Senior Test Equipment Engineer

Salary: £42,000 – £54,000 per year

We have an opportunity for a Senior Test Equipment Engineer at Leonardo in Edinburgh. You will provide technical support for a number of complex Automatic Test Equipment systems. These include the development of new systems and design-improvement modifications within the Customer Support Services Solutions (CS3) business for International Integrated Operational Support (IIOS) division. You will be required to work within a multi-disciplined engineering team in the delivery of technical solutions for the projects.

You will be involved in a wide variety of engineering activities including, but not limited to, involvement with the design and development of solutions for test systems through their lifecycle from the requirements capture phase through to detailed design, integration testing, qualification, certification and customer acceptance. This will involve liaison with internal/external customers, other functions within the IPT and engineering sub-contractors. Support to customer technical queries will also be an important part of this role.

What can we offer:

Annual leave of 25 days plus bank holidays

Award-winning pension scheme, including an attractive employer contribution

Flexible working and additional flex-leave schemes to give you the time and flexibility you need to enjoy a balanced life

Access to thousands of online courses free of charge via Coursera

Learning & Development? we will assess your development needs in line with the role you wish to perform, to allow you to further develop your knowledge

Salary sacrifice schemes

Onsite Occupational Health Service to look after your physical and mental wellbeing, and keep you safe at work

Restaurant facilities, including a coffee shop and restaurant

Employee discount schemes for you and your family, including retail, cinema, hotel bookings and vehicle benefits

Family friendly policies

Career breaks – where appropriate, we support you to pursue other interests outside the workplace

Positive support for the Reserve Forces, including additional time off for Reservists

Free parking

Key Responsibility Areas

Support to Production.

Technical support for a variety of Automatic Test Equipment (ATEs)

Design of systems, interfaces and cable assemblies

Writing of Test programs with languages such as Labview, CVI, C, C++,C#

Development and Deployment of Test programs

Provision of technical advice and assistance to the company’s field technical representatives in the UK and abroad,

Liaison with Integrated Product Team functions.

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge

You will possess the following essential skills:

HND or Degree educated (or suitable experience) in a science based subject e.g. Electronic Engineering, Physics.

The ability to work with other Engineering disciplines and external suppliers / customers

Ability to multi-task and work across several activities at once

Ability to work on your own initiative

The following are desirable but not essential:

Hands on experience of hardware design process.

Experience of test equipment design and support with detailed knowledge of at least two from the following: analogue electronics; digital electronics; RF engineering;

Cable schematics

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).

Knowledge of Product safety legislation

Availability to work off site; to visit customers in other parts of the UK and abroad.

You will possess the following personal attributes:

Self-Motivation

Ability to remain focused

Team working skills

Ability to multitask across different product domains and to prioritise