Description
Seeker Integration and Test Engineer required for six month contract based in Stevenage
Acting as a team member, you will carry out a full range of RF and IR Seeker integration and testing activities in accordance with all relevant processes, standards and requirements.
Typical activities will include:
* Testing of seekers and sub-modules and overseeing their transition into series production, including development, qualification and production line proving.
* Integration of seekers into test platforms for trails, including specifying interfaces and liaison with the test equipment department to generate test set ups.
* Supporting offsite trials in conjunction with the trials team, including using and troubleshooting trials installations at the trials site.
* Assisting with the production of trials documentation including product and trials safety analysis, test plans and operating procedures.. Producing and maintaining test documentation associated with
seeker integration, including specifications, development test schedules and test result sheets.
* Contributing to the industrialisation of seeker build and test, including liaison with the production facility
* Contributing to "make/buy" decisions
* Participating in design reviews
* Providing support to Projects and to other Functions
* Supporting new business opportunities
* Carrying out technical investigations to provide data for problem assessment and design improvements and support development of solutions to technical issues
* Interfacing with internal customers
* Contributing to engineering team decisions
Technical Skills and Experience
* Knowledge and experience gained in radar or microwave design and development
* Knowledge of high frequency RF and microwave electronic circuits
* Knowledge analogue and digital electronic circuits
* Ability to produce high quality written reports and presentations to internal and external customers
* Familiarity with radar and control systems and Digital Signal Processing an advantage
* Ability to diagnose hardware problems using various methods; eg visual inspection, data analysis in both the design and production phases of a project
* Experience of working with other teams including systems and manufacturing
* Other Skills and Experience
* Developed sense of commercial and financial awareness
* Ability to mentor and encourage less experienced staff by sharing knowledge
* Consistent ability to deliver required output within agreed timescales
* Willingness to learn about projects, tools & methods
* A persistence to get the job done
* Ability to build good working relationships with team members and external departments, suppliers and customers, acting as a team leader when required
* Familiarity with project control and reporting an advantage
* Ability to manage small/medium value projects within RF/microwave design areas
Additional Job Details:
1. Understanding of radar systems including antenna operation.
2. Awareness of RF/microwave design techniques and tools.
3. Awareness of digital/analog electronic design techniques and tools.
4. Appreciation of complex mechanical assemblies.
5. Ability to work within a design and manufacturing environment, including supporting trials installation testing.
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