Electronics Test Engineer

About the opportunity

Fortress Safety is hiring an Electronics Test Engineer to lead the testing of our safety-critical electronic hardware, from design verification and validation through to NPI and production. Based in Wolverhampton (West Midlands) on a hybrid pattern, you'll join our Engineering team and report to the Electronics Engineering Manager.

About Fortress Safety

Fortress Safety are experts in machinery safety and interlocking. Since 1977, we've protected people and equipment in hazardous situations from our Wolverhampton HQ and our operations across the USA, Europe, Australia, China and India. We're part of Halma plc, a FTSE 100 company with over 8,000 employees across 50+ subsidiaries worldwide.

What you'll be doing

• Developing, putting in place and maintaining electronic test procedures and test equipment for new and existing products
• Carrying out design verification, validation, functional, environmental and reliability testing
• Diagnosing and repairing hardware faults at board and system level
• Designing and commissioning automated and semi-automated test systems that improve quality and efficiency
• Analysing test results and producing clear technical reports and recommendations
• Supporting new product introduction (NPI) and manufacturing transfer projects
• Working with design engineers to make products easier to test and more reliable
• Investigating failures using structured root cause analysis
• Helping production and quality teams resolve manufacturing and field-return issues
• Keeping test specifications and documentation up to date and compliant with industry and regulatory standards

Must-have

• A degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in a related engineering discipline
• 3+ years' experience in electronics test, validation or development
• A strong understanding of analogue and digital circuits
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies and signal generators
• Proven fault-finding skills down to component and board level
• Confidence reading schematics and technical documentation
• The ability to analyse data and write detailed technical reports
• An understanding of EMC, safety and relevant compliance standards

Nice-to-have

• Experience with automated test systems and test software development, in any language or platform
• An understanding of embedded firmware at bare-metal level
• Experience with spectrum analysers

We're flexible on experience

You might currently work as a Test Engineer, Hardware Test Engineer, Test and Validation Engineer or Electronics Engineer. However you got here, we're open to your background. That includes the test equipment and automated test platforms you've used, the scripting and test automation languages you know, the communication protocols you've worked with, and the industry you come from. What matters is strong electronics fundamentals and a love of problem-solving.

What we offer

• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
• Option to work a 9-day fortnight (compressed hours)
• Pension with employer contributions of up to 10.5%
• Company bonus scheme
• Annual Halma share vesting scheme
• Life assurance
• Eyecare
• Bike to work scheme
• Airport parking discounts
• Long service recognition

Inclusion and belonging

At Fortress, we don't just accept difference, we celebrate it. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

Ready to apply? Apply anyway. We'd love to hear what you could bring.

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