Electronic Test Systems Manager - Defence

Experience within electronic test systems design, project management and team leadership then this could be the next step in your career. You would be joining an expanding defence organisation and very successfully test solution design team.

Test Systems Lead
GBP60,000- GBP65,000 per annum plus 15% bonus, benefits and pension.
*Relocation available, conditions apply*

Role Purpose:
To project manage and lead the Design activities of a one or more Test systems including giving day to day guidance to both the assigned Electronic staff and a wider multi- disciplined team. The task may also involve leading/supporting multi-national functional modularity and reuse activities.

Accountabilities:

- Act as the functional technical lead for Test Equipment activities including future concepts and applied research.
- Project manage a multi-disciplined team to deliver the test solution to cost and time
- Lead teams that undertake the design, development and deployment of UK Automated Test Equipment - Systems, Simulators and Field Support Equipments in order to Test a range of sub assemblies and Systems from product development phases through to manufacturing test and trials
- Lead and project manage the design, development and manufacture of applicable Test system(s). Deliver the designs in accordance to specification, time and cost objectives. Develop and maintain the work plans and report progress as required. Load and manage relevant work into other Operations/Technical functions.
- The establishment of own team's close liaison and working with Product Development and Manufacturing Teams on aspects of product Test Requirements, Testability, BIT [Build In Test], Test Access and Test Flow operating within a concurrent engineering team framework
- The establishment of close working with the Test Equipment Systems Architect and Test and Simulation Software - Development teams in order to maximise efficiency by the design and implementation of Modular, Reusable Software - Architectures and by the application of existing Test Hardware and Software Catalogue approaches
- The development of innovative and competitive Test Equipment Hardware and Software solutions - Balance schedule, cost and performance, in line with test equipment policy.
- Innovative and creative Test System Architectures with demonstrated performance to schedule, to budget aligned where appropriate with the Pan Europe Generic Modular Test Hardware and Test Software approach.

Performance Indicators:

- Plans agreed and maintained according to project update schedule and tasks achieved to time, budget and technical specification.
- Risk Assessments undertaken, reviewed and maintained.
- Progress reports produced as required.
- Team Reviews held to assess progress and reset priorities or re-deploy resources.
- Tasks delegated to EE staff and other functions in accordance with company processes.
- Improvement actions/opportunities identified and implemented and benefits assessed.
- Performance reviews and team development activities achieved to plan

Skills and Knowledge:

- Degree qualified or equivalent
- Significant and proven experience in a similar role preferably obtained from within an Aerospace, Defence or Automotive industry
- Broad technical knowledge of Test System Architectural definitions encompassing Electronic, Mechanical and Software disciplines
- Experienced in negotiation at all levels whilst working in a concurrent team framework.

Detailed knowledge in more than one of the following domains:

- The design and development of manual, semi automated and fully computerised ATE [Automatic Test Equipment]
- Subsystem/board electronic architecture definition from sub-system requirement inputs
- Design of Digital Electronics test solutions that include FPGA's and Microprocessors (eg Power PC, ARM)
- Design of Analogue, Baseband and RF test solutions
- Design of Power Electronics test solutions (eg PSU's Actuator drive circuitry)
- Test Strategy Development and Implementation.
- Instrumentation Integration & Control utilizing GPIB, VXI, PXI, RS232, 1553 etc

Related competencies in one of the following:

- Test Techniques: RF, Analogue, Digital, Optical, comms, in-circuit test, functional test and ESS
- Familiarity or awareness of using or programming MS Visual C++, C, National Instruments CVI/LabView, MS Visual Basic, HP [RMB]/HT Basic and Test Executives eg Agilent TestExec SL and National Instruments Test Stand
- The use of CAE Design Tools, Schematic Editors (Zuken preferred)
- Writing Requirement and associated documents and the ability to provide succinct and accurate reports/presentations
- Understanding and working with COTS based solutions
- Microsoft Packages ( Project, Excel, Word, Powerpoint etc)
- Sub contract [Test House] negotiation, control and management

All the following personal attributes are required:

- Self Starter with high motivation to achieve demanding technical and project timescales
- Strong interfacing, negotiation, influencing, organisational and planning skills
- Well organized, able to maintain the high level view whilst involved in detailed design activities
- Innovative, creative and change orientated
- Ability work across teams to achieve demanding tasks

Due to the nature of this position, candidates must currently hold, or be eligible to attain a current SC level Security Clearance prior to starting.

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK

Connectus Technology Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.