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Test Development Engineer
 
Our company:
 
We are passionate about empowering our customers to explore further with cutting-edge technology. With over 50 years of experience, we are at the forefront of missile systems innovation. Our team thrives in a positive, welcoming culture that encourages professional growth and a healthy work-life balance.
 
The Opportunity:
 
We are seeking an experienced Test Development Engineer with a focus on circuit card electronic testing to join our dynamic Test Development team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to challenging and rewarding projects, from concept design to series production and full in-service support.
 
In this role, you will create and maintain small to medium-sized automated test systems, develop and implement test strategies, and design test adaptors (both mechanical and electrical). Additionally, you will be involved in software development for automated test sequences and play a key role in continuous improvement activities and developing new technologies.
 
Key Responsibilities:

Create and use technical documentation such as schematics, PCB layouts, and engineering drawings.
Develop and implement automated test equipment for circuit card testing.
Design Interchangeable Test Adaptors, including both mechanical and electrical elements.
Develop software for automated test sequences in line with test specifications.
Contribute to continuous improvement and the development of new technologies. 
Location: Bolton (Relocation package available)
Salary: Circa £40,000 (depending on experience)
Working Arrangement: Hybrid (3-4 days per week on-site)
 
What We're Looking For:

Significant experience in creating and using technical documentation, including schematics, PCB layouts, and engineering drawings.
Proven experience in creating automated test equipment.
Experience with NI LabVIEW and/or TestStand (preferred).
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Experience with Boundary Scan / XJtag (preferred). 
Keywords: Test Development Engineer, Circuit Card Electronics, Automated Test Systems, NI LabVIEW, TestStand, Boundary Scan, XJtag
 
This is an excellent opportunity to join a market-leading organisation in an exciting role, with excellent career opportunities for further growth.
 
Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.
 
Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet these criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, to SC level.
 
This is a permanent position