Development and Production Test Engineer

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd is recruiting on behalf of a World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage for a Development and Production Test Engineer – Electronic / Electrical subcontractor on a 12 month contract.

The role focuses on hands-on test engineering on electrical/electronic systems, generating test specifications, and supporting the introduction of new test equipment on the shop floor. The position offers £36.00ph umbrella and a clear progression plan.

Qualifications

• Significant experience with measurement and test principles and test equipment.
• Electronic system and sub-system level fault finding.
• MS Office skills including technical specification and report preparation.

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

Test principles

Test equipment

Fault finding

MS Office

High voltage

SAP

RF/microwave

CADMID

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.

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