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Senior Test Engineer

Employer
General Dynamics UK
Location
TN38 9NJ, St Leonards-on-Sea
Salary
Competitive, flexible benefits & bonus
Closing date
26 Jul 2019
Reference
7541

Job Details

Be part of the solution – Can you support tactical communication and information systems for the British Army?

An exciting opportunity to join the Manufacturing Test Team as a Senior Electronics Hardware Test Engineer. This is an opportunity for you to be part of our team providing test related expertise. You will undertake technical investigations and electronic fault diagnosis to component level.

You will become technically involved in our various defence avionics and land based vehicle communication programmes, ensuring total product reliability.

  • To work with a team during development of new products to ensure that adequate test related features (Design for Test), economical test strategy is provided.
  • To develop new procedures and strategies for testing and fault diagnosis.
  • To gain an understanding of the principle of operation of the system/aircraft architecture within which specific products operate.
  • To be capable of supervising the activities of a small group of Test Engineers.
  • Be able to work on own initiative or as a leading team member with the ability to communicate to other disciplines.
  • You will be bringing your electronic skills to a team of 20 plus engineers. You will be responsible to the Test Supervisor and will be involved in supporting existing programmes along with new developments with opportunities for furthering your career

Ideally, you will also have experience of some of the following:

  • To undertake complex technical investigations.
  • Be capable of analysing, improving and implementing test strategies.
  • Be capable of leading a small team of test engineers.
  • Be prepared to act and make decisions upon own initiative

Our Company Benefits:

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:

  • A compressed nine-day fortnight – which means every other Friday off!
  • A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs 
  • A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
  • Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
  • A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
  • A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation.  With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas.   In the UK, we employ more than 1,400 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles, avionics and communication systems.  Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace – inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team

Company

We are one of the UK’s leading defence companies and an important supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence. What sets us apart is not only our 60+ years of experience, but our commitment to providing an innovation-driven workplace for some of the best and brightest minds in the UK defence industry.

GD 1

We have established a worldwide reputation for excellence in delivering multi-domain C4ISR solutions, Armoured Fighting Vehicle capability, and next-generation avionics systems.

Our colleagues innovate on a daily basis to meet our customers’ unique mission and land systems requirements.  While each individual brings their unique and valued expertise, personality, interests and perspectives to the organisation, one thing unites us all – our ongoing commitment to excellence, community, and teamwork.

GD 2

General Dynamics UK is part of General Dynamics Corporation, one of the top five defence companies in the world. General Dynamics, headquartered in Reston, Virginia, employs approximately 100,000 people worldwide. The Company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems; armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies.

GD 3

In the UK we are structured around two main businesses:

Land Systems and Mission Systems. 

Our solutions include:

  • Avionic systems
  • Bowman
  • C4I systems - Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information
  • Digitised training solutions and services
  • ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition & Reconnaissance) systems
  • Modelling, simulation and experimentation systems
  • Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV)
Company info
Website
Telephone
(0) 1495 787 200
Location
Unit 1 and 3
Oakdale Court
Oakdale Business Park
Blackwood
South Wales
NP12 4AD
United Kingdom

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