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Test Engineer

Job in Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex County, CB10, England, UK
Listing for: Blighter Surveillance Systems
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-30
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Test Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineer, Systems Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Great Chesterford

The test engineer will provide a key role in supporting the production and engineering teams, testing and configuring advanced radar systems.

Job Purpose
  • Provide technician support to production & when required, engineering team
  • Test and configure radarsystems
  • Repair andmaintainelectronic radar systemsas part of production and RMAprocesses
  • Maintain documentation and change controlin accordance withprocesses
  • Assemblyand testingof prototype radar system sand sub-assemblies
  • Provide technical support to CEM’s and attend regular meetings with them
  • Design and/or build prototype test jigs and assemblies
  • Inspection/testing of goods to IPC standards
  • Support to field trials and demonstrations(usually local, sometimes national, rarely international)
  • Provide occasional off-site support at customer and supplierpremises
  • Diagnostic fault diagnosis down tocomponentlevel
  • Carry out investigations to complete NCR’s
  • Low-level software scripting skill
  • Knowledge of RF systems
Position in the organisation(reporting lines)
  • The job holder reports to Senior Test Engineer(Line Manager) and works closely with the rest of the Production,Engineering,and Support Teams
Key Accountabilities –things a job holderis responsible for
  • Managing the workload within the cell and prioritising work set by line manager
  • Assessingallocatedjobs and agreeingtimescaleswithlinemanager
  • Undertakingallocatedtasksto agreed timescales
  • Reporting on outcomes to line manager
  • Comply with quality standards and processes and proactively seek continuous improvement to support theobjectivesof the company
  • Keeping work areaorganised and tidy
  • Ensuring the lab facilities (tools, equipment, space) are available,functional and calibrated, paying attention to ESD procedures
Key Measures of Success
  • Tasksareperformed to agreed timescales and reportedon completion
Competencies and behaviours–knowledge, ability, skill and actions, attitudes, beliefs (visual example)
  • Highly analytical and focused on details
  • Significantexperienceworkingonadvanced electrical and electronic devices
  • Technically competentwithappropriateengineeringknowledge,and awareness of standard electrical lab practices and processes
  • Hands-on wide-ranging practical skills in building,fixing&modifyingelectronic and/or electromechanicalequipment
  • Personable and excellent team player
Qualifications
  • HNC orhigherinelectronics or electrical engineering
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