Senior Test Development Engineer (electronics)

Senior Test Development Engineer
Contract | Scotland
Frontier Resourcing are partnering with a leading defence and national security organisation, offering the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies within a highly innovative engineering environment.
This role is ideal for an experienced Test Development Engineer looking to play a key role in the design, development, and support of advanced test solutions across complex electronic systems.
You will be responsible for the design, manufacture, verification, validation, and lifecycle support of test equipment at board, subsystem, and system level.
With a strong focus on R&D and emerging technologies, this position offers excellent scope to further develop your technical expertise while working on highly sophisticated aerospace and defence projects.
The Role
Design and develop functional test equipment for complex electronic systems
Lead and support hardware and software integration activities
Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and system-level issues
Provide production and lifecycle support, including obsolescence management
Collaborate across multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver robust and scalable test solutions
Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation
Lead design reviews and support transition into production
Required Experience
Proven experience developing test solutions, not solely executing test programmes
Strong knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design
Excellent hardware fault-finding and troubleshooting skills
Experience supporting and debugging system integration activities
Ability to produce comprehensive technical documentation
Experience managing design handover into production environments
Test software development experience
Desirable Experience
Mentor Graphics schematic capture and PCB layout tools
PXI and LXI-based test architectures
Measurement uncertainty and its application in test equipment validation
Experience with NI LabVIEW, NI CVI, NI TestStand, or C#
Mixed-signal circuit design experience
What's on offer
Excellent hourly rates
12 month initial contract
Security Clearance
Candidates must be eligible to undergo BPSS clearance, which requires a minimum of 3 years' UK residency and satisfactory referencing.
This position is primarily site-based within a test lab environment, therefore onsite working is required – compressed 4 day week available.

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