Senior Test Engineer - Aerospace Test Systems

L3Harris; Brighton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Half day finish on a Friday

25 days holiday per year (plus bank)

Private medical insurance

Pension up to 8% employer

Life Assurance 4x salary

Group income protection

Flexible opt-in extras

Employee Family Assistance Program

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Test Engineer for our Brighton site to lead test activities across development and certification programs. The role involves creating test plans, detailing procedures, and delivering qualification reports to support airworthiness certification.

You will mentor less-experienced engineers and contribute to schedules ensuring on-time delivery. The successful candidate will bring hands-on experience in test system design, fixture development, LabVIEW and data

Qualifications

• A Honours degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent is required.
• Experience with test system design and fixture development is essential.
• Knowledge of LabVIEW and data acquisition systems is preferred.
• Experience with environmental and vibration testing is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Create Type Approval Test Plans to satisfy certification requirements from Customer Specification and standards.
• Develop detailed Qualification Test procedures.
• Conduct tests and prepare Qualification Test Reports to support Airworthiness Certification (DDP/Certificate of Design).
• Support Internal and Customer Design reviews throughout the Development Life Cycle.
• Provide analysis of test results and feedback into the design process.
• Verify interface control documents and ensure compatibility of interfaces and first article production integration.

Skills

Test system design

Test fixture design

Electrical / electronic test

LabVIEW

DAQ

Environmental testing

Vibration testing

Fault analysis

Education

Hons degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD (Solidworks)

Diadem data analysis

MIL-STD 810

EMC/EMI testing

Job description

L3Harris is seeking a Senior Test Engineer for our Brighton site to lead test activities across development and certification programs. The role involves creating test plans, detailing procedures, and delivering qualification reports to support airworthiness certification.

You will mentor less-experienced engineers and contribute to schedules ensuring on-time delivery. The successful candidate will bring hands-on experience in test system design, fixture development, LabVIEW and data