Principal Test Systems Engineer

1w1 week ago

Leonardo

Southampton, GB · Full-time · £70,000 – £95,000

About this role

Leonardo has an exciting vacancy for a Principal Test Systems Engineer, based at our dedicated Test Facility in Southampton. We are looking for an experienced Test Engineer to act as point of contact for Project Teams and coordinate the work for a multi-disciplined team of Test Engineers. This role supports projects from initial product development through to volume production.

As Principal Test Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for the specification, design, procurement, manufacture, verification and evaluation of test equipment and procedures. Typical test equipment will include optical, thermal and electronic components as well as test software. Hands-on activity is required to bring these aspects together for reliable test systems.

Support the design, development and through-life support of electro-optical test equipment and test processes for the company’s range of Infrared Detectors. Act as Test Lead at Integrated Product Team meetings. Coordinate with project teams while tracking costs and task progress to meet budgets and timescales.

This role presents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious individual to develop and grow their skills and knowledge within a thriving organisation. Benefit from an award-winning benefits package. At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do.

Requirements

HNC/HND or higher or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline, e.g. Physics, Engineering
Proven experience as a Test Engineer
Ability to verify and validate electro-mechanical test systems, fault finding and problem solving
Ability to assimilate and apply technical information to design tasks
Demonstrate evidence of good organisation, planning and execution of work
Attention to detail
Experience of Electrical test, Electro-optics, thermal cryogenics, mechanical assembly
Practical hands-on laboratory test, diagnostic and measurement experience, including electro-optical and optical communication instrumentation

Responsibilities

Take ownership and deliver work packages to time and budget, tracking costs and task progress
Identify the needs to deliver the proposed test system(s) for the detector or module development
Generate work packages and estimate the cost to deliver those needs
Develop, procure, install and commission new test capability for testing the performance of new development product types
Prove by testing the new test systems and reporting how they meet the requirements
Author and present governance and technical documentation, for example those needed for Declaration of Design and Performance
Act as Test Lead at Integrated Product Team meetings