Overview

Important: Due to the level of security clearance required, all applicants must as a minimum hold British Nationality as their sole and primary nationality.

Working: The role is full time office based with occasional travel to other company/customer's sites in the UK or abroad.

"All the pros of a small business with the security of a multinational" *Glassdoor review

"The engineering staff are great, very professional, knowledgeable and friendly. Very good team atmosphere, with people always willing to help" *Glassdoor review

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An opportunity has arisen for a Test Engineer - Assistant Team Leader to join and develop within a Test Department team, you will be reporting to the Test Team Leader, the successful candidate will be self-motivated and flexible to carry out functional and system testing on MOD and commercial equipment.

The Test Engineer - Assistant Team Leader will work closely with other project and team members undertaking systems testing and engineering related tasks in support of projects, developing solutions to successfully meet project objectives.

This role is open to candidates looking for their next progression step as training and development will be offered, therefore team leadership experience is desirable. This role is a exciting and diverse opportunity working across both new and legacy projects, with a future order book, for the next 20 years, offering long term stability and succession!

Responsibilities:

• To ensure health and safety legislation and policies are adhered to, to ensure a safe and legally compliant working environment.
• To test electrical and electronic assemblies and equipment using standard safe operating procedures to MOD and commercial standards.
• Issuing and/or receiving safety documents such as permits-to-work.
• Ensure HV Switching safety standards and requirements are adhered to.
• Liaise with the Engineering department to influence design for Test parameters.
• Plan and schedule resource to optimise throughput.
• Monitor actual cost and schedule performances versus targets.
• Ensure productivity targets are met, while maintaining quality standards throughout all Test/Sensor department activities.
• Attend and lead regular project-specific meetings to ensure that stakeholders are kept informed of relevant issues and progress.
• Produce Test/Sensor department 'cost to complete' KPI's and monitor progress.
• Carry out any other duties as reasonably required by Management.

Experience needed:

• Ideally qualified to degree-level or equivalent experience in a Physics or Engineering based subject, such as; Electronics, Hardware, Computer Science, Software or Systems Engineering etc.
• Awareness and understanding of Health and Safety requirements and legislation.
• A proven ability to correctly interpret manufacturing information and carry out related self- inspection tasks.
• Ability to communicate effectively with personnel at all levels of the organisation.
• The ability to work on own initiative.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• PC literate in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Desirable:

• Experience in the Defence / Aerospace or safety regulated environment would be advantageous.
• Experience in the Naval / Maritime domain would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of 5S continuous improvement and 7W waste elimination processes.
• Apprentice trained.
• Supervisory or Team Leader qualification (ILM/CMI/NVQ or equivalent).
• Knowledge of ERP systems (such as IFS).
• IPC 610 qualification or equivalent.
• Knowledge of internal and ISO9001; 2015 Quality Management Systems.
• Knowledge of ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management.
• Awareness of ESD.

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