Development and Production Test Engineer

Development and Production Test Engineer

Job Type: Contract/Temporary

Location: On-site

Rate: From £37 per hour

Job Reference: BBBH12

Date Added: August 18th, 2025

Consultant: Must hold a British passport

Carbon60 is recruiting a Development and Production Test Engineer (Electronics) for a well-known UK-based defence company. This is a 12-month contract role, fully on site.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support for manufacturing testing of weapons sub-systems in production and development, including diagnostics of complex weapons at system and sub-system levels.
• Support test facility setup, configuration control, and generate test specifications and operator instructions.
• Assist in testing electrical/electronic weapon systems and sub-assemblies, diagnosing failures down to circuit card and component levels.
• Identify remedial and corrective actions to ensure continuous production.
• Evaluate technical problems and develop proposals for test equipment investigations and process improvements.
• Represent Test Engineering at Defect Review Board meetings to facilitate efficient progress and quality notifications.

Role Requirements:

• HNC/HND in Electronics or equivalent, with experience in digital & analogue electronics manufacturing and testing.
• Good understanding of measurement and test principles and equipment.
• Knowledge of the CADMID product life cycle for test equipment is desirable.
• Understanding of RF and microwave technology at subsystem level is an advantage.
• Knowledge of environmental testing, including ESS, is a plus.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, capable of generating test specs, instructions, and reports.
• Proven problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

If this role is suitable for you, apply now!

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG, part of The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio, act as an employment business regarding this vacancy.