Senior Electronics Engineer Calibration and Maintenance

Location

Bolton, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom

Job description

Our client, a partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence, is seeking an experienced Senior Electronics Engineer to join the Calibration & Maintenance team. The role involves servicing Electrical and Electronic Test Equipment, including Special Type Test Equipment (STTE), and will be based at the Bolton site.

The ideal candidate for the position of Senior Electronics Engineer will be responsible for calibrating test and measuring equipment according to specific instructions, handbooks, drawings, or specifications. They will also provide technical advice and guidance on C&M measurement.

What we're looking for:

• Minimum qualification: HNC/HND in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (highly essential).
• Experience and knowledge in test equipment calibration and maintenance of test systems down to the component level.
• Clear understanding of calibration principles and processes.
• Able to provide technical advice, fault finding, and repairs using instructions, handbooks, drawings, and specifications down to component level.
• Confidently manage multiple issues, tasks, and priorities concurrently and have analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Desirable skills include experience and knowledge in the use of RF test equipment.
• Emphasise skills related to different testing systems, such as DIO, AIO, RF, temperature, and communication systems.
• Excellent communication skills, including tailoring communication to specific audiences, are necessary.

What you'll get to do as a Senior Electronics Engineer:

The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting operators and technicians in the C&M department, maintaining and repairing test and measuring equipment, generating calibration and maintenance records, testing safety systems, commissioning and accepting test facilities, providing technical support for efficient servicing of STTE, and offering technical advice to the Integrated Production Team.

"Please Note: Our client in the UK requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role"

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based in Bolton, one of our client's newest cutting-edge facilities, which also offers showers and bike racks. The Bolton site is considered one of the North West's leading manufacturing capabilities for the next 25 years and beyond. Training and development are offered to all employees.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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Salary

£35 per hour