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Labview Engineer/ Senior Test Development Engineer
Location - Glenrothes or Livingston, Scotland. 4 days pw on site
Copello are working with a leader in defence and aerospace technology who are looking for a Senior Test Development Engineer who will be responsible for the design, manufacture, verification and validation, along with through life technical support of board level, sub-system and system level test equipment.
Main duties:
- Design of functional test equipment
- To take responsibility for the design and overall quality of the test equipment and provide leadership and guidance for junior engineers.
- Documentation of design specifications and implementation details. Take part in design reviews. Upholding of design standards and methodologies.
- Realisation of complex system requirements to provide robust and reliable test hardware solutions.
- Responsibility for the complete implementation of detailed technical items and an understanding/appreciation of system level items.
- Development of appropriate test hardware, test software and procedures, both informal and formal, to prove the correct operation of hardware.
- Provide support to manufacturing answering product queries & resolving technical issues.
- Provide support for the test hardware and manage obsolescence throughout its lifecycle.
- Monitoring and reporting of progress of test development to immediate supervisor and development team.
- Proactively support company compliance to Health and Safety legislation through adherence to company polices, processes and practices.
- Ensure that all business activity is conducted in line with company values, policies and ethics codes of conduct.
- Undertake any other activity as reasonably requested by management
- Application of IPDS Processes
Knowledge & Experience:
Essential:
- Labview/ Teststand/ CVI experience
- Experience in developing test equipment
- Excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design.
- Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation.
- Proven experience in handover and management of designs in production.
- Must be eligible for MOD Security Clearance to a minimum of SC level
Highly Desirable:
- Significant test development experience in industry.
- Use of Mentor Graphics schematic entry and PCB layout tools.
- Understanding of common test architectures PXI/d LXI
- Measurement Uncertainty and its application in test equipment design and validation
- Software Certification or detailed knowledge of: NI LabView, NI CVI, NI TestStand, C#
- Design of mix signal circuits
- High speed serial networks
- An appreciation of RF electronics
- Knowledge of power supply design
If you feel you have the right skills and experience please apply now o and we will be in touch with a further conversation
