Production Test Engineer

Capgemini Engineering; Woking; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services provider in Woking is seeking an experienced Test Engineer with expertise in aerospace or high-reliability systems. The candidate will evaluate and improve testing practices and define facilities for a Production Test Team. Responsibilities include shadowing teams, documenting workflows, and ensuring safety compliance. Applicants should have relevant engineering qualifications and experience in hardware testing, including the use of RF test equipment. The role requires on-site presence in Guildford five days a week.

Benefits

Exposure to top global companies

Access to digital learning platforms

Qualifications

• Proven experience in hardware testing, preferably within aerospace.
• Familiarity with environmental, functional, and integration testing.
• Understanding of DC Power systems and on-board computer systems.
• Experience creating test procedures and workflows.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving team.

Responsibilities

• Shadow the engineering and test team during module testing.
• Identify inefficiencies in the test process.
• Develop a workflow proposal for a Production Test team.
• Perform test execution and first-line quality inspections.
• Ensure Health & Safety compliance during test campaigns.

Skills

Hardware testing experience

Knowledge of RF test principles

Familiarity with test automation tools

Analytical and systems thinking capabilities

Excellent written and verbal communication

Education

HNC / HND or degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical

Tools

VNA

Spectrum analysers

Signal generators

Job description

Your role

This role is suited to an experienced Test Engineer with a strong background in aerospace or high-reliability systems. You will play a key role in evaluating our current testing practices and providing expert recommendations to improve the efficiency, consistency, and scalability of our avionics acceptance test processes. You will help to define what an industrialised Production Test Team will constitute : people; equipment; process; facilities

Key responsibilities include

• Shadow the existing engineering and test team during module testing and verification activities.
• Observe and document current test sequences and workflows.
• Identify inefficiencies, risks, or potential failure points in the test process.
• Define what production-ready module testing could look like in a scaled environment.
• Develop a workflow proposal suitable for integration within a Production Test team.
• Install, configure, and operate test rigs, ground support equipment, sensors, and subsystems.
• Perform test execution, troubleshooting, first-line quality inspections, and anomaly logging and reporting.
• Deliver comprehensive documentation : test procedures, reports, qualifications, and anomaly summaries.
• Ensure Health & Safety compliance during test campaigns, both in-house and on-site

Your Profile

• Proven experience in hardware testing, preferably within aerospace, space systems, or other high-reliability domains.
• Familiarity with environmental, functional, and integration testing of complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Understanding of DC Power systems, RF test principles and required equipment (VNA / spectrum analysers / signal generators), on-board computer systems, payload data storage and interfacing.
• Familiarity with test automation tools and data acquisition systems.
• Understanding of Design for Test (DfT) and scalable production test methodologies.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills

• Engineering qualification (HNC / HND or degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, or related field)
• Knowledge of industry standards for space hardware testing (e.g., ECSS, NASA GEVS, MIL-STD).
• Strong analytical and systems thinking capabilities.
• Experience creating test procedures, workflows, and evaluation reports.
• Comfortable working independently within a small, fast-moving team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in interpreting engineering drawings and schematics

If you're excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we stillencourageyou to apply, your unique experience could be just what we need.

What you’ll love about working here

• Exposure to top global companies working withCapgemini (145 of the Fortune 500 companies)
• Open access to digital learning platforms

Capgemini is proud to be a under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who :

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
• Please opt in during the application process.

Need to know

• All roles will require a level of security clearance; BPSS OR Security Clearance

Security Clearance Requirements

• Location : This role requires working on-site at the Guildford location 5 days a week
• You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini building an inclusive future

is part of everyday life and will be part of your working reality. We have built a

representative and welcoming environment, for everyone.