Product Test Engineer – Mechanical / Product Testing

Kingswinford
Circa £40,000
Permanent | Full Time | On-Site

Are you a hands-on Test Engineer with experience of physical product, mechanical, manufacturing or development testing?

We are recruiting for a Product Test Engineer to join a well-established manufacturing business in Kingswinford. This is a practical, hands-on engineering position working with physical products, prototypes, test equipment and fixtures – this is not an IT, software or systems testing role.

Working closely with Design, Technical and Quality teams, you will plan and carry out product testing, analyse results and provide clear evidence and feedback to support product development, quality, compliance and continuous improvement.

What you'll be doing

Planning and carrying out physical product and mechanical testing

Preparing samples, prototypes, returned and modified products for testing

Setting up, operating and maintaining test equipment, fixtures and tools

Interpreting ISO, BS EN and other technical requirements and turning these into practical test plans

Carrying out development, validation, verification, comparison and compliance-support testing

Recording test set-ups, results, observations, failures, deviations and conclusions

Producing clear test reports, graphs, photographs, videos and supporting documentation

Investigating product quality concerns, customer returns and proposed product changes

Feeding test findings back to Design, Technical and Quality colleagues

Supporting prototype assembly, first-off checks and proof-of-concept work

Reading technical drawings to support testing, assembly and product reviews

Supporting product and technical documentation where required

What we're looking for

We're particularly interested in candidates with experience gained within manufacturing, mechanical engineering, product development, R&D, furniture, automotive, consumer products or another physical product testing environment.

You'll ideally have:

HNC-level engineering qualification or equivalent relevant experience

Hands-on physical product, mechanical, development or compliance testing experience

Experience working to ISO, BS EN or comparable technical standards

The ability to read and interpret technical drawings

A practical and analytical approach to problem-solving

Strong attention to detail and accurate technical record keeping

Good written and verbal communication skills

Confidence using Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Experience of CAD, product documentation, engineering change requests (ECRs), product launches or compliance evidence would be advantageous.

Important

This position is focused on hands-on testing of physical manufactured products and prototypes. It is not a software testing, IT testing, QA automation or application testing position, so candidates whose experience is solely within software/IT testing are unlikely to be suitable.

If you're a practical engineer who enjoys understanding how products work, investigating failures and turning technical requirements into real-world testing, we'd be keen to hear from you