Electronic Test Engineer

Description:

Meritus Talent, in partnership with Europe’s leading weapons systems manufacturer, is recruiting an experienced Production Test Engineer (Electronics) to support advanced manufacturing operations. This role is crucial to ensuring that weapon subsystems and complex electronic assemblies are rigorously tested, diagnosed, and maintained to the highest standards in both production and development phases.

The engineer will play a pivotal role in providing technical support to manufacturing test processes, conducting diagnostics down to circuit card and potentially component level, and ensuring efficient fault resolution to keep production aligned with programme timelines. This is an opportunity to contribute to world-class defence engineering projects while operating in a highly technical and innovative environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver test engineering support for manufacturing and development of weapon sub-systems.

• Diagnose complex electronic system and subsystem failures, including down to circuit card/component level.

• Provide input and expertise during design and development stages through to Production Readiness Review.

• Generate test specifications, operator instructions, and ensure configuration control of test facilities.

• Identify remedial and corrective actions promptly to support continuous manufacturing.

• Evaluate technical issues and recommend process improvements and corrective actions.

• Represent Test Engineering in Defect Review Board meetings, driving efficient resolution of quality notifications.

Requirements:

• HNC/HND in Electronics (or equivalent qualification).

• Solid experience in digital and analogue electronics manufacture and testing.

• Strong understanding of measurement and test principles and related equipment.

• Knowledge of CADMID product lifecycle desirable.

• Familiarity with RF and microwave technology at subsystem level advantageous.

• Understanding of Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) and environmental testing desirable.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.

• Effective communication skills, including technical writing and reporting.

• Ability to independently plan, organise, and deliver on multiple technical tasks.

• Manual handling and ESD training beneficial.

Contract Details:

• Duration: 12-month contract.

• Rate: £33/hr – £37/hr via Umbrella.

• Location: Stevenage (with potential travel to Bolton).