Job Description
Our client, a leading defence and security company, is currently seeking a Test Development Engineer to join their team on a contract basis for 12 months, working primarily from Glenrothes / Livingston, Scotland. Our client operates extensively across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace, delivering defence solutions to the UK government and international customers.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design of functional test equipment
* Overseeing design quality and providing leadership to junior engineers
* Documenting design specifications and conducting design reviews
* Developing robust and reliable test hardware solutions
* Collaborating with hardware and software engineers to agree system designs
* Developing test hardware, software, and procedures to validate hardware operations
* Supporting manufacturing with technical queries and issues
* Managing the lifecycle and obsolescence of test hardware
* Monitoring and reporting progress to supervisors and the development team
* Ensuring compliance with Health and Safety legislation
* Adhering to company values, policies, and ethics codes
* Applying IPDS Processes
* Contributing to gate/design reviews and providing Test Development guidance
* Engaging appropriate SMEs to support Test Development activities
* Serving as the Test Engineering Lead for small/medium-scale programs
* Acting as a key interface to external customers and suppliers
Job Requirements:
* Degree qualified in Electronic Engineering or a related subject
* Experience in test software design
* Knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design
* Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation
* Experience in handing over and managing designs in production
* Strong hardware troubleshooting skills
* Proficiency in MS Office products
* Good communication skills
* Eligibility for MOD Security Clearance to a minimum of SC level
Highly Desirable Skills:
* Significant test development experience in industry
* Use of Mentor Graphics schematic entry and PCB layout tools
* Understanding of common test architectures such as PXI/LXI
* Knowledge of measurement uncertainty application in test design
* Expertise with: NI LabVIEW, NI CVI, NI TestStand, and C#
* Design of mixed signal circuits
* Experience with high-speed serial networks
* Understanding of RF electronics
* Knowledge of power supply design
* SC clearance
Behaviours:
* Ability to work individually and as part of a team
* Innovative thinker and problem solver
* Effectively research and solve complex technical issues
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Professional demeanour and good attention to detail
* Flexible and adaptable
If you are a skilled Test Development Engineer with experience in LabVIEW and a background in the defence and security sector, we encourage you to apply now and join our client's dynamic team in Glenrothes / Livingston.
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