Lead Electrical Test Design Engineer - Aerospace

Eaton Group; Willesden; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

EATON Wimborne in Dorset is seeking a Lead Engineer to provide technical leadership within the Electrical Test Design team for automated test solutions across aerospace applications.

The role leads complex electrical test design activities from concept to operation, ensuring solutions are safe, reusable and maintainable, aligned with project and customer objectives. It also requires mentoring and cross-site collaboration across Eaton.

Qualifications

• Engineering or science degree, apprenticeship, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 10 years within engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, electrical test, automated test equipment, product development or a closely related technical environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for complex electrical test design activities, including automated test equipment, test hardware, software-controlled test systems and associated documentation.
• Lead electrical test solutions from concept through to operational use, ensuring appropriate consideration of safety, value, reuse, maintainability, validation and configuration management.
• Define and guide the technical approach for assigned ATE projects and work packages.
• Review and approve technical documentation relating to requirements, design, verification, test procedures, operating processes and controlled introduction of electrical test equipment.
• Act as a technical point of escalation for complex electrical test design issues, using practical engineering judgement and structured problem-solving.
• Mentor and coach less experienced engineers, supporting technical capability, good engineering practice and confidence within the team.
• Apply advanced aerospace engineering principles to solve complex problems involving electrical systems, electronic hardware, software-controlled test equipment and laboratory instrumentation.
• Support root cause investigations, failure analysis, corrective actions and technical reviews relating to test equipment, test processes and product test issues.
• Collaborate across Eaton sites, functions, suppliers and customers to align technical approaches and support wider business objectives.
• Incorporate relevant technology, product, process and industry trends into electrical test design decisions where appropriate.
• Deputise for the Electrical Test Design Manager on technical matters when required.

Skills

Electrical systems

Circuit diagrams

Test hardware

Software-controlled test systems

LabVIEW (desirable)

Requirements management

Aerospace standards

Technical leadership

Communications

Mentoring

Education

Engineering or science degree

Apprenticeship

Tools

LabVIEW

Oscilloscopes

Digital multimeters

Job description

EATON Wimborne in Dorset is seeking a Lead Engineer to provide technical leadership within the Electrical Test Design team for automated test solutions across aerospace applications.

The role leads complex electrical test design activities from concept to operation, ensuring solutions are safe, reusable and maintainable, aligned with project and customer objectives. It also requires mentoring and cross-site collaboration across Eaton.