PCB Test & Production Engineer: Fault Diagnosis

MBDA; Bolton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Guidant Global is partnered with a leading UK Ministry of Defence organisation based in Bolton to recruit an experienced Production Test Engineer with a strong Electronic/Electrical engineering background. You will test and diagnose faults in electrical/electronic subsystems throughout production, collaborating with a small team in a practical manufacturing environment.

An HNC in Engineering or equivalent is essential, with broad skills in digital/analogue testing and fault diagnosis.

Qualifications

• 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 electronic 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for manufacturing tests and diagnostics of weapon sub-systems at system and sub-system level.
• Deliver Test Engineering support from concept through to Production Readiness and operational release.
• Introduce and configure test facilities, ensuring compliance and producing specifications and operator instructions.
• Conduct testing and diagnose failures in electrical/electronic systems down to circuit card or component level.
• Implement corrective actions promptly to maintain production schedules and resolve technical issues.
• Represent Test Engineering at Defect Review Boards to drive timely resolution of quality notifications.

Skills

Digital/Analog testing

Fault diagnosis

Communication skills

Planning & prioritisation

Education

HNC in Engineering

Tools

DMMs

Oscilloscopes

Power supplies

Counter timers

Signal/function generators

Current clamps

Job description

Guidant Global is partnered with a leading UK Ministry of Defence organisation based in Bolton to recruit an experienced Production Test Engineer with a strong Electronic/Electrical engineering background. You will test and diagnose faults in electrical/electronic subsystems throughout production, collaborating with a small team in a practical manufacturing environment.

An HNC in Engineering or equivalent is essential, with broad skills in digital/analogue testing and fault diagnosis.