Electronics Validation/Test Engineer

The Rewards and Benefits on Offer:

• Immediate start available
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Collaborative and supportive work environment
• Free onsite parking
• Generous holiday allowance

MTrec's New Opportunity:

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client in their 2026 recruitment initiative with the recruitment of a permanent Electronics Validation/Test Engineer to strengthen their team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is looking to expand their knowledge and skills within an industry leading employer, with a defined progression pathway.

If you have experience within the electronics sector as a Test, Validation, Compliance or Approvals Engineer or similar, apply now for an immediate response!

The Job You'll Do:

• Specialising more in the regulatory compliance side of getting a product approved.
• Testing products to ensure they meet all of the regulatory requirements needed for CE and UL certification
• Read, understand, keep updated on all relevant regulatory standards relevant to our product ranges and desired applications (EMC standards, Electrical safety standards, Functional safety standards, UL/CSA)
• Development requirements to design and test products
• Understand the regulatory test methods/conditions and create test cases to be performed on our products
• Create test plans
• Organize and pull together all equipment, loads, wiring etc. needed to perform the tests.
• Set up and perform the testing
• Occasional travel for final full compliance testing when using an external test house
• Capture all test results and create traceability reports, determining pass/fail status
• Liaise with external test houses and/or approval bodies to discuss/plan and quote blocks of compliance testing.
• Commission, Debug electronic circuits, components and PCB assemblies for new product development and projects.
• Design, setup and run tests to ensure the design meets specifications.
• Maintain records and documentation on all tests and analysis.
• Use industry standard development systems to achieve traceability and cross referencing
• Work within a small design team to complete assigned objectives.
• Troubleshoot circuits from prototypes, development, and customer returns.
• Be the key interface for overall system validation and alignment on test plans
• Work with Engineering to improve validation tests and to define criteria for entry into Validation phase.
• Establish a disciplined reporting and communication dashboard of project risks & status with respect to quality and readiness for release.
• Improve the scope and coverage of automated tests

About You:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (preferably with bias towards power electronics).
• 3 years hands on experience in a Test and/or QA Validation, Compliance or Approval role at system level
• Experience of regulatory standards and test methods for Electronics product validation/compliance/approvals
• Practical competency in working with external test houses and practical test experience.
• EMC, Water ingress, vibration, environmental testing experience
• Able to carry out practical testing as well as planning and documentation
• Experience of working with power electronic systems
• Knowledge of switching power converters.
• Knowledge of circuit analysis, and design of experiments.
• Knowledge and experience in applicable product regulatory standards
• Willingness to travel to external test laboratory's occasionally
• PC literate with experience in MS Office and databases (good and thorough documentation skills)