Test Engineer

The test engineer will provide a key role in supporting the production and engineering teams, testing and configuring advanced radar systems.

Job Purpose

• Provide technician support to production & when required, engineering team
• Test and configure radarsystems
• Repair andmaintainelectronic radar systemsas part of production and RMAprocesses
• Maintaindocumentation and change controlin accordance withprocesses
• Assemblyand testingof prototype radar systemsand sub-assemblies
• Provide technical support to CEM's and attend regular meetings with them
• Design and/or build prototype test jigs and assemblies
• Inspection/testing of goods to IPC standards
• Support to field trials and demonstrations(usually local, sometimes national, rarely international)
• Provide occasional off-site support at customer and supplierpremises
• Diagnostic fault diagnosis down tocomponentlevel
• Carry out investigations to complete NCR's
• Low-level software scripting skill
• Knowledge of RF systems

Position in the organisation(reporting lines)

• The job holder reports toSenior Test Engineer(Line Manager)and works closely with the rest of theProduction,Engineering,and SupportTeams

Key Accountabilities -things a job holderis responsible for

• Managing the workload within the cell and prioritising work set by line manager
• Assessingallocatedjobs and agreeingtimescaleswithlinemanager
• Undertakingallocatedtasksto agreed timescales
• Reporting on outcomes to line manager
• Comply withquality standards and processes and proactively seek continuous improvement to support theobjectivesof the company
• Keeping work areaorganised and tidy
• Ensuring the lab facilities (tools, equipment, space) are available,functionaland calibrated, paying attention to ESD procedures

Key Measures of Success

• Tasksareperformed to agreed timescalesand reportedon completion

Competencies and behaviours-knowledge, ability, skill andactions, attitudes, beliefs (visual example)

• Highly analyticaland focused on details
• Significantexperienceworkingonadvanced electrical and electronic devices
• Technically competentwithappropriateengineeringknowledge,andawareness of standard electrical lab practices and processes
• Hands-on wide-ranging practical skills inbuilding,fixing&modifyingelectronic and/or electromechanicalequipment
• Personable and excellentteam player

Qualifications

• HNC orhigherinelectronics or electrical engineering

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