Job Details Electronic Manufacturing Test Engineer - Graduate Programme 2026 R29439

MBDA S.A.S.; Bolton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense manufacturer in Bolton is seeking a Test Engineer to ensure high-quality standards in manufacturing. You will work hands-on with products and support testing and programming of complex systems. Candidates should have strong collaboration and problem-solving skills and a background in electronics or optics is preferred. This role offers a chance to work alongside expert engineers on cutting-edge technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience with electronics and optics is desirable.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure manufacturing standards are upheld.
• Support testing and programming of complex systems.
• Work on process improvements and new equipment introduction.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Technical documentation

Collaboration

Job description

Overview

Join the MBDA team and become a key player in ensuring our top-notch manufacturing standards! As a Test Engineer, you'll collaborate with expert engineers across the UK, working on a range of cutting-edge technologies including electronics, optics, and RF. Your hands-on approach, combined with office-based technical work, will see you play a pivotal role in maintaining MBDA's excellence. From drafting drawings to introducing new equipment, process improvements are at the heart of what you'll do, all while contributing to the successful testing and programming of complex systems.

Manufacturing Test Engineering is part of the Operations Directorate in MBDA. We have engineers deployed across three of our UK sites supporting the manufacturing process throughout the whole build cycle from sub-systems to the final product for launch platforms and weapon systems. We support the testing and programming of systems, from circuit cards through to missiles; working with varied technologies including, but not limited to, electronics, mechatronics, optics and RF. Within Manufacturing Test Engineering you'll be working within a team of Engineers who have varied experiences and expertise, who work together to support a set of equipment. You'll have the opportunity to learn from these Engineers throughout your graduate scheme as you progress through three placements, each with a different team. Test Engineers work closely with several collaborative functions such as Product Design, Test Equipment Design, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Assurance to support our key customer, Manufacturing Operations. As a Test Engineer you'll play a meaningful role in maintaining MBDA's reputation for quality, by working to ensure that every product leaving our manufacturing facility meets the high standards expected by the company and our customers. Daily activities for a Test Engineer vary from working hands on with the product on the shop floor and in the lab, to working in the office on technical documentation and drawings.