Summary: The Production Test Engineer role is a 12-month contract position based in Bolton, focusing on providing test engineering support for complex electrical and electronic systems within a leading Defence and Aerospace company. The position requires expertise in testing down to component level and involves generating test specifications and technical reports. The role emphasizes collaboration with operators and quality assurance teams to ensure effective testing processes. Candidates will have opportunities for skill development and career growth within the industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Providing test engineering support to operators on the shopfloor
• 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
• Identify remedial and corrective actions
• Supporting meetings with Quality and Operations to provide status updates on Test Engineering actions and investigations

Key Skills:

• A good understanding of measurement and test principles, and associated equipment down to component level
• Awareness of electrical/electronic sub-system and system design, integration, and test principles
• An understanding of RF and microwave technology at subsystem level
• An understanding of Environmental testing (including ESS)
• Manual handling training
• ESD training

Salary (Rate): £37

City: Bolton

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other