Senior Recruitment Consultant - Defence, Engineering & Technology
Location – Glenrothes or Harlow (4 days p/week on site)
12 Month contract – Inside IR35
Primary Purpose of this position
Responsible for the design, manufacture, verification and validation, along with through life technical support of board level, sub-system and system level test equipment.
Responsibilities
* Design of functional test equipment
* 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; uphold design standards and methodologies.
* Realise 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.
* Collaborate with other team members (including both hardware and software engineers) to agree system designs, interfaces and protocols.
* Develop 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.
* Proactively support company compliance to Health and Safety legislation through adherence to company policies, 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.
* Accountable for engineering specific risks and opportunities.
* 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.
* Contributor/Approver for standard/tailored test development process including IPDS gates and content.
Knowledge & Experience
* Degree qualified in Electronic Engineering/related subject (preferably at 2.1 Hons or higher).
* 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.
* Able to support/debug system integration.
* Good knowledge of MS Office products.
* Must be eligible for MOD Security Clearance to a minimum of SC level.
Highly Desirable
* 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.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing and Defense and Space Manufacturing
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