Senior Test Engineer — Electro-Optical Systems (SC)

Arm; Essex; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm Basildon is seeking a Senior Test Engineer for a 6-month contract to support electro-optical test equipment and test processes for Precision Guidance products—from development through to production. You will interpret requirements, support test system design, and participate in integration and validation with cross-disciplinary teams.

The role requires hands-on lab testing, data analysis, and documentation of procedures.

Qualifications

• HND or higher qualification in System, Electrical, Electronic, or related engineering discipline.
• Experience in electrical testing, electro-optics, environmental testing, or acoustic testing.
• Hands-on lab-based testing, diagnostics, and measurement.
• Good understanding of test instrumentation and data analysis.
• Experience with LabVIEW or MATLAB or similar test software.
• Soldering experience desirable.
• Knowledge of mechanical design and STTE.
• Awareness of environmental effects on hardware performance.

Responsibilities

• Interpreting product-level test requirements to support test strategies and systems.
• Supporting design and commissioning of test systems in development and production.
• Participating in integration, verification, and validation of test solutions.
• Performing hands-on laboratory testing and measurement using electro-optical instrumentation.
• Writing and reviewing test procedures and user instructions.
• Collaborating with hardware, software, optical and systems engineers to deliver test systems.

Skills

Electro-optical testing

Data analysis

Lab collaboration

Hands-on testing

Technical writing

Soldering

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Education

HND or higher in System/Electrical/Electronic engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

ECAD tools

Job description

Arm Basildon is seeking a Senior Test Engineer for a 6-month contract to support electro-optical test equipment and test processes for Precision Guidance products—from development through to production. You will interpret requirements, support test system design, and participate in integration and validation with cross-disciplinary teams.

The role requires hands-on lab testing, data analysis, and documentation of procedures.