Test Development Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Senior Test & Development Engineer for a critical role in designing and implementing test equipment for complex electronic systems. This 12-month contract position is fully onsite and requires strong technical knowledge in electronic design and management skills to lead a team in high-stakes projects within the Defence or Aerospace sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in Defence / Aerospace or safety-regulated environments.
• Excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design.
• Ability to document design specifications comprehensively.

Responsibilities

• Design functional test equipment for circuit cards and systems.
• Provide leadership and guidance for junior engineers.
• Collaborate with hardware/software engineers to agree on system designs.

Skills

Design of functional test equipment

Analogue and digital electronic circuit design

Test architectures like PXI/LXI

Measurement Uncertainty in test equipment design

Use of NI LabView/CVI/TestStand, C#

Tools

Mentor Graphics tools

Job description

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The Senior Test & Development Engineer will be responsible for the design, manufacture, verification, and validation, along with through-life technical support of board-level, sub-system, and system-level test equipment.

Important

All applicants must be able to obtain Security Clearance.

Location: Harlow (fully onsite)

Duration: 12-month contract

We have multiple opportunities available with this team and are on the lookout for both perm and contract members!

Responsibilities:

• Design of functional test equipment for circuit cards, sub-assemblies, and systems.
• Take responsibility for the design and overall quality of the test equipment and provide leadership and guidance for junior engineers.
• Document design specifications and implementation details. Participate in design reviews. Uphold design standards and methodologies.
• Realize complex system requirements to provide robust and reliable test hardware solutions.
• Responsible for the complete implementation of detailed technical items with an understanding of system-level components.
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to agree on system designs, interfaces, and protocols.
• Develop test hardware, test software, and procedures to verify hardware operation.
• Support manufacturing by answering product queries and resolving technical issues.
• Manage obsolescence and support for test hardware throughout its lifecycle.
• Monitor and report progress of test development to supervisors and the development team.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation and company policies.
• Conduct all activities in line with company values, policies, and ethics.
• Undertake any other activities as reasonably requested by management.
• Apply Design Review Processes.
• Be accountable for engineering-specific risks and opportunities.
• Guide Test Development processes and tools.
• Contribute to resource planning using tools like Microsoft Project.
• Lead test engineering for small/medium programs.
• Identify and engage SMEs to support activities.
• Approve standard/tailored test development processes, including Design Review gates.
• Serve as key interface to external customers and suppliers.
• Possess excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design.
• Write comprehensive technical design documentation.
• Manage handover and production of designs.
• Support/debug system integration.

Desired Skills:

• Experience in Defence / Aerospace or safety-regulated environments is advantageous.
• Use of Mentor Graphics schematic entry and PCB layout tools.
• Understanding of test architectures like PXI/LXI.
• Knowledge of Measurement Uncertainty in test equipment design and validation.
• Experience with software such as NI LabView, NI CVI, NI TestStand, C#.