Test Engineer

Salary up to £42k (subject to skills and experience) + fantastic benefits including company bonuses, healthcare plan and generous pension scheme.

Location: Onsite – Cheltenham

Designing award-winning products for our market-leading brands – Mira Showers, Rada and Recoup - is our lifeblood. We focus on investment; investing in the best technology and resources available and investing in each and every individual. Whether you arrive at our facilities in Cheltenham, Worcester or Hull, have a visit from a Service Engineer or pick up the phone to our Customer Service team, you’ll instantly see that, no matter our department or location, we all share the same cultural values at Kohler Mira.

From day one you’re part of the Kohler Mira community – a collaborative, forward focused team with a shared pride in our work and commitment to delight our customers, develop innovative products and services and inspire our people.

We are looking for a Test Engineer who will support the Current Product Development (CPD) team by planning, designing and carrying out testing for products already in the field. The role will provide clear, reliable evidence to support continuous development, product improvement, compliance and product safety decisions.

The successful individual will be practical, analytical and methodical, with the ability to translate requirements, risks and product issues into effective test plans. You will work closely with Engineering, Quality, Compliance, Production and other technical specialists to investigate concerns, validate solutions and confirm that changes meet the required performance and quality expectations.

About the Role

This role is accountable for independently delivering testing activities that support CPD tasks, projects and initiatives. Reporting directly to the Senior Programme Manager, you will ensure testing is appropriately planned, executed, documented and communicated, with clear conclusions and recommendations.
The key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Design, build, maintain and execute tests aligned to product requirements, user needs, identified risks and agreed acceptance criteria.
• Plan and deliver verification and validation activities for in-field product improvements, engineering changes, compliance updates and safety-related investigations.
• Develop practical test approaches and support feasibility, investigation and validation work for proposed technical solutions.
• Use test evidence and structured root cause analysis to diagnose defects, understand failure modes and support robust corrective actions.
• Assess testing dependencies, defects and risks; communicate impacts clearly and contribute to mitigation and contingency plans.
• Produce accurate test plans, records, reports and conclusions that provide clear evidence for technical and quality decisions.
• Prioritise and sequence testing activity to meet CPD and programme commitments, escalating risks or constraints when required.
• Identify and implement improvements to test methods, coverage, processes, systems and tooling to improve efficiency and quality.
• Use test equipment, systems and data effectively, maintaining appropriate control, traceability and safe working practices.
• Work collaboratively with Engineering, Quality, Compliance, Production and other stakeholders, communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Apply learning from testing and in-field performance to support continuous product improvement and help prevent recurrence of known issues.
• Take ownership of agreed test scope and quality outputs, working independently across the majority of situations and advising others where appropriate.