Test And Verification Engineer

Location: Crewe
Hours: 37 hours per week
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive

Main Purpose

Reporting to the Assurance Lead, you will work as part of the Product Design and Development team to manage the testing and Verification of Safety critical electronic products developed by Unipart Rail for Rail industry customers. In this role, you will be required to plan, conduct, and report on testing completed on products under development as well as provide advice and feedback to relevant stakeholders. You will also support current products with technical design changes and modifications as well as the development and test of new and innovative products for manufacture using new and emerging technologies to support the business’ growth plans.

You will be based at the Crewe site, with some ability for hybrid working. You may be required to travel to support testing within the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

• Testing products for safety, capacities, compliance, and performance.
• Write test plans for products under development to provide independence.
• Perform high precision calibration and advanced adjustments using testing instruments.
• Perform pre-production test sample assembly according to engineering drawings.
• Conduct product testing and performance testing and record the results.
• Compiling reports on findings and testing data gathered.
• Examining and investigating specific aspects and components of products under investigation.
• Providing recommendations and advice to relevant stakeholders.
• Work with 3rd party test houses to define and complete external testing
• Order and stock laboratory materials and supplies to avoid materials shortages.
• Maintain the laboratory work area clean, safe and orderly.
• Work in collaboration with engineers across the development and engineering teams ( electronics, software and mechanical engineers) to produce cost-effective, reliable design solutions Work within the New Product Development (NPD) gated process to successfully deliver products to the right specification and timeframes ensuring complete customer satisfaction Undertake tasks in accordance with the engineering key performance indicators (quality, cost and delivery)
• Perform qualification testing of products and validation of production test equipment specifications
• Liaise with suppliers for tooling, component and sub-assembly requirements for pre-production samples
• Assist with First-in-Class static and dynamic trials with customers

Essential Criteria:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) Electronics Engineering or equivalent STEM based subject)
• Knowledge of building and testing of safety critical products
• Experienced in formal verification to Rail RAMS standards or similar
• Proficiency in assessing requirements quality and generating appropriate test procedures and protocols.
• Report writing and document and data analysis skills.
• Strong design review and document checking abilities
• Comfortable with industry-specific test equipment and software
• Knowledge of testing equipment maintenance and storage procedures.
• Experience in product design lifecycle – from concept to introduction into manufacturing (ideally in safety critical industry)
• Extensive IT Skills for MS Office and Google Suite

Desirable Criteria:

• Good Experience / knowledge of rail industry
• Lean Process experience

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Pension and death in service provisions for employees in pension scheme
• 25 Days Holidays (plus Bank Holidays)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Health and Wellbeing Initiatives
• Employee offers and discounts from various retailers
• Recognition events and rewards
• Free car parking / breakfast club

Unipart Rail - Who are we?

We have a long heritage in the rail industry based on decades of experience, we have continuous improvement plans to embrace innovation in both products and business techniques to ensure that we remain the first and best choice for our customers. Our focus on Technology in our products, services and solutions places us at the forefront of industry 4.0 and in our Technology & Product Solutions and Supply Chain Solutions, delivering value for our customers.

Unipart Rail is part of the Unipart Group, one of Europe's leading independent logistics’ companies that employs more than 8,000 employees worldwide and has an annual turnover of more than £800 million. As a valued employee of Unipart Rail, you can look forward to a varied and rewarding career with a company that holds the Investors in People accreditation and also world class status in employee engagement.

Unipart Rail has sites across the UK, and operations across the world. As the leading supply chain partner to the UK rail industry, we have opportunities across a huge range of professions - from the shop floor through to the boardroom.

And with our strong focus on training, development and promoting from within, we have career progression paths that could take you to the head of your department, working in Australia, or even into an area of the business you didn't know you were interested in!

We will challenge you to be creative and contribute with new ways of working, and we will reward you with a rich working environment with an emphasis on continuous improvement and an opportunity to make your mark on our business.

Join us today and start to work the Unipart Way.

You may have experience in the following: Test and Verification Specialist, Product Testing Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Safety Compliance Engineer, Product Validation Specialist, Technical Testing Coordinator, Electronics Test Engineer, Rail Industry Testing Manager, Rail Systems Verification Engineer, etc.

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