Senior Product Test Engineer

Hackajob Ltd; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

25 days holiday + holidays & buy/sell

Contributory Pension Scheme

Company bonus scheme

Life Assurance (6x salary)

Flexible Benefits (Health, Dental, etc

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced family friendly policies

Job summary

Raytheon UK, a global leader in aerospace and defence, is seeking a Senior Product Test Engineer (Electronics) to join our Livingston site. You will lead test activities for manufacturing projects, perform advanced fault diagnosis, and deliver data-driven insights that inform product improvements.

You will work within a hybrid setup, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high reliability and test coverage across electronic products and assemblies.

Qualifications

• Test Lifecycle knowledge and experience across electronics.
• Ability to present data clearly to multidisciplinary teams.
• Diagnostics, fault finding, debugging and implementing corrective actions.
• Mentor staff such as diagnostic technicians to raise skills.
• DFM/DFT concepts applied to electronics manufacturing.
• Experience in military/high-reliability electronics environments.
• Willingness to challenge status quo and introduce new ideas.
• Experience across a range of electronic technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead test activities on electronics for manufacturing projects.
• Debug and fault-find electronics assemblies to component level.
• Present data and findings to project teams and leadership.
• Mentor diagnostic staff and promote best practices in testing.

Skills

Test Lifecycle

Presenting data to teams

Diagnostics fault-finding debug

Mentor other staff

DFM/DFT

Military or high reliability

Challenge status quo

Range of electronic technologies

Job description

hackajob is partnering directly with Raytheon UK to hire for this role.

Date Posted:

2026-08-24

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Livingston, West Lothian

Position Role Type:

Onsite

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defence company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the worlds most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of todays mission and stay ahead of tomorrows threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defence.

Senior Product Test Engineer (Electronics)

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

About the role:

Raytheon UK - a global Manufacturing Engineering leader in the Aerospace and Defence industry have an exciting opportunity for a qualified electronics professional to join the team and make a real difference to a range of Test Electronics projects.

As a Senior Product Test Engineer you'll demonstrate a range of professional electronics skills such as debug, working on high reliability electronics products, work to component level and the highest standards to deliver products to our customers. This role is a blend of electronic test engineering supporting manufacturing production projects.

You will be qualified in an Electronics subject at degree, post-graduate or HND (or equivalent) levels. You'll be knowledgeable in the field of electronics and have experience either working in a defence and/or military environment. Experience in an electronics or electronics-manufacturing company testing & fault finding electronic assemblies to component level, fault finding, presenting data and showing expertise in these areas is ideal for the role.

Skills and Experience:

• Test Lifecycle

• Presenting data to teams

• Diagnostics, fault finding, debug and corrective action

• Mentor other staff e.g. diagnostic technicians

• Design for Manufacturing and Design for Test (DFM/DFT) implementation

• Military or high reliability manufacturing electronics

• Challenge status quo, present new ideas

• Work on range of electronic technologies

What we offer:

• Competitive salaries.

• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)

• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)

• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).

• 6 times salary Life Assurance with pension.

• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.

• Enhanced sick pay.

• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture:

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.

• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.

• A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.

• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year

For this role the successful hire will need to be a permanent UK resident and successfully complete a baseline (BPSS) security and background check.

Please ensure the role type defined below is appropriate for your needs before applying to this role.

This position is classified as:

Hybrid: Employees who are working in Hybrid roles will work regularly both onsite and offsite. Ratio of time working onsite will be determined in partnership with your leader.

Candidates will learn more about role type and current site status throughout the recruiting process. For onsite and hybrid roles, commuting to and from the assigned site is the employees personal responsibility.

Requires broad management and leadership knowledge to lead project teams.

RTX

Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.

Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Were investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.

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