Senior Electro-Optical Test Engineer — Hybrid

Leonardo UK Ltd; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme 15% employer contrib.

Flexible benefits up to £500

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd seeks a Principal Test Engineer in Basildon to develop and support electro-optical test equipment for Precision Guidance products. You will work within the test engineering team to specify, design, integrate, and verify test solutions across optical, thermal, electronic and software components.

The role is hands-on with production support duties and requires broad technical knowledge, strong problem solving, and collaborative teamwork across engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• Essential HND or above, in system or electrical engineering.
• Experience in electrical test and electro-optics is desirable.
• Able to interpret test requirements and define test strategies.

Responsibilities

• Interpret product test requirements and define a test strategy and plan.
• Define a test system and generate work packages with cost estimates.
• Build, commission and verify new test solutions.
• Support production with test-system issues and root-cause analysis.

Skills

Electro-optics

LabVIEW

MATLAB

ECAD tools

Mechanical design

Soldering SMT

Test engineering

Communication skills

Education

HND or above in electrical engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

ECAD tools

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd seeks a Principal Test Engineer in Basildon to develop and support electro-optical test equipment for Precision Guidance products. You will work within the test engineering team to specify, design, integrate, and verify test solutions across optical, thermal, electronic and software components.

The role is hands-on with production support duties and requires broad technical knowledge, strong problem solving, and collaborative teamwork across engineering disciplines.