Technical Director

We are looking for a technically strongTechnical Director to lead the technical direction of a specialist engineering business delivering bespokeAutomated Test Equipment (ATE), test systems and test fixtures for customers across aerospace, defence, automotive, medical and industrial sectors.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership while retaining a strong understanding of the underlying engineering, particularly acrossATE, electronics, hardware, software and mechanical integration.

You will lead technical strategy, support engineering teams, review and challenge technical solutions, and work closely with customers from requirements and system architecture through to design, build, integration and commissioning.

What We Need

• Significant experience inAutomated Test Equipment (ATE), test systems or automated testing
• Strongelectronics/electrical engineering background
• Proven hands-on experience withelectronic hardware and circuit design
• Strong understanding of analogue and digital electronics, instrumentation and fault finding
• Experience designing and developingtest rigs, fixtures, test stations or ATE systems
• Strong experience withLabVIEW, TestStand, PXI, DAQ and/or test instrumentation
• Understanding of electrical, electronic, software andmechanical system integration
• Experience taking test systems fromcustomer requirements through design, build, integration and commissioning
• Previous experience leading engineers or technical teams
• Ability to provide bothstrategic technical leadership and detailed technical input
• Engineering qualification preferred, butproven technical capability and relevant ATE experience are the priority