Development and Production Test Engineer

Carbon 60 • TRAFFIC • Manchester, Not Specified, United Kingdom • £37 / * • 1d ago

MUST HOLD A BRITISH PASSPORT

Carbon60 is recruiting a Development and Production Test Engineer (Electronics) for a well known UK based defence company.

Location: Bolton

Rate: 37 per hour (umbrella)

Duration: 12-months

This role is fully on site.

See full role responsibilities below:

Responsibilities:

Role responsibilities

Technical support to the manufacturing test of weapons sub-systems in production and development test and diagnostics of complex weapons at system and Subsystem level.

Provide Test Engineering support during Design / Development phases from initial concept through to Production Readiness Review and release to Operations.
Support Test Facility introduction and ensure that configuration control of equipment and facilities is in place prior to use, including generating supporting test specifications and operator instructions.
Support to testing of electrical/electronic weapon systems and sub-assemblies, with diagnosis of production test failures down to circuit card and potentially component level.
Identification of remedial and corrective actions, in a timely manner allowing Manufacturing to continue production in line with programme.
Evaluation of technical problems in order to develop proposals for test equipment investigations and corrective actions, including process improvements.
Test Engineering representative at Defect Review Board meetings to ensure efficient progress of equipment and quality notifications towards corrective action. Role requirements (skills, training and qualifications)
HNC/HND (Electronics) Level of Qualifications or equivalent, plus good level of experience in digital & analogue electronics manufacture and test.
A good understanding of measurement and test principles, and associated test equipment.
An understanding of the typical CADMID product life cycle for test equipment is desirable.
An understanding of RF and microwave technology at subsystem level would be an advantage.
An understanding of Environmental testing (including ESS) would also be an advantage.
Good verbal and written communication skills, including generation of test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports based on higher-level requirements.
Proven analytically and problem solving skills, with strong attention to detail.

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