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Our client, a leading defence and security company, is currently seeking a Senior Test Development Engineer to join their team in Glenrothes / Livingston, Scotland. Operating across the United Kingdom, our client provides defence solutions across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. They are a major supplier to the UK government and customers globally, also offering digital and training transformation solutions to both commercial and military clients.

Key Responsibilities:

Design of functional test equipment
Taking responsibility for the design and overall quality of the test equipment and providing leadership and guidance for junior engineers
Documenting design specifications and implementation details, participating in design reviews, and upholding design standards and methodologies
Realisation of complex system requirements to provide robust and reliable test hardware solutions
Ensuring complete implementation of detailed technical items and understanding/appreciation of system level items
Collaborating with other team members to agree on system designs, interfaces, and protocols
Developing appropriate test hardware, test software, and procedures to prove the correct operation of hardware
Providing support to manufacturing, answering product queries and resolving technical issues

Job Requirements:

Degree qualified in Electronic Engineering or related subject (preferably at 2.1 Hons or higher)
Test software design experience
Excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design
Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation
Proven experience in the handover and management of designs in production
Excellent hardware troubleshooting skills
Good knowledge of MS Office products
Good communicator
Must be eligible for MOD Security Clearance to a minimum of SC level

Highly Desirable:

Significant test development experience in industry
Use of Mentor Graphics schematic entry and PCB layout tools
Understanding of common test architectures PXI/d LXI
Measurement Uncertainty and its application in test equipment design and validation
Software Certification or detailed knowledge of: NI LabView, NI CVI, NI TestStand, C#
Design of mixed signal circuits
High speed serial networks
An appreciation of RF electronics
Knowledge of power supply design
SC clearance

Behaviours:

Ability to work individually and in a team
Innovative thinker and problem solver
Ability to effectively research and solve complex technical issues
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to work effectively with customer representatives from varied backgrounds
Good attention to detail
Flexible and adaptable
If you are an experienced Senior Test Development Engineer looking for a permanent position in Scotland, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic and talented team