At a Glance
- Tasks: Diagnose and test complex electrical assemblies in a hands-on production environment.
- Company: Join a leading UK defence organisation with a supportive engineering team.
- Benefits: Stable long-term projects, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Security clearance needed; located at the Bolton facility.
- Why this job: Get hands-on experience with real faults and cutting-edge test equipment.
- Qualifications: HNC in Electronic/Electrical Engineering and strong fault-finding skills required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Guidant Global is partnering with a leading UK defence organisation to recruit a hands-on Electronics Test Engineer to support the manufacturing test and fault diagnosis of complex electrical and electronic assemblies. This is a practical, production-based role focused on diagnosing faults down to circuit card and component level, working directly with test equipment in a manufacturing environment, not a desk-based design role.
Responsibilities
- Supporting manufacturing test and diagnostics of electrical and electronic sub-systems
- Investigating failures down to circuit card and component level
- Using a wide range of manual and automated test equipment
- Introducing and supporting new test facilities, specifications and operator instructions
- Working closely with production and quality teams to maintain build schedules
- Contributing to defect reviews and corrective actions within a controlled defence environment
Qualifications
Essential:
- HNC (or equivalent) in Electronic / Electrical Engineering
- Strong hands-on experience with electronic test and fault finding
- Good understanding of digital and analogue measurement techniques
- Experience using oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators and power supplies
- Comfortable producing test instructions, specifications and technical reports
Desirable (not essential):
- RF / Microwave exposure at sub-system level
- Experience with automated test equipment (ATE)
- Environmental or high-voltage testing awareness
- Defence or regulated manufacturing experience
- SAP exposure
Equipment You’ll Regularly Use
- Oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, signal generators
- Spectrum analysers / VNAs (where applicable)
- RF measurement equipment in a controlled test environment
Why This Role
- Hands-on engineering dealing with real faults and real test equipment.
- Stable, long-term defence programmes.
- Supportive engineering team.
- Clear processes and production support (not firefighting).
Additional Notes
Security clearance: British or Dual UK with British citizenship. Minimum requirement: BPSS check after offer. This position is located at the client’s Bolton facility.
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