Electronics Design Engineer

Test Design Support Engineer

Contract inside IR35 paying up to £65 per hour (Umbrella before deductions)

Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our World leading defence client for an experienced Electronics Design Engineer / Production Support Engineer to take on the role of Test Design Support Engineer at their site in Lancashire.

Ideal Electronics Engineering candidates will come from a background in designing products/systems and/or providing support to designs through the manufacturing phase of the product lifecycle.

Experience of RF and Test Systems is preferable.

Overview:

This is a fantastic opportunity for experienced Electronic Design Engineers to play a leading role in the support of production activities at a state of the art manufacturing facility, where you’ll see designs coming to life in the manufacturing environment.

The Role

You will act as the interface between our design teams and our manufacturing teams while working alongside other support engineers to provide knowledge and support.

The primary aim is focused on highly advanced module missile programmes and subsystems, but there is also scope to work on other unique opportunities including support to launcher assemblies.

This is a unique opportunity presenting you with a true engineering challenge in an organisation that can provide scope for personal growth and development in other areas of electronics.

Skills and experience required from you:

• Degree qualified (or equivalent industry experience) with experience of designing product/systems and/or providing support to designs through the manufacturing phase of the product lifecycle.
• Proven experience in the design of one or more of the following disciplines:-
  • Digital and Analogue electronics
  • Power Electronics
  • RF & Antenna
  • Interconnects
  • Safety Electronics
  • Test Systems
  • Schematic design
  • PCB Design
  • Adherence to BS EN Standards

• Excellent verbal communication, negotiation and influencing skills with the capability to write clear and concise engineering documentation.

• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team, with an awareness of the challenges and opportunities that this may bring and a passion for innovation and collaboration.
• You’ll be prepared to work autonomously if needed, lead the delivery of your work assignments, and actively engage with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of your outputs.
• Manage discreet work packages preparing bids, controlling costs and delivering solutions.
  • Experience in supporting manufacturing and resolving manufacturing issues is an advantage, but not essential.
  • Investigative skills to be able to find Root Causes of design related issues and propose robust Corrective Actions.
  • Finally, we are looking for someone who has a record of accomplishment of on-time delivery along with good verbal and written communication skills.

Does this sound like your next career move? Apply today! – and feel free to follow up with a direct message on LinkedIn!

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