Job Description

Senior Test Development Engineer

Location - Glenrothes

Copello are working with a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom. You’ll be working for a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains : land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. The role will be an initial 6 month contract with Hybrid working (3 days p / week on site).

Primary Purpose of this position

Responsible for the design, manufacture, verification and validation, along with through life technical support of board level, sub-system and system level test equipment.

Main duties :

• Design of functional test equipment
• Take responsibility for the design and overall quality of the test equipment and provide leadership and guidance for junior engineers.
• Documentation of design specifications and implementation details. Take part in design reviews. Uphold design standards and methodologies.
• Realisation of complex system requirements to provide robust and reliable test hardware solutions.
• Responsibility for the complete implementation of detailed technical items and an understanding / appreciation of system level items.
• Collaboration with other team members (including both hardware and software engineers) to agree system designs, interfaces and protocols.
• Development of appropriate test hardware, test software and procedures, both informal and formal, to prove the correct operation of hardware.
• Provide support to manufacturing by answering product queries & resolving technical issues.
• Provide support for the test hardware and manage obsolescence throughout its lifecycle.
• Monitoring and reporting of progress of test development to immediate supervisor and development team.
• Proactively support company compliance to Health and Safety legislation through adherence to company policies, processes, and practices.
• Ensure that all business activity is conducted in line with company values, policies and ethics codes of conduct.
• Undertake any other activity as reasonably requested by management.
• Application of IPDS Processes.
• Accountable for engineering specific risks and opportunities.
• Key contributor at Gate / Design reviews.
• Provides guidance on Test Development processes and tools.
• Contribute to section / business area resource planning with a working understanding of Microsoft Project tools.
• Test Engineering Lead for a small / medium scale test engineering program.
• Ability to identify and engage the appropriate SMEs to support the Test Development Engineering activities.
• Contributor / Approver for standard / tailored test development process including IPDS gates and content.
• Key interface to external customers / suppliers.

Knowledge & Experience :

Essential :

Highly Desirable :

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