Salary up to £50,000 Depending on experience
Location Wotton-under-Edge, Glos
An opportunity has arisen within Renishaw's Manufacturing division for an experienced Test Development Engineer to join our Functional Test and Flying probe team.
In this influential role, you will develop and deliver innovative manufacturing test solutions that support the successful introduction of Renishaw's cutting-edge products into production. Working closely with product development and manufacturing teams, you will drive improvements in product quality, test coverage, and manufacturing capability while helping define the future direction of electronics test within the business.
Responsibilities
Support the development, implementation, and support of manufacturing test solutions for new products and engineering changes.
Design and deliver robust test systems by integrating hardware, software, databases, and production equipment.
Collaborate with design teams to improve product testability, manufacturing capability, and test coverage through effective Design for Test (DfT) practices.
Provide technical support for new product introduction activities, including fault investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
Maintain and enhance test systems and equipment to ensure reliability, production readiness, and continuous improvement.
Contribute to manufacturing test strategies, helping shape future test technologies, methodologies, and capabilities.
Key requirements
Degree qualified in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline, or HNC/HND with significant relevant industrial experience.
Solid understanding of electronic circuit design, with the ability to interpret complex schematics and identify potential design or test challenges.
Proven experience developing Functional Test and/or Flying Probe solutions within an electronics manufacturing environment.
Experience with in-circuit, Flying Probe, Boundary Scan, and Functional Test methodologies.
Strong understanding and application of Design for Test (DfT) principles.
Experience investigating manufacturing issues and delivering effective root cause analysis.
Experience developing and contributing to manufacturing test strategies.
Desirable skills and experience
Experience developing functional test or SPEA Flying probe solutions.
Knowledge and practical experience of NI LabVIEW and TestStand.
Understanding of Boundary Scan testing techniques.
Software development experience using VB, C#, C++, Python, or SQL.
Experience of automated test equipment (ATE).
Electronics fault-finding to component level.
Understanding of analogue and digital circuits.
High level of PC literacy and familiarity with engineering software tools.
Person specification
An organised and proactive engineer with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
An effective communicator who can work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams.
Confident presenting technical information and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
A credible technical leader who drives high standards and leads by example.
Passionate about continuous improvement and challenging established ways of working.
Results-focused with a strong commitment to quality, delivery, and operational excellence.
Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. ( not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
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At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or [email protected].
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Employment Type:
PermanentTime Type:
Full timeRequisition Number:
R9754 Electronics Test Development Engineer (Open)Skills Required
- Degree in a relevant engineering or scientific discipline, or HNC/HND with significant relevant industrial experience.
- Solid understanding of electronic circuit design and ability to interpret complex schematics.
- Proven experience developing Functional Test and/or Flying Probe solutions within an electronics manufacturing environment.
- Experience with in-circuit, Flying Probe, Boundary Scan, and Functional Test methodologies.
- Strong understanding and application of Design for Test (DfT) principles.
- Experience investigating manufacturing issues and delivering effective root cause analysis.
- Experience developing and contributing to manufacturing test strategies.
- Experience developing functional test or SPEA Flying probe solutions.
- Knowledge and practical experience of NI LabVIEW and TestStand.
- Understanding of Boundary Scan testing techniques.
- Software development experience using VB, C#, C++, Python, or SQL.
- Experience of automated test equipment (ATE).
- Electronics fault-finding to component level.
- Understanding of analogue and digital circuits.
- High level of PC literacy and familiarity with engineering software tools.
Renishaw Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Renishaw and has not been reviewed or approved by Renishaw.
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Retirement Support — The pension scheme includes a 9% employer contribution with salary‑sacrifice options, signaling strong long‑term savings support. Feedback suggests this materially strengthens total compensation in the UK.
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Healthcare Strength — Subsidized private medical cover, life assurance, and a 24/7 EAP—alongside options like a health cash plan and on‑site fitness centers—indicate comprehensive health and wellbeing support. These provisions contribute to a sense of strong healthcare coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — 25 days of annual leave with company days, long‑service accrual, and the option to buy additional leave point to generous time‑off provision. Hybrid and “variable working” arrangements further support work–life balance when roles allow.
Renishaw Insights
What We Do
Renishaw is one of the world's leading engineering and scientific technology companies, with expertise in precision measurement and healthcare. The company supplies products and services used in applications as diverse as jet engine and wind turbine manufacture, through to dentistry and brain surgery. It is also a world leader in the field of additive manufacturing (also referred to as 3D printing), where it designs and makes industrial machines which ‘print' parts from metal powder. The Renishaw Group currently has 80 offices in 36 countries, with over 5,000 employees, of which over 3,000 people are employed within the UK. The majority of the company's R&D and manufacturing is carried out in the UK and for the year ended June 2019, Renishaw achieved sales of £574 million of which 94% was due to exports. The company's largest markets are USA, China, Japan and Germany









