Senior Environmental Test Engineer
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| Job Type | Permanent Full Time |
| Location | Colchester |
| Area | South East , UK |
| Sector | ITEngineering |
| Salary | £40k- £50k + Benefits |
| Currency | GBP |
| Start Date | |
| Job Ref | AC20 |
| Job Views | 242 |
- Description
- Senior Environmental Test Engineer – Colchester– £40k- £50k + Benefits
Our client is a well established worldwide organisation based near Colchester they provide software solutions and hardware for networking, storage, processor boards, switches
Due to continued growth and expansion they are now looking to recruit a Senior Environmental Test Engineer.
The Role
The main focus of this role is the preparation of our products in representative test systems, planning and executing a range of tests, in-house and sometimes at external test houses, and documenting and reporting on the tests performed. Currently, the environmental tests comprise primarily shock & vibration, temperature and EMC compliance, but may include humidity, altitude (high and low pressure) and other tests.
Preparation of representative test systems including determining a suitable chassis, back-plane, test fixtures and other connectivity to allow the products under test to operate continuously during the test cycles.
Use of functional test software, with the ability to modify test scripts and read log file results, will be expected.
Some problem diagnosis and problem solving resulting from the environmental tests would be expected.
Responsibility for ensuring that the environmental tests are performed according to the specification required.
Maintaining accurate and correct test records and test reports to a quality level acceptable for potential customer distribution.
Experience
Candidates should be qualified to degree or HND standard, be able to demonstrate practical postgraduate experience of some functional or environmental testing of computer-based equipment. Building, configuring and testing computer systems from piece parts (e.g. motherboard, data storage, cooling, power supply).
Installing and configuring Windows and Linux operating systems and drivers.
Creating and amending software scripts.
Understanding and meeting the requirements of military and commercial test specifications for environmental testing.
Diagnosing and finding practical resolutions to technical problems, including an understanding of basic mechanics.
Experience of team or project leadership.
Some of the testing will require travel to other locations off site and possibly overnight stays. Some flexibility in working hours is also required, with occasional early starts, late finishes and some weekend working being necessary to fit around test equipment availability.