Manufacturing Test Engineer

MBDA; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 37,825 - 51,175; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension up to 14%

Overtime opportunity

Flexi Leave up to 15 days

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Free car parking

Job summary

MBDA in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Test Engineer to join the Manufacturing team, focusing on test strategy and implementation for early development prototypes.

You will provide technical support for test capability, work on electrical/electronic subsystems, diagnostic testing, and collaborate with design and operations to meet time, cost and quality targets.

Qualifications

• HNC (or equivalent) in a relevant subject; HND/Degree preferred.
• Experience in digital and analogue electronics manufacture and test.
• Understanding of measurement/test principles and fault diagnosis for electromechanical sub-assemblies.
• Experience of manual and automated test equipment; defence manufacturing experience preferred.
• Familiar with ERP/MES systems for recording tests and non-conformance reports.
• Ability to plan own work and manage multiple tasks to meet objectives.
• Strong verbal and written communication; able to generate test specs and reports.

Responsibilities

• Provide Test Engineering support during Design to Production Readiness Review and release to Operations.
• Assist test facility introduction and ensure configuration control of equipment and facilities.
• Test electrical/electronic sub-assemblies and diagnose failures to component level.
• Collaborate with Operations and design teams to overcome technical challenges.
• Maintain Test Engineering governance and pursue continuous improvement.
• Support project test strategy and influence design for testability solutions.
• Compile initial process flows (MTIFs) for new product.
• Create and maintain production test equipment MTRs.
• Support the Process FMEA with test mitigations.
• Initialise test fixture designs for new product.
• Assist in compiling new test instructions.
• Estimate testing time and validate UPC/DTCR with BCF.
• Support functional & ESS testing of prototypes.

Skills

Electronics testing

Fault diagnosis

Test equipment handling

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

HNC or equivalent in relevant subject

HND/Degree preferred

Tools

SAP

MES

Electrical test equipment

Job description

Provide Test Engineering support the team, working on the test strategy and test implementation for concepts / early development prototypes.

Salary: Circa £44,500 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 4 or 5 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen Only

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave – enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity

This opportunity is for a Senior Test Engineer to join the Manufacturing team supporting test and diagnostics of electrical/electronic sub-systems and circuit cards during early phases of the product lifecycle. You will be providing technical support to the manufacturing test capability, to ensure programme targets are met to agreed time, cost and quality requirements.

• Providing Test Engineering support during Design / Development phases from initial concept through to Production Readiness Review and release to Operations.
• Supporting Test Facility introduction and ensuring that appropriate configuration control of equipment and facilities is in place prior to use, including generating supporting test specifications and operator instructions.
• Supporting testing of electrical/electronic sub-assemblies and circuit cards, with diagnosis of production test failures down to component level.
• Working closely with Operations, the design teams and other stakeholders to overcome any technical challenges.
• Always aiming to deliver in line with all programme and quality requirements, whilst maintaining Test Engineering functional governance and pursuing continuous improvement.
• Work alongside Test TX's and design engineers to understand and implement the project test strategy and influence the design to include the appropriate testability solutions.
• Work alongside the Principal engineer / MEM in compiling the initial process flows (MTIF's) for new product.
• Create and maintain the MTRS's for production test equipment.
• Support the Process FMEA, ensuring test mitigations are in place.
• Initialise test fixture designs for new product.
• Assist TED in the compilation of new test instructions.
• Estimate the time taken to test new product and work alongside BCF to validate the UPC/DTCR.
• Support the design engineers in carrying out the functional & ESS testing of initial prototypes.

You will be working with a small team of dedicated engineers in a fast-paced but friendly and inclusive manufacturing environment. The team has a great mix of people, ranging from apprentices and graduates through to experienced engineers, all striving to deliver technical excellence across a number of different missile systems in development and production.

What we're looking for from you

• Minimum HNC level of qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject (HND/Degree preferred) plus experience in digital and analogue electronics manufacture and test.
• A good understanding of electrical/electronic measurement and test principles and test equipment, as well as fault diagnosis techniques for electronic/electro-mechanical sub-assemblies.
• Experience of using both manual and automated test equipment, preferably in a defence organisation or similar manufacturing environment.
• Familiar with enterprise resource planning and manufacturing execution system programs (e.g. SAP, MES) for recording test activities and generating non-conformance reports and concessions.
• The ability to plan and organise own work in order to ensure multiple tasks can be prioritised and delivered against Project objectives.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including generation of test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports based on higher-level requirements.
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills, with strong attention to detail.