience of automated test equipment (ATE).
• Electronics fault-finding to component level.
• Understanding of analogue and digital circuits.
• High level of PC literacy and familiarity with engineering software tools.

Person specification

• An organised and proactive engineer with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• An effective communicator who can work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Confident presenting technical information and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• A credible technical leader who drives high standards and leads by example.
• Passionate about continuous improvement and challenging established ways of working.
• Results-focused with a strong commitment to quality, delivery, and operational excellence.

Benefits

When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, subsidised onsite restaurants and coffee shops, free parking, car sharing scheme and 24 hour fitness centres (not available at all sites). We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.