Electronic Test Designer

Our client is looking for a number of experienced Test Equipment Designer to join their team, designing functional test equipment for the Defence sector.

This client is really busy supporting a number of existing projects as well as future work, so this is an excellent time to join!

Working Patterns: This role is based full time on site with 4 days a week in Fife or West Lothian.

• Design of functional test equipment for the Defence industry.
• Design, manufacture, verification and validation, along with through life technical support of board, sub-system and system level test equipment.
• To take responsibility for the design and overall quality of the test equipment.
• Provide leadership and guidance for junior engineers.
• Documentation of design specifications and implementation details.
• Take part in design reviews
• Realisation of complex system requirements to provide robust and reliable test hardware solutions.
• Development of appropriate test hardware, test software and procedures.
• Provide support to manufacturing answering product queries.
• Provides guidance of Test Development processes and tools.
• Lead small projects and teams when necessary.

• Experience designing Test Equipment within a secure environment.
• Test software design experience.
• Excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design.
• Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation.
• Proven experience in handover and management of designs in production.
• Excellent hardware troubleshooting skills.
• Able to support/debug system integration.
• Use of Mentor Graphics schematic entry and PCB layout tools.
• Understanding of common test architectures PXI/d LXI.
• Knowledge of NI LabView, NI CVI, NI TestStand, C# or similar.

• 25 days holiday (increasing to 27 days) + statutory public holidays.
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution).
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’.
• Flexible Benefits scheme.
• Discretionary Bonus scheme.
• Enhanced family friendly policies.
• 37hr standard working week, with an early finish on Fridays whilst operating a ‘Hybrid Working Model’*
• Canteen facilities are available in some sites.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

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