Senior Product Test Engineer

Raytheon UK; Livingston; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Enhanced sick pay

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Raytheon UK in Livingston, West Lothian, is seeking a Senior Product Test Engineer (Electronics) to join our defence and aerospace engineering team. You will work on high-reliability electronics projects, performing debug, fault finding and component-level testing in a manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate holds an electronics degree or equivalent, with experience in military or high-reliability electronics, and the ability to present data to teams.

Qualifications

• Qualified in Electronics at degree, post-graduate or HND (or equivalent) levels.
• Experience in defence/military environment preferred.
• Experience testing & fault finding electronic assemblies to component level.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate professional electronics skills including debug and fault finding.
• Work on high reliability electronics products and perform component-level testing.
• Support manufacturing projects with test engineering expertise.
• Mentor diagnostic staff and share knowledge.
• Present data and insights to teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Test lifecycle

Presenting data to teams

Diagnostics fault finding debug

Mentor other staff

DFM/DFT implementation

Military or high reliability

Challenge status quo

Electronic technologies

Education

Electronics degree or equivalent

Job description

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 world’s 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.

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 employee’s 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. We’re 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.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.