Test Engineer - Space / Satellite / Imaging – On site in Chelmsford
 
Always working at the cutting-edge of technology, our client has an enviable reputation as a world leader, developing products for the scientific and satellite / space industries. 
Working across all stages of Space and Science projects for imaging devices and sub-systems, this role covers a wide range of hands-on, clean-room, and office-based engineering tasks relating to a variety of activities including electro-optical testing, electrical continuity testing, accelerated life testing, and mechanical stress testing.
 
The Test Engineer is responsible for defining test flows, commissioning test equipment, verifying test capability, training operations personnel to perform testing, supporting production line testing, and planning & verifying reliability test campaigns. If you are passionate about world-leading space-based technology, thrive on big challenges with broad impact, and want to join a team tasked with continuously innovating to take the business to a completely new level, then this is a fantastic opportunity for you!
 
Duties will include:

Delivery and management of allocated work packages and tasks
Writing project documentation, including test plans, procedures and test reports
Commissioning test equipment in accordance with internal and customer specifications, including some scripting and coding for Automated Test Equipment
Performing technical investigations into failure modes and anomalous results
Supporting internal and customer meetings by presenting technical information
Supporting teams outside of the Product Verification Team, including Operations and Process Engineering 
Qualifications:

4-5 years experience in a Test Engineer role
Space industry experience ideal, but other high reliability industries considered 
Understanding of test development, commissioning and fault finding
Experience using Labview or Matlab in an industrial, academic or lab-based environment
Analysis skills 
Salary and Benefits:

Working on site in Chelmsford
Training and access to the “Internal University”
Rapid career progression opportunities
Pensions and Life Assurance
Variable Pay options including: Employee bonuses, Sales Incentive Plans and Recognition Schemes
Discount arrangements on a wide range of goods, hospitality providers, personal electronics and services
Excellent career mobility with national and international opportunities
Occupational health provisions and medical benefits
Employee assistance and wellbeing support