Manufacturing Electronics Test Engineer

Manufacturing / Electronics Test Engineer (Production Environment)

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 you'll 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 we're looking for Essential HNC (or equivalent) in Electronic / Electrical Engineering -

must have 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 you'll 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. Amenities like an onsite canteen.

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