Senior Electronics Test Engineer

General Dynamics UK Limited; Hastings; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in defense and avionics is looking for a Senior Electronics Test Engineer in Hastings. You will play a key role in hardware testing and mentoring, with opportunities for growth in an inclusive work environment. The position offers a competitive salary and flexible benefits.

Benefits

Compressed nine-day fortnight

Personalized career development plan

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• HNC level education with relevant experience required.
• Experience with electronic hardware and test equipment.
• Capable of fault-finding to component level.

Responsibilities

• Test and repair electronic circuit card assemblies and units.
• Mentor junior engineers and improve testing processes.
• Conduct complex technical investigations.

Skills

Comprehensive knowledge of electronic hardware

Problem solving

Report writing

Teamwork

Leadership skills

Education

HNC level education or equivalent

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Analysers

Job description

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Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

Company Description

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we are leading the way in avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency.

General Dynamics in St Leonards-on-Sea currently provide avionic mission computing systems for a wide range of military fast jets, helicopters, and UAV’s. Recent success has resulted in General Dynamics developing the next generation of Advanced High Performance, Safety Critical Mission Computer Systems to meet the needs of latest platforms in development by several aircraft manufacturers. These Mission Computing Systems provide the functionality that integrates aircraft systems, sensor systems and stores management systems with the information and control systems required by the aircrew to meet the demanding operational needs of these aircraft.

Job Description

As a Senior Electronics Test Engineer, you will play a leading role within the company. You will work closely with the Test Manager to provide hardware expertise for the testing and repair of both electronic circuit card assemblies and fully assembled electronic units. In this senior position, you will be expected to fault-find failing units down to component level. You may also be required to mentor junior members of our engineering team, to improve their knowledge and ability to diagnose failures.

You will be good at decision making and be capable of open technical discussion. You will need to be a team player but also capable of working individually. As your role grows, there will be opportunities for you to become an Engineering Team Lead with direct reports and additional responsibilities.

Qualifications

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To be successful in the role you will need to bring:

• Ideally a HNC level education or equivalent, with a proven range of relevant experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of electronic hardware
• Experience of operating test equipment such as oscilloscopes, analysers etc.
• Perform complex technical investigations individually or with a team
• Developing, analysing, improving and implementing test strategies
• Potential Leadership skills
• Act and make decisions upon your own initiative
• Excellent capacity for problem solving combined with report writing skills
• Capable of working on numerous tasks in parallel
  
  

Additional Information

This role of Senior Electronics Hardware Engineer has a starting salary of £45,600 to £57,000 dependant upon experience and an attractive flexible benefits package.

Relocation assistance may be available for qualifying UK based applicants to move closer to our sites.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits:

• A compressed nine-day fortnight and compressed hours - which means every other Friday off.
• A personalized career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company.
• A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognized and rewarded with flexible benefits
  
  

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team!

Our success is fuelled by our colleagues and the wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills they bring to the Company.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Please email [email protected] if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.

All successful/appointed applicants must be able to obtain a level of UK Security clearance that is appropriate for the role and undertake suitable Right to work checks

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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