Product Development Engineer

 

Main characteristics

Location

Bournemouth, Dorset

Company

The Talent Rocket

Salary

£25000 - £35000/annum

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Engineering

Job summary

Product Development Engineer
Location: nr Bournemouth, Hampshire, UK
Salary: £28-35k pa dependant on experience
Full time, On site
Are you an Electronics Engineer? Either formally or informally?
Do you have experience or interest in Technical product development within electronics, testing and particularly in the world of IoT?
Would you be interested in helping develop Electronics Technology that has a direct positive impact on its users?
With a business thats at the top of its sector, but isnt so burdened with corporate oversight that its unwieldy and unable to change?
If so, wed love to hear from you.
The Role
As a Product Development Engineer (sometimes referred to as a UAT Engineer) you will be supporting the technical team to conceptualise, design, and test new technical products in line with company requirements.
As part of the role, you will also be responsible for formulating development specifications and performing design analyses to ensure all products meet company and industry standards and guidelines for functionality and safety.
Main responsibilities:
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Determine the needs and goals of new products.
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Testing products throughout the design process to troubleshoot any potential problems.
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Sampling different components, manufacturing processes, design tolerances, and other factors to find the best ones that suit the product brief.
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Design, develop, and implement user acceptance testing protocols as the final phase of applications development.
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Fine tune designs and prototypes so that they are production ready.
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Analyse existing products to identify areas for improvement and update documentation.
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Assist in project and systems development.
What kind of experience works best for this role?
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Ideally you will have a solid grounding in testing or product development processes
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Preferably an experienced engineer with experience in product development or testing.
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Understanding of defining acceptance criteria, test script design and design specifications using common formats.
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Some experience of developing test strategies and plans for UAT and FAT activities
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Good organisation and planning skills
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Experience executing acceptance criteria and collaborating with key stakeholders
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Working knowledge of IT based products.
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Some defect management experience
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An ability to analyse defect and test data that provides quality metrics and reports
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Experience and knowledge of root cause and/or escape defect analysis would be helpful.
Personal Attributes
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Detail oriented and logical
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Experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive reports
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High levels of diligence is an asset, with some demonstrable experience
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Good time-management and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple demands
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Good judgement and a practical, common-sense approach to getting things done
Role Benefits
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23 days holiday rising to 25 days annual leave pro rata
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Discounts on everything from groceries and shopping through to holidays, insurance, days out, restaurants and more
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24/7 employee assistance programme
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Family and friends discounts on our services & products
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Pension Scheme, up to 4% Company matched
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Life assurance 2x annual salary