ATE Test Engineer in Farnborough

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

Operating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom, L3Harris supports Britain's mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains. L3Harris in Farnborough specialises in secure ground and airborne communication and network systems for the military, international forces and commercial customers. We engineer and maintain night vision goggles, radar systems and tactical radios.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt‑in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve:

• Resolution of ATE related faults will require knowledge of the interaction between the ATE and the product under test, involving issues with hardware, software and RF test.
• Support Manufacturing Technicians with all ATE related faults/issues.
• Assist with the development and modernisation of the ATE to address obsolescence and improve reliability and performance.
• Liaise with Design Engineering to resolve complex ATE related faults to maintain production test output.
• Re‑commission of Automation Test Equipment following the swap‑out of Test Equipment or following repair, including the validation of product test results.
• Assist on cost‑reduction and records to identify problem areas in test.
• Support Operations Test Engineering regarding the repair and maintenance of our mature Automated Test Equipment (ATE), involving detailed troubleshoot analysis and establishing root‑cause.

What you’ll bring:

• Prior related experience as an ATE Test Engineer
• HNC or First degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering – or equivalent experience.
• A good understanding of systems engineering principles and development‑lifecycles including requirements, integration, validation and verification activities.
• Excellent IT skills with some experience of VB6 programming and LabView or other software languages.
• Excellent RF Test Systems diagnostic skills.
• Experience of test data and trend analysis in a production environment.
• Experience of SQL language.

Important to know:

Due to the nature of our work many of our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks. L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.