Our client, a leader in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer to join their team in Glenrothes. This role is contract-based and offers relocation support for the right candidate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Life cycle ownership for test costs and efficiency
- Continually improving existing test solutions through yield analysis, test time reduction, and faster diagnostic processes
- Driving corrective actions to enhance efficiencies and product quality
- Specifying top-level test requirements for new products and introducing them into production efficiently
- Supporting production with high-level diagnostics
- Providing technical advancement and mentorship to diagnostic technicians and engineers
- Enhancing customer stewardship by offering effective solutions to problems and future demands
- Providing input to design authorities for successful Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) implementation
- Contributing to the business capture team for bid and proposal purposes
- Active team member
Job Requirements:
- Degree or HND in an electronics-related subject, preferably in Electronic Engineering
- Significant experience in a functional test engineering role within a military or high-reliability manufacturing environment
- Strong knowledge of electronics across a wide range of technologies
- Analytical skills to process data efficiently and provide solutions to problems
- Good team player, willing to take ownership of problems and participate fully in team activities
- High-level diagnostic experience across various technologies
- Proven track record of contributing to specific improvements in test efficiencies
- Confident self-starter, willing to encourage improvement and challenge the status quo
- Excellent technical presentation skills
Desirable Skills:
- Ability to communicate at all levels across a range of disciplines
- Experience in specifying top-level production requirements for New Product Introduction (NPI)
- Knowledge of Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Testability (DFT) principles
- Experience with various test platforms and operating systems
- Understanding of Environmental Stress Screening (ESS)
- Knows the principles of Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
- Familiarity with SAP and shop floor data collection systems
If you are an experienced electronics test engineer looking for a new challenge in a high-tech, defence-related environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic and forward-thinking team in Glenrothes.
