Senior Product Test Engineer (Electronics)

Raytheon Systems; Glenrothes; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense firm is seeking a Senior Product Test Engineer to join their team in Glenrothes. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Electronics and skills in debugging, testing, and fault finding electronic assemblies. This full-time position requires strong mentoring and presentation skills while working on high-reliability electronics products in the defence industry.

Qualifications

• Qualified in an Electronics subject at degree, post-graduate or HND (or equivalent) level.
• Knowledge in electronics with experience in a defence and/or military environment preferred.
• Experience in testing and fault finding electronic assemblies to component level.

Responsibilities

• Lead test lifecycle for electronic products.
• Present diagnostic data to teams.
• Mentor other staff such as diagnostic technicians.
• Implement Design for Manufacturing and Design for Test.
• Work with military or high reliability manufacturing electronics.

Skills

Electronics expertise

Debugging skills

Testing and fault finding

Presentation skills

Mentoring

Design for Manufacturing

Education

Degree in Electronics or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Date Posted: 2025-08-08
Country: United Kingdom
Location: Glenrothes, Scotland, Queensway Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, KY7 5PY
Position Role Type: Unspecified

Role

Senior Product Test Engineer – Full-time, on-site in Glenrothes. Area: Manufacturing (Unit Build & Circuit Card Assembly CCA area).

About the role

Raytheon UK is a global Manufacturing Engineering leader in the Aerospace and Defence industry and has an exciting opportunity for a qualified electronics professional to join the team and contribute to a range of Test Electronics projects. As a Senior Product Test Engineer, you will apply a range of professional electronics skills such as debugging, working on high-reliability electronics products, and performing component-level fault finding to deliver products to customers. This role blends electronic test engineering with supporting manufacturing production projects.

Qualifications

You will be qualified in an Electronics subject at degree, post-graduate or HND (or equivalent) level. Knowledge in electronics with experience in a defence and/or military environment is preferred. Experience in testing and fault finding electronic assemblies to component level, presenting data, and applying expertise in these areas is ideal.

Key responsibilities / skills

• 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 a range of electronic technologies

Environment & Opportunities

This is a great opportunity to join an established Manufacturing team testing important electronic products within a defence environment.

Requirements & Compliance

The successful hire will need to complete background checks for BPSS baseline.

How to apply

Apply now on Workday by following the application instructions, create a Workday account (or login to an existing Workday account) and attach an updated CV showcasing your electronics knowledge, qualifications, skills and experience for this role and showing all relevant skills and experience required for this role.

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