Development and Production Test Engineer

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit a Development and Production Test Engineer – Electronic / Electrical subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.    
 
The department are keen to hear from candidates from a background with either RF / Microwave skills or candidates that have strong Test, Diagnostics, Repair Engineering skills.

Hourly Rate: £36.00ph (Umbrella).  Time and a quarter Overtime rate for hours worked over 37 hours
Contract Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)

Your responsibilities:

Providing test engineering support to operators on the shopfloor, including supporting the introduction of new test equipment.
Testing and diagnosing complex electrical/electronic systems, sub-assemblies and circuit cards down to component level.
Generating test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports - based on higher-level requirements and information.
Promptly identifying remedial and corrective actions to allow Manufacturing to continue in line with the programme, following production test failures.
Supporting meetings with Quality and Operations to provide status updates on Test Engineering actions and investigations. 
Skillset/experience:

Must have significant experience with measurement and test principles, and associated test equipment.
Electronic system and sub-system level fault finding.
CADMID product lifecycle for test equipment is desirable.
RF and microwave technology at subsystem level would be an advantage.
MS Office skills including technical specification and report preparation.
High Voltage training/awareness.
SAP Beneficial 
Are you intrigued? Apply now! Lukas - (phone number removed) / (phone number removed)
 
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