Lead Test Engineer
Fareham, Hampshire

Ampere Recruitment is working exclusively with a leading defense and security technology company to appoint a Lead Test Engineer at their Fareham campus. Our client designs and manufactures advanced electro-mechanical systems, including pioneering electric systems-for some of the harshest-environments in the world.

This newly created role owns the full test engineering lifecycle,-from defining test cases to building test tools and executing tests-for electro-mechanical products. You''ll also line manage the Test Engineering team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and line manage the Test Engineering team, including workload and third-party coordination
• Derive test requirements from systems/sub-system specifications
• Plan and design test cases across electro-mechanical systems (development and production phases)
• Manage Test Reports and evidence for investigation conclusions
• Design test jigs, harnesses and software, including automation
• Manage internal test facilities (tanks, ovens, pools, lifting equipment) and liaise with external test labs (EMC, vibration, etc.)
• Fault finding, failure analysis, and reporting

Essential

• HNC/Degree in engineering, strong in Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• People management experience (coaching, workload)
• Working knowledge of Mechanical Engineering and embedded software principles
• Strong LabVIEW/TestStand experience in a test & measurement environment
• Scripting experience (Python, VB, C/C++)
• 3+ years in test engineering or test equipment development
• Expert in V&V processes, multi-disciplinary systems experience

Desirable

• EEE degree, NI certified developer
• DOORS/EA experience, subsea/offshore background
• CE/DNV compliance knowledge, advanced Excel

Apply: Stuart Bennett, Ampere Recruitmen