Electrical Test Operations Engineer

Line Up Aviation
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Today
£37 ph

Salary

£37 ph

Posted
7 May 2026 (Today)

Our client has an opportunity for an Electrical Test Operations Engineer to join them on a contract role for 6 months with possible extension. You will be Executing electrical and functional test procedures on engineering test benches and flight spacecraft in accordance with Work Orders, test procedures and processes.

Role: Electrical Test Operations Engineer

Location: Oxford

Hours: Shift work Monday to Sunday - either rotating double day shifts or rotating Early, late ,nights depending on project need. There may be periods of flexible shift depending on project phases.

Clearance: SC required before

Hourly Rate: £37 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35 + a 20% shift uplift when working on shift

What you'll be doing:

Execution of Electrical and Functional test procedures on Engineering test benches and flight spacecraft.

Use of the Central Checkout System (CCS), Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) and Spacecraft Check Out Equipment (SCOE) to support the test activities. Typically test racks housing a mix of generic & bespoke test equipment.

Validation of test-aids, break out boxes, cables etc.

Test procedure updates, raising work orders, test reports and other test documentation.

Support in the development and debug of Automatic Test procedures (ATP) using a bespoke high-level S/W language to test the spacecraft subsystems on a Satellite Simulator, test bench or the spacecraft.

Supporting electrical integration, automated and manual tests at unit, subsystem & system level.

Spacecraft electrical test and support during environmental test and launch activities.

Work to company and departmental procedures and standards.

Support in the design and manufacture of electrical test aids, preparing drawings and manufacturing packs as well as overseeing the procurement of parts, manufacture and validation.

Support in the day-to-day running of the department with tasks such as test equipment recall for calibration, test campaign logistics and possibly export rating.Requirements:

Electrical integration of equipment on a test bench or spacecraft.

Competent in the use of various test equipment used for electrical and RF measurements, e.g. DMM, oscilloscope, signal generator, current probes, Data acquisition unit, signal generator, power meter, network analyser, data bus monitors etc.

Basic knowledge of spacecraft subsystems and awareness, e.g. Data Handling, Packet Utilisation Standards, Data Bus Communications - 1553, Spacewire, Attitude &, Orbital Control, Star Trackers, Gyros, Momentum Wheels, Power systems, batteries, Solar Arrays, Thermal Control, heaters, thermostats, etc.

Use of a wide range of electrical test equipment and test racks.

Executing test sequences/scripts on a test bench or spacecraft from a Central Checkout System (CCS) including making minor updates to these.

Electrical fault investigation and test debug.

Environmental and launch test campaigns.

Updating test procedures, writing work orders/plans and test reports and supporting test and non-conformance reviews.

Minimum of an HNC or NVQ Level 4 in an Electrical Engineering related discipline or relevant experience in a similar role >5 years

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply!

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