We are recruiting for a Test Engineer Design Engineer on contract to work for our client who specialise in Defence, the role is based 2 days in their Stevenage office and 3 remotely.

The Test Equipment Hardware Design Capability group is a function home to the engineers working as part of the Test Equipment Centre of Excellence (TE CofEx), within Electronic Engineering (EE) Directorate. The EE Directorate is part of the wider Operations Directorate and forms part of Greater Engineering (Engineering, Operations and Programmes Directorate).

Responsibilities

Prepare specifications & develop designs in line with all quality and technical standards.

Develop proposals for investigations & solutions, following investigation and analysis of technical issues.

Carry out design appraisals to ensure all standards are maintained.

Define & specify test approaches; identifying any potential improvements to test/diagnostic processes.

Carry out team planning, risk management and quality activities in collaboration with the Engineering Project Manager

Make Engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility

Skillset/experience required:

Skilled Hardware Design Engineers with proven experience to support the design, integration and validation of test system hardware solutions.

Knowledge of test needs and techniques in support of product life cycle development.

Experience of Design Proving and performance testing during development.

Experience of Environmental and EMC testing during qualification.

Strong document writing skills associated with Test Equipment hardware design needs.

Experience of managing packages of work is highly desirable.

This is an umbrella contract, the role is Inside IR35