Test Development Engineer

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defence company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. 

Raytheon brings the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. We deliver solutions that help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression, creating a safer, more secure world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defence.

Primary Purpose of this position:

Responsible for the design, manufacture, verification and validation, along with through life technical support of board level, sub-system and system level test equipment.

Main Duties:

·        Design of functional test equipment

·        Support the design and overall quality of the test equipment and provide leadership and guidance for junior engineers.

·        Documentation of design specifications and implementation details. Take part in design reviews. Upholding of design standards and methodologies.

·        Realisation of complex system requirements to provide robust and reliable test hardware solutions.

·        Supporting responsibility for the complete implementation of detailed technical items and an understanding/appreciation of system level items.

·        Collaboration with other team members (including both hardware and software engineers) to agree system designs, interfaces and protocols etc.

·        Development of appropriate test hardware, test software and procedures, both informal and formal, to prove the correct operation of hardware.

·        Provide support to manufacturing answering product queries & resolving technical issues.

·        Provide support for the test hardware and manage obsolescence throughout its lifecycle.

·        Monitoring and reporting of progress of test development to immediate supervisor and development team.

·        Proactively support company compliance to Health and Safety legislation through adherence to company polices, processes and practices.

·        Ensure that all business activity is conducted in line with company values, policies and ethics codes of conduct.

·        Undertake any other activity as reasonably requested by management

·        Application of IPDS Processes

·        Contributor for engineering specific risks and opportunities.  

·        Contributor at Gate/Design reviews

·        Understanding of Test Development processes and tools.

·        Support section/business area resource planning with a working understanding of Microsoft Project tools.

·        Test Engineering Lead for a small scale test engineering program

·        Ability to identify and engage the appropriate SME's to support the Test Development Engineering activities.                      

·        Contributor for standard/tailored test development process including IPDS gates and content

·        Interface to external customers/suppliers.

Knowledge & Experience Required

• Degree qualified in Electronic Engineering/related subject (preferably at 2.1 Hons or higher).

• Test software design experience.

• Excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design.

• Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation.

• Proven experience in handover and management of designs in production

• Excellent hardware troubleshooting skills

• Able to support/debug system integration

• Good knowledge of MS Office products

• Good communicator

• Test development experience in industry.

• Use of Mentor Graphics schematic entry and PCB layout tools.

• Understanding of common test architectures PXI/d LXI

• Measurement Uncertainty and its application in test equipment design and validation

• Software Certification or detailed knowledge of:

• NI LabView, NI CVI, NI TestStand, C#

• Design of mix signal circuits

• High speed serial networks

• An appreciation of RF electronics

•  Knowledge of power supply design

• Ability to work individually and in a team.

• Innovative thinker and problem solver.

• Ability to effectively research and solve complex technical issues.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work effectively with customer representatives from a variety of backgrounds, ranging from junior to the most senior levels whilst displaying a confident, polite and professional demeanour at all times.

• Good attention to detail.

• Flexible and adaptable

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