Development And Production Test Engineer

Tatton Recruitment; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

World Class Defence Organisation in Stevenage is seeking a Development and Production Test Engineer - Electronic / Electrical subcontractor for an initial 12 month contract. Role involves RF/microwave skills or strong test/diagnostics/reapir engineering capabilities, with an hourly rate of £36.00ph (Umbrella) and overtime rate time and a quarter.

Responsibilities include supporting operators on the shopfloor, diagnosing complex electrical/electronic systems to component level, and producing test

Qualifications

• Must have significant experience with measurement and test principles.
• Electronic system and sub-system level fault finding.
• CADMID product lifecycle for test equipment is desirable.
• RF and microwave technology at subsystem level would be an advantage.
• MS Office skills including technical specification and report preparation.
• High Voltage training/awareness.
• SAP Beneficial

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Measurement and test principles

RF/microwave technology

Fault finding

Tools

MS Office

CADMID lifecycle for test equipment

SAP

Job description

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit a Development and Production Test Engineer - Electronic / Electrical subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.

The department are keen to hear from candidates from a background with either RF / Microwave skills or candidates that have strong Test, Diagnostics, Repair Engineering skills.

Hourly Rate: £36.00ph (Umbrella). Time and a quarter Overtime rate for hours worked over 37 hours

Contract Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)

Your responsibilities:

• 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:

• Must have significant experience with measurement and test principles, and associated test equipment.
• Electronic system and sub-system level fault finding.
• CADMID product lifecycle for test equipment is desirable.
• RF and microwave technology at subsystem level would be an advantage.
• MS Office skills including technical specification and report preparation.
• High Voltage training/awareness.
• SAP Beneficial