Electronic Test Engineer (HND / HNC)

Overview of department:

Our client, a trusted partner of the UK Ministry of Defence, is recruiting an HNC/HND qualified Electronic Test Engineer to work at their state-of-the-art facility in Stevenage, Hertfordshire on an ongoing contractual basis

You will play a vital role in supporting testing and diagnostics of electrical/electronic sub-systems and circuit cards during the production phase of the product lifecycle. You will use your experience to provide technical support to the manufacturing test capability, to ensure programme targets are met to agreed time, cost and quality requirements

In order to be considered for this opportunity you will need to hold a HNC/HND level qualification AND be eligible for SC (Secret Level) UK Security Clearance as both the role and client site have ITAR nationality restrictions

Responsibilities:

You will be working with a small team of dedicated engineers in a fast-paced but friendly and inclusive manufacturing environment, carrying out the following:

• Providing test engineering support to operators on the shopfloor, including supporting the introduction of new test equipment.
• Testing and diagnosing complex electrical/electronic systems, sub-assemblies and circuit cards down to component level.
• Generating test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports - based on higher-level requirements and information.
• Promptly identifying remedial and corrective actions to allow Manufacturing to continue in line with the programme, following production test failures.
• Supporting meetings with Quality and Operations to provide status updates on Test Engineering actions and investigations.

Skillset/experience required:

Essential:

• Minimum HNC/HND level of Engineering qualifications or equivalent.
• Must have significant experience with measurement and test principles, and associated test equipment
• Electronic system and sub-system level fault finding
• Good understanding of digital and analogue electronic measurement and test principles, and fault diagnosis techniques, with demonstrable experience down to component level
• Awareness of electrical/electronic sub-system and system design, integration and test principles
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including generation of test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports
• Ability to plan and organise one's work according to assigned priorities

Advantageous:

• Knowledge of RF and Microwave technology at the subsystem level
• CADMID product lifecycle for test equipment is desirable.
• Experience in operating manual and automated test equipment in an Electronics Manufacturing environment.