World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton, Lancashire is currently looking to recruit 4x Development and Production Test Engineer - Electronics/Electrical subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.
- Looking for somebody with substantial test engineering experience.
- Diagnosis of test failures
- Testing experience down to component level
- The department are keen to hear from candidates from a background with Electronics, RF, Microwave skills or candidates that have strong Test, Diagnostics, Repair Engineering skills.
Hourly Rate: £37.00ph (Umbrella). (An accommodation allowance of £400 per week is available for those who live outside a 30 mile radius of the Bolton site)
Contract Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)
Development and Production Test Engineer – Electronic / Electrical Job Description
Technical support to the manufacturing test of weapons sub-systems in production and development test and diagnostics of complex weapons at system and Subsystem level.
- Provide Test Engineering support during Design / Development phases from initial concept through to Production Readiness Review and release to Operations.
- Support Test Facility introduction and ensure that configuration control of equipment and facilities is in place prior to use, including generating supporting test specifications and operator instructions.
- Support to testing of electrical/electronic weapon systems and sub-assemblies, with diagnosis of production test failures down to circuit card and potentially component level.
- Identification of remedial and corrective actions, in a timely manner allowing Manufacturing to continue production in line with programme.
- Evaluation of technical problems in order to develop proposals for test equipment investigations and corrective actions, including process improvements.
- Test Engineering representative at Defect Review Board meetings to ensure efficient progress of equipment and quality notifications towards corrective action.
Role requirements (skills, training and qualifications)
- HNC/HND (Electronics) Level of Qualifications or equivalent, plus good level of experience in digital & analogue electronics manufacture and test.
- A good understanding of measurement and test principles, and associated test equipment.
- An understanding of the typical CADMID product lifecycle for test equipment is desirable.
- An understanding of RF and microwave technology at subsystem level would be an advantage.
- An understanding of Environmental testing (including ESS) would also be an advantage.
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