Principal Test Development Engineer

Date Posted:

Country:
United Kingdom

Location:

Glenrothes, Fife
Position Role Type:
Onsite

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defence company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world's most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world.

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today's mission and stay ahead of tomorrow's threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defence.

Raytheon UK have a full time, permanent opportunity for a Principal Test Development Engineer to join our team on our Glenrothes and Livingston sites.

Our Principal Test Development Engineer role is a fantastic opportunity to challenge you and continue to develop your knowledge. Due to the nature of our work and the variety of customer requirements, you will often need R&D to find a solid solution. As such, you will have great opportunities to engage with the customer, mentor / support more junior team members and stretch your technical knowledge.

Additionally, we expect this team to have significant growth in the near future and there will be future opportunities to develop your career.

As Principal Test Development Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, manufacture, verification and validation, along with through life technical support of board level, sub-system and system level test equipment. You'll work on technologies that support Control Actuation Systems, Guidance Electronics, and cutting-edge GPS Anti-Jamming systems across land, sea, air-and space.

We are excited to offer, as well as, our competitive package and great career development - a Welcome Bonus of £10k!

* Please note, successful applicants must be eligible to complete and obtain BPSS level clearance
* Key responsibilities:

Design of functional test equipment for circuit cards, sub-assembly's and systems.
Design and overall quality of the test equipment, including review processes.
Provide leadership and guidance for junior engineers, and support with resource planning.
Documentation of design specifications and implementation details. Take part in design reviews. Upholding of design standards and methodologies.
Realisation of complex system requirements to provide robust and reliable test hardware solutions.
Work closely with external customers and suppliers.
Responsibility for the complete implementation of detailed technical items and an understanding/appreciation of system level items.
Collaboration with other team members (including both hardware and software engineers) to agree system designs, interfaces and protocols etc.
Development of appropriate test hardware, test software and procedures, both informal and formal, to prove the correct operation of hardware.
Provide support for the test hardware and manage obsolescence throughout its lifecycle.
Accountable for engineering specific risks and opportunities.
Contributor/Approver for standard/tailored test development process including Design Review gates and content

Required Experience:

Test software design experience
Excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design
Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation
Proven experience in handover and management of designs in production
Excellent hardware troubleshooting skills
Able to support/debug system integration
Must be eligible for BPSS clearance and, ideally SC level

Desirable

Experience:

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 Lab View, NI CVI, NI Test Stand, C#
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