Senior Test Development Engineer (labview)

Senior Test Development Engineer

Location: Glenrothes or Livingston

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

Skills: . Test software design . Excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design . Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation . Proven knowledge in handover and management of designs in production . Excellent hardware troubleshooting skills . Able to support/debug system integration . Must be eligible for MOD Security Clearance to a minimum of SC level

Highly Desirable: . Significant test development in a safety critical 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

Responsibilities . Design of functional test equipment for circuit cards, sub-assemblys and systems. . To take responsibility for 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. . 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 Design Review Processes . Accountable for engineering specific risks and opportunities. . Key contributor at Gate/Design reviews . Provides guidance of Test Development processes and tools. . Contribute to section/business area resource planning with a working understanding of Microsoft Project tools. . Test Engineering Lead for a small/medium scale test engineering program . Ability to identify and engage the appropriate SMEs to support the Test Development Engineering activities. . Contributor/Approver for standard/tailored test development process including Design Review gates and content . Key interface to external customers/suppliers.

Test software design . Excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design . Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation . Proven knowledge in handover and management of designs in production . Excellent hardware troubleshooting skills . Able to support/debug system integration . Must be eligible for MOD Security Clearance to a minimum of SC level

Highly Desirable: . Significant test development in a safety critical 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