Job Description
Senior Test Development Engineer
Location - Glenrothes
Copello are working with a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom. You’ll be working for a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. The role will be an initial 6 month contract with Hybrid working (3 days p/week on site.)
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.
Main duties:
* Design of functional test equipment
* 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 IPDS 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 IPDS gates and content
* Key interface to external customers/suppliers.
Knowledge & Experience:
Essential:
* Degree qualified in Electronic Engineering/related subject (preferably at 2.1 Hons or higher).
* 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
* Good knowledge of MS Office products
* Must be eligible for MOD Security Clearance to a minimum of SC level
Highly Desirable:
* 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