Test Equipment Support Enginer

Tewkesbury | Engineering (MRO)

Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, are now recruiting for a Test Equipment Support Engineer to join our Engineering team based in Tewkesbury.

Ontic is more than just a business – we’re a community of innovators who pride ourselves on fostering a culture where talent thrives, ideas flourish, and careers are built. We’re committed to excellence, driving continuous improvement and ensuring we remain at the forefront of our industry.

The Role

As a Test Equipment Support Engineer, you will play a critical role in supporting Ontic’s UK MRO Operations, ensuring hydraulic, pneumatic and associated test equipment is reliable, compliant and fit for purpose. You will be responsible for the day-to-day technical support, maintenance and fault resolution of both current and future test equipment, helping to keep assembly and test operations running efficiently and safely

Key responsibilities include:

• Fault finding, repair and maintenance of hydraulic and pneumatic test equipment

• Providing technical support to internal stakeholders and liaising with external suppliers

• Defining, implementing and carrying out planned and reactive maintenance activities

• Developing preventative maintenance schedules and tracking equipment performance against KPIs

• Supporting the design and maintenance of interfaces for units under test

• Providing operator training on test equipment use and best practice

• Supporting oil cleanliness laboratory activities

• Ensuring compliance with all statutory, regulatory and company requirements, including health & safety

About You

At Ontic, our culture is integral to making sure we enjoy our work and deliver for our customers. While we look for the right skillset, we're also looking for someone who will thrive within our recognition and empowerment culture.

You’ll be a confident and capable engineer with a strong background in test equipment support, ideally within an aerospace MRO environment.

You’ll bring:

• A degree (or equivalent) in a technical discipline, or significant relevant industry experience

• Proven experience supporting test equipment in an MRO or regulated engineering environment

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work calmly under pressure

• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal

• Confidence using MS Office and ERP systems

• A flexible approach, with the ability to work outside core hours and travel when required

Aerospace experience is highly desirable, but not essential for the right candidate.

Benefits:

At Ontic we care about your financial, physical, and mental wellness so we offer a range of benefits to support this, we care about what matters to you and have a valued culture of recognition and empowerment, accompanied by benefits that support work/life balance. 

Our benefits package highlights include: 

• Up to 29 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays 
• 10 hours paid volunteering time 
• Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Discounts and offers from a range of retailers 

Best place to work 

We are more than the sum of our parts. And we’ve been recognised internally and externally for being so: 

• We were ranked #9 in Best Companies’ Q3 leaderboard for Best Manufacturing Company based on our employee feedback 
• 72.5% of employees who took part in our 2023 employee satisfaction survey said they are proud to work at Ontic 

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!