Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer - Hybrid, DV Cleared

MBDA S.A.S.; United States; Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

5% company share plan

Up to 15 additional days leave (flex)

Overtime pay

Gym on-site

Job summary

MBDA is seeking an experienced Test Engineer to support Design/Development through Production Readiness and release. You will work in a fast-paced, inclusive manufacturing environment with a team of engineers across missile systems in development and production.

The role involves developing test specifications, configuring test facilities, and applying fault-diagnosis techniques, with emphasis on testability and compliance with project and quality requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualification Level 4+ in Engineering (preferably Electrical, Electronic, Aerospace or Mechanical), Physics or Maths.
• Must be DV Clear or willing to obtain DV.
• Must include modules for Electronic Principles (digital or analogue) or Electrical Principles.
• Several years' experience in related industry / manufacturing.
• A good understanding of electrical/electronic measurement and test principles and test equipment, as well as fault diagnosis techniques for electronic/electro-mechanical sub-assemblies.
• Experience of using both manual and automated test equipment, preferably in a defence organisation or similar manufacturing environment.
• Familiar with enterprise resource planning and manufacturing execution system programs (e.g. SAP, MES) for recording test activities and generating non-conformance reports and concessions.
• The ability to plan and organise own work in order to ensure multiple tasks can be prioritised and delivered against Project objectives.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including generation of test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports based on higher-level requirements.
• Proven analytical and problem solving skills, with strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Providing Test Engineering support during Design / Development phases from initial concept through to Production Readiness Review and release to Operations.
• Supporting Test Facility introduction and ensuring that appropriate configuration control of equipment and facilities is in place prior to use, including generating supporting test specifications and operator instructions.
• Supporting testing of electrical/electronic sub-assemblies and circuit cards, with diagnosis of production test failures down to component level.
• Working closely with Operations, the design teams and other stakeholders to overcome any technical challenges.
• Always aiming to deliver in line with all programme and quality requirements, whilst maintaining Test Engineering functional governance and pursuing continuous improvement.
• Work alongside Test Experts and design engineers to understand and implement the project test strategy and influence the design to include the appropriate testability solutions.
• Work alongside the Manufacturing management in compiling the initial process flows for new product.
• Create and maintain the test documentation for production test equipment.
• Support the Process FMEA, ensuring test mitigations are in place.
• Initialise test fixture designs for new product.
• Estimate the time taken to test new products
• Support the design engineers in carrying out the functional & Environmental testing of initial prototypes.

Skills

Electrical testing

Test equipment

Fault diagnosis

Documentation

Test strategy

Education

Minimum Qualification Level 4+ in Engineering/Physics/Maths

Tools

SAP

MES

Job description

MBDA is seeking an experienced Test Engineer to support Design/Development through Production Readiness and release. You will work in a fast-paced, inclusive manufacturing environment with a team of engineers across missile systems in development and production.

The role involves developing test specifications, configuring test facilities, and applying fault-diagnosis techniques, with emphasis on testability and compliance with project and quality requirements.