Electrical Test Operations Specialist. LilyLifestyle

Electrical Test Operations Engineer

Location
:
Oxford

Contract
: 6 months with possible extension.
Hours
:
Shift work Monday to Sunday – rotating double day or rotating Early/Late/Nights.
Clearance
: SC required before start.
Rate
: 37 per hour via Umbrella (inside IR35) plus 20% shift uplift.

What you’ll be doing:

• Executing electrical and functional test procedures on engineering test benches and flight spacecraft.
• Using the Central Checkout System (CCS), Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) and Spacecraft Check Out Equipment (SCOE) to support test activities.
• Validating test-aids, break-out boxes, cables, etc.
• Updating test procedures, raising work orders, test reports and other test documentation.
• Developing and debugging Automatic Test procedures (ATP) using a bespoke high-level software language.
• Supporting electrical integration, automated and manual tests at unit, subsystem and system level.
• Contributing to spacecraft electrical test during environmental test and launch activities.
• Working within company and departmental procedures and standards.
• Designing and manufacturing electrical test aids, preparing drawings, manufacturing packs and overseeing procurement and validation.
• Running day‑to‑day departmental tasks such as test equipment recall, calibration, test campaign logistics and export rating.

Requirements:

• Electrical integration of equipment on a test bench or spacecraft.
• Competent use of test equipment for electrical and RF measurements (DMM, oscilloscope, signal generator, current probes, DAU, power meter, network analyser, data bus monitors).
• Basic knowledge of spacecraft subsystems and communications standards (1553, Spacewire, Star Trackers, Gyros, Momentum Wheels, Power systems, batteries, Solar Arrays, Thermal Control).
• Experience using a wide range of electrical test equipment and test racks.
• Executing test sequences/scripts on CCS, including minor updates.
• Electrical fault investigation and test debug.
• Environmental and launch test campaigns experience.
• Updating test procedures, writing work orders, test reports and supporting non‑conformance reviews.
• Minimum of an HNC or NVQ Level 4 in Electrical Engineering related discipline or equivalent experience >5 years.