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Our client, a global leader in Missile and Defence, partnering with the UK Ministry of Defence, seeks an experienced Test Design Support Engineer. Join their Production Design Support (PDS) team and play a pivotal role in supporting production activities at state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.
This rewarding role allows you to witness designs come to life while shaping products and test equipment. Deliver exceptional support and make a significant impact.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the interface between design teams and manufacturing teams.
- Collaborate with other support engineers to provide knowledge and support.
- Focus primarily on advanced module missile programmes and subsystems.
- Opportunity to work on unique projects, including support for launcher assemblies.
- Experience a true engineering challenge in core disciplines.
- Scope for personal growth and development in other areas of electronics.
What do you need?:
To be a good fit for this role, candidates should be able to demonstrate several of the following attributes:
- Degree qualified (or equivalent industry experience) with experience of designing product/systems and/or providing support to designs through the manufacturing phase of the product lifecycle.
Proven experience in the design of one or more of the following disciplines:-
- Digital and Analogue electronics
- Power Electronics
- RF & Antenna
- Interconnects
- Excellent verbal communication, negotiation and influencing skills with the capability to write clear and concise engineering documentation.
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team, with an awareness of the challenges and opportunities that this may bring and a passion for innovation and collaboration.
- You'll be prepared to work autonomously if needed, lead the delivery of your work assignments, and actively engage with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of your outputs.
What happens now?
Upon submission of your application, should it meet our selection criteria, you will be contacted via e-mail by one of our talent acquisition specialists to arrange a screening call. This telephone chat is structured to explore a series of questions aimed at matching your competencies and capabilities to the specific demands of the position. Please note, this screening is contingent upon the initial success of your application.
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. All employees get training and development opportunities.
