Manufacturing and Electronics Test Engineer in Westhoughton

Manufacturing / Electronics Test Engineer (Production Environment) – Guidant Global

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.

• 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

• 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 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

• Oscilloscopes, DMMs, power supplies, signal generators
• Spectrum analysers / VNAs (where applicable)
• RF measurement equipment in a controlled test environment

Hands‑on engineering dealing with real faults and real test equipment. Stable, long‑term defence programmes. Supportive engineering team. Clear processes and production support (not firefighting).

Security clearance:
British or Dual UK with British citizenship. Minimum requirement: BPSS check after offer. This position is located at the client’s Bolton facility.