Senior Product Test Engineer (Electronics)

Pratt & Whitney; Glenrothes; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defence company in Glenrothes is seeking a Senior Product Test Engineer responsible for testing high-reliability electronic products. The role demands skills in diagnostics, fault-finding, and mentoring within a flexible working environment. Candidates should have a degree in Electronics and relevant experience in the defence sector.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

25 days holiday plus statutory holidays

Contributory Pension Scheme

Company bonus scheme

Life Assurance

Flexible Benefits scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Car / Car allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Qualifications

• Qualified in Electronics subject at degree, post-graduate, or HND levels.
• Experience in defence or military electronics environment.
• Skills in testing and fault finding electronic assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate professional electronics skills in testing.
• Support manufacturing production projects.
• Conduct diagnostics and present data.

Skills

Test Lifecycle

Data presentation

Diagnostics and fault finding

Mentoring

DFM/DFT implementation

Military electronics experience

Innovative thinking

Working with various electronic technologies

Education

Degree in Electronics (or equivalent)

Job description

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

Benefits

• 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.
• Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
• Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site‑specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• 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.

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.

Employment Equality Statement

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.