Summary: The Development and Production Test Engineer role at a leading Defence Organisation in Bolton involves supporting the testing and diagnostics of electrical/electronic systems during production. The position requires substantial test engineering experience, particularly in diagnosing test failures and working with complex electronic systems. The role offers hybrid working arrangements, with a minimum of three days on-site, and is initially a 12-month contract. Candidates with a background in Electronics, RF, and Microwave skills are particularly encouraged to apply.

Key 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.

Key Skills:

• Minimum HNC level of Engineering qualifications or equivalent.
• Good understanding of digital and analogue electronic measurement and test principles, and fault diagnosis techniques, with demonstrable experience down to component level.
• Awareness of electrical/electronic sub-system and system design, integration and test principles.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, including generation of test specifications, operator instructions and technical reports.
• Ability to plan and organise one’s work according to assigned priorities.
• Knowledge of RF and Microwave technology at the subsystem level (advantageous).
• Experience in operating manual and automated test equipment in an Electronics Manufacturing environment (advantageous).

Salary (Rate): £37.00

City: Bolton

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT