Senior Technical Specialist

Job Description

Job Description:

The role of Test Equipment Design Authority is responsible for the assurance and compliance of test systems used at second line support to diagnose faults and return to service fast-jet radar systems.

You will work closely with various IPTs (Integrated Project Team) to ensure that the equipment is safe, secure, legally compliant and configured, fully certified and continually evolving to meet the needs of the customer and Leonardo UK stakeholders.

This role would be suited to a Test Engineer familiar with working on complex electronic (ideally Optical, RF, Digital and analogue based) Test Solutions.  The DA will have had hands-on experience of designing complex Test Solutions over the full life cycle.

Your Impact

• Support Verification activities, Design Changes and Obsolescence cycles
• You will be responsible for understanding the technical elements of the Test Equipment implementation across an international multi-partner team
• Strong communication skills are essential. The ability to negotiate and influence others is an essential pre-requisite, ensuring that focus remains on ‘the bigger picture’
• Fully documenting and recording your work products; keeping them under configuration management, and providing plans and progress reports
• Working within a multi-disciplined team of engineers to resolve technical issues
• Support to IPTs, to attend project update meetings and be able to communicate and work within those teams with good interpersonal skills.
• Produce reports where necessary and work to Leonardo test and design policies and procedures.