Key Responsibilities
- Support EMC engineering activities in accordance with military and aerospace standards, including MIL-STD-461, DO-160, DEF-STAN 59-411 and EFA EMC specifications.
- Conduct radiated and conducted emissions and susceptibility testing.
- Support specialist defence EMC testing, including high-field radiated susceptibility and conducted transient testing.
- Support early lifecycle pre-compliance testing through to formal product qualification.
- Prepare, execute and document EMC test activities within a UKAS-accredited facility.
- Produce and contribute to EMC test plans, procedures and technical reports.
- Support fault investigation, analysis and debugging of equipment under test.
- Work with EMC test equipment and software toolsets, including EMC32 and ELEKTRA.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including test processes, methodologies and automation.
Essential Experience & Skills
- EMC testing within a military, defence or aerospace environment.
- Knowledge of EMC standards such as MIL-STD-461, DO-160 or DEF-STAN 59-411.
- Experience with radiated and/or conducted emissions and susceptibility testing.
- Understanding of EMC test setups, instrumentation and equipment.
- Experience preparing EMC test plans, procedures and reports.
- Understanding of electromagnetic principles and the physics of electricity and magnetism.
- Knowledge of EMC design principles and their application to complex electronic systems.
- Experience working within an accredited test facility.
- Experience with EMC32, ELEKTRA, product certification or formal design reviews would also be advantageous.
Seniority Level:
Mid-Level