Manufacturing Electronics Test Engineer

Manufacturing / Electronics Test Engineer (Production Environment) Submit your CV and any additional required information after you have read this description by clicking on the application button. Guidant Global is partnering with a leading UK defence organisation to recruit a hands-on Electronics Test Engineer to support the manufacturing test and fault diagnosis of complex electrical and electronic assemblies . This is a practical, production-based role focused on diagnosing faults down to circuit card and component level , working directly with test equipment in a manufacturing environment not a desk-based design role. What youll be doing Supporting manufacturing test and diagnostics of electrical and electronic sub-systems Investigating failures down to circuit card and component level Using a wide range of manual and automated test equipment Introducing and supporting new test facilities, specifications and operator instructions Working closely with production and quality teams to maintain build schedules Contributing to defect reviews and corrective actions within a controlled defence environment What were looking for Essential HNC (or equivalent) in Electronic / Electrical Engineering Strong hands-on experience with electronic test and fault finding Good understanding of digital and analogue measurement techniques Experience using equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators and power supplies Comfortable producing test instructions, specifications and technical reports Desirable (not essential) RF / Microwave exposure at sub-system level Experience with automated test equipment (ATE) Environmental or high-voltage testing awareness Defence or regulated manufacturing experience SAP exposure Test equipment youll regularly use Oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, signal generators Spectrum analysers / VNAs (where applicable) RF measurement equipment in a controlled test environment Why this role Hands-on engineering real faults, real test equipment Stable, long-term defence programmes Supportive engineering team Clear processes and production support (not firefighting) 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. xehkeey Amenities like an onsite canteen.