EMC TEST ENGINEER / TECHNICIAN
Build your career in EMC compliance and testing!
Join a globally respected technical services organisation renowned for quality, integrity and technical excellence. With more than 150 years of heritage and a worldwide presence, this is an opportunity to build a long-term engineering career in a premium testing environment.
You'll be part of a specialist EMC team delivering compliance testing for new and innovative products across a wide range of industries. This role is firmly focused on EMC compliance testing - not product design or RF development - giving you ownership of projects from initial setup through to final reporting.
What you'll be doing
* Delivering EMC testing in screened enclosures and in-situ environments
* Taking ownership of EMC test projects and accurate delivery of results
* Supporting customers before and during test programmes, including managing issues during failure phases
* Maintaining test data and electronic logbooks
* Generating test procedures, plans and reports, including photos and measurement uncertainty
* Contributing to EMC test method, equipment and capability development
* Supporting validation of client requirements, including occasional site visits
* Providing technical input to support quotation and sales activities
* Developing specialist EMC expertise (e.g. rail, marine or radio EMC standards)
* Supporting training and knowledge sharing within the team
Working pattern
* Initial training: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm (37 hours)
* Post-training: rotating shift pattern (every two weeks):
o Shift 1: Mon-Thu 8:00am-4:30pm, Fri 8:00am-4:00pm
o Shift 2: Mon-Thu 4:00pm-12:30am, Fri 4:00pm-12:00am
Essential criteria
* Experience as an EMC Test Engineer within a test house environment
* Demonstrable knowledge of the EMC Directive and relevant EMC standards
* Practical experience using EMC test equipment such as spectrum/network analysers, oscilloscopes and signal generators
* Self-motivated, enthusiastic and keen to develop technical skills
* Willingness to work shifts and overtime when required
Highly desirable
* Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and bespoke test systems
Desirable
* Electronics-based engineering experience
* Comfortable working in a customer-facing role
* Strong written and verbal communication skills
What you'll get
* Competitive salary and flexible benefits package
* Minimum 33 days holiday (including public holidays)
* Contributory pension scheme
* Life assurance
* Salary exchange/sacrifice options, including buying/selling holiday, cycle to work and pension schemes
* Incentive schemes
* Comprehensive wellbeing support, including Employee Assistance Programme, dental scheme and occupational health services
* Role-dependent benefits may include hybrid or permanent home working, company car or car allowance and private medical insurance
Why join
* Work for a globally recognised, well-respected organisation
* Structured training and ongoing technical development
* Exposure to innovative technologies across multiple industries
* Clear progression within EMC engineering