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