Development and Production Test Engineer

Development and Production Test Engineer

Ref no.

Ref no. BHN588881

Location

Start date ASAP

Job type

Job type Contract 12 months

Job status

Job status Open

Job summary

Our client, a large Aerospace and Defence supplier is looking for a Production Test Engineer to join them on contract basis at their site in Stevenage.

Key skills required for this role

Electronics test, component level, RF, Hardware Test, Defence, Aerospace

Important

Electronics Test

Our client, a large Aerospace and Defence supplier is looking for a Production Test Engineer to join them on contract basis at their site in Stevenage.

• Due to the nature of the role, applicants must hold the sole British nationality and be willing to obtain SC Clearance.
• 12 month initial contract.
• Fully onsite in Stevenage.

Overview of department:

As a Production Test Engineer - Electronics, you will play a vital role in supporting testing and diagnostics of electrical/electronic sub-systems and circuit cards during the production phase of the product lifecycle. You will use your experience to provide technical support to the manufacturing test capability, to ensure programme targets are met to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.

Responsibilities:

You will be working with a small team of dedicated engineers in a fast-paced but friendly and inclusive manufacturing environment, carrying out the following:

• Providing test engineering support to operators on the shopfloor, including supporting the introduction of new test equipment.
• Testing and diagnosing complex electrical/electronic systems, sub-assemblies and circuit cards down to component level.
• Generating test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports - based on higher-level requirements and information.
• Promptly identifying remedial and corrective actions to allow Manufacturing to continue in line with the programme, following production test failures.
• Supporting meetings with Quality and Operations to provide status updates on Test Engineering actions and investigations.

Skillset/experience required:

• Minimum HNC level of Engineering qualifications or equivalent.
• Good understanding of digital and analogue electronic measurement and test principles, and fault diagnosis techniques, with demonstrable experience down to component level.
• Awareness of electrical/electronic sub-system and system design, integration and test principles.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including generation of test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports.
• Ability to plan and organise one's work according to assigned priorities.
• Advantageous:
• Knowledge of RF and Microwave technology at the subsystem level.
• Experience in operating manual and automated test equipment in an Electronics Manufacturing environment.

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