Overview
This role provides a unique chance to shape how MBDA undertakes production testing.
Salary and working arrangements
Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 4-5 days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security Clearance: British Citizen only. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. After offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo BPSS checks, which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
The opportunity
This opportunity is for a Principal Test Engineer to join the Manufacturing organisation supporting test system introduction and test and diagnostics of electrical/electronic weapon systems and sub-assemblies during the development / early production phase.
You will work as part of the Manufacturing UK Test Engineering function, responsible for development testing and ensuring production readiness of new products and their test solutions.
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 ensure 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 weapon systems, sub-assemblies and circuit cards, with diagnosis of development test failures down to circuit card and potentially component level, including identification of proposed remedial and corrective actions.
* Working closely with Operations, design teams and other stakeholders to overcome any technical challenges.
* Providing technical support and advice to the Test Engineering Team Lead and guiding and mentoring less experienced test engineers within the team.
You will be working with a small team of dedicated engineers in a fast-paced but friendly and inclusive manufacturing environment. The team has a great mix of personnel ranging from apprentices and graduate engineers through to experienced technical practitioners, all striving to deliver technical excellence across a number of different products in development and production.
What we\'re looking for
* Minimum Qualification Level Level 4 or greater in Engineering (preferably Electrical, Electronic, Aerospace or Mechanical), Physics or Maths.
* 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 and RF measurement and test principles and test equipment, as well as systems-level functional testing.
* Experience of the product development lifecycle and supporting processes, in an electronics manufacturing environment.
* Significant experience of using both manual and automated test equipment, preferably in a defence organisation or similar manufacturing environment.
* The ability to plan and organise own work in order to ensure multiple tasks can be prioritised and delivered against Project objectives, whilst being available to support others.
* Good verbal and written communication skills, including working within a team, generation of test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports based on higher-level requirements.
MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.
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