The Role
As a Electrical and Electronics Test Engineer, reporting to the RF, Test and Evaluation Team Lead, you will have a role that is out of the ordinary. Your overall focus will be on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) test and evaluation.
Day-to-day, you will undertake a variety of tasks within the engineering lifecycle to ensure that technical solutions meet business and customer requirements. We can offer a mixture of professional and on-the-job training in this role to help develop your skills and experience and have the opportunity to grow into a fully-fledged EMC/Electronics Engineer within QinetiQ.
You will also:
1. Have extensive involvement in programs of work including the development of EMC test plans
2. Set up customer equipment prior to testing and throughout testing phase and deliver detailed test reports
3. Use a variety of test equipment, including digital oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analysers, receivers, antennas and amplifiers regularly
4. Have the opportunity to work away at customer sites in the UK and overseas on an occasional basis for up to 2-3 weeks consecutively
This role is full-time, 37 hours per week at our Farnborough site, with hybrid working available.
Essential experience of the Electrical and Electronics Test Engineer:
5. Electronics Engineering for both analogue and digital
6. EMC experience across design, test and fault finding
7. Hands-on design, implementation and test experience through project work
8. A strong interest and/or experience of Radio Frequency (RF) design and testing
Qualifications of the Electrical and Electronics Test Engineer:
9. Apprenticeship at NVQ level 3 and/or an HNC/D in an electrical/electronics discipline
Our Benefits:
10. Adaptive and flexible working
11. Generous holiday allowance
12. Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
13. Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
14. Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
15. Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
16. We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.
17. Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community
Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.