Principal Test Engineer CCA

This role provides a technically challenging and rewarding opportunity to work in a modern defence manufacturing environment, providing essential and decisive military capability to our UK customer and their allies.

Salary

Circa £50,000.00 depending on experience

Working Arrangements

Hybrid working: 4-5 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance

British Citizen or Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. All successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What We Offer

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (performance-based, varies year to year)
• Pension: Up to 14% total contribution (employer and employee)
• Overtime: Paid overtime opportunities
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: Up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave, with enhancements for paternity, neonatal leave, and fertility treatments
• Facilities: Subsidised meals, free parking, and more

The Opportunity

This position is for a Lead Test Engineer with a strong technical bias to join the Circuit Card Assembly Business Unit in Manufacturing UK, supporting testing and diagnostics of circuit cards and electronics in manufacture.

• Manage a team of approximately 5 test engineers, including task deployment and prioritisation.
• Develop the team and conduct performance reviews.
• Drive team performance to meet programme and quality requirements, fostering continuous improvement.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to ensure programme targets are met within time, cost, and quality constraints.
• Support and guide the Test Engineering team to develop future test capabilities.
• Represent the team at stakeholder meetings, report on progress, and align with programme priorities.
• Collaborate with Test Equipment Design, Production Design Support, and Prime Design Teams/Test Architects on test capabilities.
• Lead defect investigations on analogue, digital, and RF-based CCAs.
• Contribute to NCRB to improve test yields.
• Manage configuration of test documentation in line with company processes.

You will work with a dedicated, diverse engineering team in a fast-paced, inclusive manufacturing environment focused on delivering technical excellence across various products.

Candidate Requirements

• HNC or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject; HND/degree preferred.
• Strong understanding of analogue and digital electronics and failure diagnosis techniques.
• Experience presenting technical information to stakeholders at various levels.
• Experience managing a small team of technical professionals.
• Ability to plan and organise team tasks to meet project objectives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including generating test specifications, operator instructions, and technical reports using Microsoft Office.

About MBDA

MBDA is a leading defence organisation committed to supporting armed forces and defending our nations. We value diversity and inclusion, with employee-led networks supporting various communities. We encourage applicants to seek support or adjustments during the recruitment process.

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