Electronics Engineer in Bolton

Our client, a partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, is seeking an experienced Electronics Engineer to join their Calibration & Maintenance Team. The role involves servicing Electrical and Electronic Test Equipment, including Special to Type Test Equipment (STTE). Responsibilities include fault finding and repair of test equipment, supporting routine calibrations, commissioning of test equipment, and conducting drift analysis. The ideal candidate will work within a skilled team of Calibration & Maintenance Engineers, supporting complex test platforms used in the manufacture and testing of advanced missile systems. You will receive training to calibrate and support specialized factory test equipment, utilizing a range of technologies from DC to Microwave.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Operators and Technicians working in the C&M department.
• Responsible for maintaining and repairing Test and measuring equipment at the component level.
• Generate clear and comprehensive maintenance records for traceability purposes.
• Test the safety systems of Test and measuring equipment following documented procedures.
• Responsible for commissioning and accepting test facilities, ensuring that the equipment and facilities are configured correctly and that there is proper control over the configuration.
• Provide Technical support to facilitate the efficient servicing of STTE to enable production testing of hardware and repair phases of the contract assessment of related equipment issues and directing support services to resolve equipment failures.

What do you need?

• Minimum qualification: HNC/HND in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (highly essential).
• Experience and knowledge in test equipment maintenance of test systems down to the component level.
• Clear understanding of calibration principles and processes.
• Able to provide technical advice, fault finding, and repairs using instructions, handbooks, drawings, and specifications down to component level.
• Confidently manage multiple issues, tasks, and priorities concurrently and have analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Desirable skills include experience and knowledge in the use of RF test equipment.
• Emphasise skills related to different testing systems, such as DIO, AIO, RF, temperature, and communication systems.
• Excellent communication skills, including tailoring communication to specific audiences, are necessary.
• Proficient in using core electronic test equipment, including digital multimeters (DMMs), oscilloscopes, power supplies, counter timers, signal/function generators, and current clamps for diagnostic and assembly tasks.
• Ability to perform accurate measurements, troubleshooting, and validation using standard instrumentation in a manufacturing or assembly environment.
• Desirable: Experience with advanced RF and microwave test equipment such as vector network analysers (VNAs), spectrum analysers, waveguides, and RF power sensors, providing additional capability in high-frequency component testing.

What happens now?

Upon submission of your application, should it meet our selection criteria, you will be contacted via e-mail by one of our talent acquisition specialists to arrange a screening call. This telephone chat is structured to explore a series of questions aimed at matching your competencies and capabilities to the specific demands of the position. Please note, this screening is contingent upon the initial success of your application.

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by our clients Security Team.

More about the role:

For more than 70 years, our client has been in a strong partnership with the UK military. They have accomplished numerous milestones in defence engineering and have provided essential defence capabilities to meet the requirements of the armed forces across land, sea, and air. This job is at our client's site in Bolton facility, one of the North West's leading manufacturing sites for at least 25 years. The facility offers showers and bike racks and is near the motorway, with a petrol station outside. Amenities like an onsite canteen. All employees get training and development opportunities.