Manufacturing Test Engineer

Copello are helping a leading Defence client in their search for a Principal Test Engineer to join the Manufacturing organisation supporting test system introduction and test and diagnostics of electrical/electronic systems and sub-assemblies during the development production phase. You will be deployed to the Manufacturing Equipment team, responsible for development testing and ensuring production readiness of new products and their test solutions.

• Providing Test Engineering support during Design / Development phases from initial concept through to Production Readiness Review and release to Operations.
• Supporting Test Facility introduction and ensure that appropriate configuration control of equipment and facilities is in place prior to use, including generating supporting test specifications and operator instructions.
• Supporting testing of electrical/electronic systems, sub-assemblies and circuit cards, with diagnosis of development test failures down to circuit card and potentially component level, including identification of proposed remedial and corrective actions.
• Working closely with Operations, design teams and other stakeholders to overcome any technical challenges.
• Providing technical support and advice to the Test Engineering Team Lead and guiding and mentoring less experienced test engineers within the team.

What we’re looking for from you

• :Minimum HNC level of qualification or equivalent (ideally HND/degree) in a relevant subject, plus significant experience in digital, analogue and RF electronics manufacture and test
• .A good understanding of electrical/electronic and RF measurement and test principles and test equipment, as well as systems level functional testing
• .Experience of the product development lifecycle and supporting processes, in an electronics manufacturing environment
• .Significant experience of using both manual and automated test equipment, preferably in a defence organisation or similar manufacturing environment
• .The ability to plan and organise own work in order to ensure multiple tasks can be prioritised and delivered against Project objectives, whilst being available to support others

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