The Role
As a Test Development Engineer, reporting to the Engineering Support Manager, you'll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You will define, implement and alter the way we test and ensure products meet performance specifications; using NI Labview, Teststand and test fixtures that you design.
Day-to-day, you will provide technical support to the purchasing and production team and work with the design engineering teams to provide test expertise through design reviews and design-for-manufacture discussions. You will regularly be designing Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) test fixtures and supervise their assembly, then develop ATE test programs and commission them, along with the fixtures.
You will also:
Define the way products should be tested and implement that test strategy Liaise & guide Research and Development to ensure new products are designed in a way that is optimum for testing Develop standalone test methods, then design and implement the necessary hardware and software solutions for these methods Providing training and support to the factory test supervisors Manage change to product testing in a live environment
This role is full-time, 37 hours per week at our Ashford site, with hybrid working available.
Essential experience of the Test Development Engineer:
Demonstrable experience in a test development environment and radio frequency test and measurement experience Working within a production and/or manufacturing environment Using NI LabVIEW Ability to read and interpret electronics schematic drawings and electronic component data sheets Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design, including schematic capture, layout and output to manufacture An understanding of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) issues and solutions
Qualifications of the Test Development Engineer:
Degree in Aeronautical, Aviation, Aerospace, Electrical, Electronics or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
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Our Benefits:
Adaptive and flexible working Generous holiday allowance Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant. Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community
Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.
