Development and Production Test Engineer - Electronic / Electrical

RGF Staffing UK; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Defence Organization based in Bolton is seeking a Development and Production Test Engineer to ensure quality testing of electronic systems. You will support the testing and diagnostics during production, contribute to test specifications, and collaborate with manufacturing. The role offers hybrid working with 3 days onsite. Ideal candidates have substantial electronics testing experience and a minimum HNC qualification.

Qualifications

• Experience down to component level in electronics testing.
• Awareness of electrical/electronic integration and test principles.
• Ability to generate test specifications and technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Support testing and diagnostics of electronic sub-systems.
• Provide test engineering support to operators.
• Generate test specifications and reports.
• Identify corrective actions following test failures.

Skills

Test engineering experience

Fault diagnosis techniques

Good communication skills

Digital/analogue electronic principles

Education

Minimum HNC level in Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Overview

World Class Defence Organisation based in Bolton, Lancashire is currently looking to recruit 5x Development and Production Test Engineer - Electronic/Electrical subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract. Hybrid working from home is available, with a minimum of 3 Days onsite.

Responsibilities

• Looking for somebody with substantial test engineering experience.
• Diagnosis of test failures
• Testing experience down to component level
• The department are keen to hear from candidates from a background with Electronics, RF, Microwave skills or candidates that have strong Test, Diagnostics, Repair Engineering skills.

Development and Production Test Engineer – Electronic / Electrical

As a Production Test Engineer - Electronics, you will play a vital role in supporting testing and diagnostics of electrical/electronic sub-systems and circuit cards during the production phase of the product lifecycle. You will use your experience to provide technical support to the manufacturing test capability, to ensure programme targets are met to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.

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 required

• Essential:
• • Minimum HNC level of Engineering qualifications or equivalent.
  • Good understanding of digital and analogue electronic measurement and test principles, and fault diagnosis techniques, with demonstrable experience down to component level.
  • Awareness of electrical/electronic sub-system and system design, integration and test principles.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills, including generation of test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports.
  • Ability to plan and organise one\'s work according to assigned priorities.
• Advantageous:
• • Knowledge of RF and Microwave technology at the subsystem level.
  • Experience in operating manual and automated test equipment in an Electronics Manufacturing environment.