Test Development Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Harlow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Test & Development Engineer responsible for the design and validation of test equipment in a fully onsite role in Harlow. This 12-month contract offers competitive hourly rates and requires strong skills in test software, electronic circuit design, and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience in design of functional test equipment.
• Proven experience in handing over designs to production.
• Ability to manage risks and support safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design of test equipment and documentation responsibilities.
• Collaboration with hardware and software engineers.
• Monitoring and reporting progress to supervisors.

Skills

Test software design experience

Knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design

Technical design documentation skills

Hardware troubleshooting skills

Debugging system integration

Tools

Mentor Graphics

NI LabView

NI CVI

NI TestStand

C#

Job description

Job Description

Job summary

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.

Job description

Location: Harlow (fully onsite)

Duration: 12 month contract

Rate: £70ph UMB (Inside IR35) DOE

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

Responsibilities:

• Design of functional test equipment for circuit cards, sub-assemblies and systems.
• To take responsibility for the design and overall quality of the test equipment and provide leadership and guidance for junior engineers.
• Documentation of design specifications and implementation details. Take part in design reviews. Upholding of design standards and methodologies.
• Realisation of complex system requirements to provide robust and reliable test hardware solutions.
• Responsibility for the complete implementation of detailed technical items and an understanding/appreciation of system level items.
• Collaboration with other team members (including both hardware and software engineers) to agree system designs, interfaces and protocols etc.
• Development of appropriate test hardware, test software and procedures, both informal and formal, to prove the correct operation of hardware.
• Provide support to manufacturing answering product queries & resolving technical issues.
• Provide support for the test hardware and manage obsolescence throughout its lifecycle.
• Monitoring and reporting of progress of test development to immediate supervisor and development team.
• Proactively support company compliance to Health and Safety legislation through adherence to company polices, processes and practices.
• Ensure that all business activity is conducted in line with company values, policies and ethics codes of conduct.
• Undertake any other activity as reasonably requested by management
• Application of Design Review Processes
• Accountable for engineering specific risks and opportunities.
• Key contributor at Gate/Design reviews
• Provides guidance of Test Development processes and tools.
• Contribute to section/business area resource planning with a working understanding of Microsoft Project tools.
• Test Engineering Lead for a small/medium scale test engineering program
• Ability to identify and engage the appropriate SME's to support the Test Development Engineering activities.
• Contributor/Approver for standard/tailored test development process including Design Review gates and content
• Key interface to external customers/suppliers.

Essential Skills:

• Test software design experience.
• Excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design.
• Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation.
• Proven experience in handover and management of designs in production.
• Excellent hardware troubleshooting skills.
• Able to support/debug system integration

Desired Skills:

• Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.
• Significant test development experience in industry.
• Use of Mentor Graphics schematic entry and PCB layout tools.
• Understanding of common test architectures PXI/d LXI
• Measurement Uncertainty and its application in test equipment design and validation
• Software Certification or detailed knowledge of: NI LabView, NI CVI, NI TestStand, C#
• Design of mix signal circuits
• High speed serial networks
• An appreciation of RF electronics
• Knowledge of power supply design