System Test Engineer

Recruit Mint Ltd; Market Deeping; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexitime

Pension up to 8%

25 days holiday + BH

Liberty Days

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Employee assistance program

Wellbeing services

Cycle to work

Canteen

Free on-site parking

Flu vaccinations

Long service awards

Structured training

Job summary

Hyra is seeking a System Test Engineer to ensure mission-critical communications systems meet customer requirements before factory acceptance testing. You will integrate, configure and test complete customer systems, run Factory Acceptance Tests, and drive faults through to resolution in a cross-functional environment.

The role involves coordinating with engineering, production, purchasing and planning to ensure readiness, performing safety tests and maintaining accurate documentation while

Qualifications

• A-Levels in Maths and a Science, or an HNC in an electrical or electronic engineering subject.
• Experience testing electronic communications systems, ideally VHF and UHF ground-to-air communication systems.
• Good IT literacy, particularly in MS Office
• The confidence to communicate face-to-face with customers
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A customer-focused and flexible approach
• The ability to obtain and maintain BPSS clearance

Responsibilities

• Conduct Factory Acceptance Tests and resolving technical queries and issues.
• Preparing and maintaining FAT documentation, reports and test records.
• Integrating, configuring and testing customer systems, cabinets, databases and third-party equipment.
• Coordinating with engineering, production, purchasing, planning and other teams to get systems ready for test and delivery.
• Identifying, troubleshooting and recording faults, driving issues through to resolution.
• Managing system readiness risks and communicating potential impacts to stakeholders.
• Carrying out safety testing on equipment and cabinets.
• Supporting order fulfilment, including kit marshalling and inventory audits.
• Keeping technical documentation and customer handbooks accurate and up to date.
• Managing your workload to meet project milestones and customer deadlines

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Face-to-face customer communication

BPSS clearance eligibility

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Systems integration and testing

Education

A-Levels in Maths and a Science

HNC in electrical/electronic engineering

Job description

System Test Engineer

Be the last line of assurance before mission-critical communications systems reach the customer.

This is a System Test Engineer role with an established manufacturer, ensuring systems are right before they ship.

As a System Test Engineer you will make sure that system designs meet the customer's requirements and are ready for factory acceptance testing, for an established manufacturer of mission-critical communications equipment for the aviation and defence sectors. You will integrate, configure and test complete customer systems, run Factory Acceptance Tests, and drive any faults or technical queries through to resolution. Working across engineering, production, purchasing and planning, you will be the person who confirms a system is genuinely ready, right down to the last detail, before it goes out of the door. If you take pride in thorough, methodical testing and want your work to carry real weight, this is a role worth looking at.

Job Responsibilities

• Conducting Factory Acceptance Tests and resolving technical queries and issues
• Preparing and maintaining FAT documentation, reports and test records
• Integrating, configuring and testing customer systems, cabinets, databases and third-party equipment
• Coordinating with engineering, production, purchasing, planning and other teams to get systems ready for test and delivery
• Identifying, troubleshooting and recording faults, driving issues through to resolution
• Managing system readiness risks and communicating potential impacts to stakeholders
• Carrying out safety testing on equipment and cabinets
• Supporting order fulfilment, including kit marshalling and inventory audits
• Keeping technical documentation and customer handbooks accurate and up to date
• Managing your workload to meet project milestones and customer deadlines

Skills and Experience

To succeed as a System Test Engineer you will need:

• A-Levels in Maths and a Science, or an HNC in an electrical or electronic engineering subject
• Experience testing electronic communications systems, ideally VHF and UHF ground-to-air communication systems
• Good IT literacy, particularly in MS Office
• The confidence to communicate face-to-face with customers
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A customer-focused and flexible approach
• The ability to obtain and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance

Pay and Benefits

As a System Test Engineer you will receive:

• Circa 40,000 salary
• Flexitime on a 37.5-hour week, with core hours between 09:30 and 15:00
• Enhanced pension scheme, with up to 8% company contribution
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy and sell more
• Liberty Days, allowing you to request up to 3 days of annual leave on the day
• Private healthcare and life assurance
• Employee assistance programme and wellbeing services
• Cycle to work scheme, subsidised staff canteen and free on-site parking
• Flu vaccinations, long service and retirement awards
• Structured training and continuous learning