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Job Title: Development and Production Test Engineer – Electronic/Electrical
Duration: 12-month contract (Inside IR35)
Location: Stevenage
Rate: £36.00 PH Umbrella or £26.98 PH PAYE
Overview
You will provide 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.
TASKS / RESPONSIBITIES
- 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.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS / PROVEN ABILITY
- HNC/HND (Electronics) plus good level of proven ability in digital & analogue electronics manufacture and test.
- Must have proven ability with measurement and test principles, and associated test equipment.
- Electronic Component level fault finding
- A good understanding of measurement and test principles, and associated test equipment.
DESIRABLES
- 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.
- Good verbal and written communication skills, including generation of test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports based on higher-level requirements.
ADDITIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION: WE SEEK A PRODUCTON TEST & DEVELOPEMT ENGINEER WHO HAS WORKED IN A MILITARY / DEFENCE ENVIRONMENT / INDUSTRY WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS OR WHO IS CAPABLE OF OBTAINING SECURITY CLEARANCE (SC LEVEL MINIMUM)
