Environmental Test Engineer

Gold Group Limited; Rochester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime

Private Healthcare

14% pension

25 days holiday

free shares and more

Job summary

Gold Group Limited in Chatham, Kent, is seeking an Environmental Test Engineer to join our client's test centre. You will manage qualification work packages, compile procedures, and report on product performance for military and civil programs.

The role requires strong EMC and environmental test experience, MIL-STD/RTCA DO-160/DEF-STAN knowledge, and hands-on design of EMC test harnesses. SC clearance is a stated requirement, with overtime and pension benefits included.

Qualifications

• Extensive EMC and environmental testing experience.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD, RTCA DO-160, and DEF-STAN standards.
• Ability to develop and approve technical test procedures and reports.
• Experience managing product qualification work packages.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility and management for product qualification work packages, including cost risks and opportunities
• Compiling technical test procedures in line with standards and customer requirements
• Monitoring and reporting product performance whilst undertaking environmental, EMC, lightning and nuclear hardening tests to military and civil standards
• Writing technical test reports, providing technical support to customers, and generating estimates to support new business.
• Design and manufacture of EMC Test Harnesses
• Providing support to the engineering project management team while overseeing junior personnel

Skills

EMC standards

Environmental testing

MIL-STD

RTCA DO-160

DEF-STAN

Test procedures

Qualification work packages

Tools

EMC test harness design

Job description

Role: Environmental Test Engineer

Location: Chatham - On-site

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000

Environmental Test Engineer needed to join our client, an established electronics engineering firm based in the Chatham area in Kent.

Working in the Test Centre which includes a comprehensive EMC test lab you will have the opportunity to be part of a fully equipped 'one-stop' qualification department with a large and varied customer base, from military products to commercial airliner components.

Please note this role would require candidates to obtain SC Clearance.

What the role of the Environmental Test Engineer entails:

• Responsibility and management for product qualification work packages, including cost risks and opportunities
• Compiling technical test procedures in line with standards and customer requirements
• Monitoring and reporting product performance whilst undertaking environmental, EMC, lightning and nuclear hardening tests to military and civil standards
• Writing technical test reports, providing technical support to customers, and generating estimates to support new business.
• Design and manufacture of EMC Test Harnesses
• Providing support to the engineering project management team while overseeing junior personnel

What experience you need to be the successful Environmental Test Engineer:

• A wide range of experience in the application of EMC standards and environmental - particularly MIL-STD, RTCA DO-160, DEF-STAN
• Extensive knowledge and experience with a wide range test environments including; electromagnetic compatibility and lightning, vibration, shock, temperature, altitude, humidity, acceleration and explosive atmosphere
• EMC design knowledge
• Experience in the generation of technical test procedures and reports
• Previous responsibility for qualification work packages

Benefits:

• Overtime
• Private Healthcare
• 14% pension
• 25 days holiday
• free shares and more!