Test Equipment Hardware Engineer

About the job

Job Title: Test Equipment Hardware Engineer

Location: Portsmouth, we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role

Salary: Up to £51,380 depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• To act as Test Equipment Hardware Engineer, providing comprehensive and effective Engineering support service for Underwater Weapon test equipment
• To support Lead Test Equipment Engineer, in day to day activities to ensure Test Equipment availability
• Diagnosing, surveying and maintaining a wide range of Special to Type and COTS Test Equipment
• Influence and deliver design obsolescence tasks, including implementation of new hardware at BAE Broad Oak, Portsmouth ensuring that its design aims and requirements are met
• Compiles and approves designs, changes, tasks and concessions

Your skills and experiences:

• Knowledge and experience with typical Automatic Test Equipment hardware including COTS instrumentation
• Understand and carry out necessary activity to maintain the design standard of in-service Test Equipment
• Have experience of how to perform the routine delivery of Test Equipment in use at local and customer sites
• Potential to act as Design Authority for specified existing and new items of Test Equipment
• Able to conduct electrical investigations into Test equipment issues

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Torpedo Test Equipment team:

To be part of the 15 man Torpedo Test Equipment Team providing comprehensive and effective Engineering support service for existing Spearfish and Sting Ray test equipment utilised in the UK at BAE & MoD sites. This role will provide engineering support delivering Test Equipment upgrades to the existing fleet of Test Equipment. The Torpedo Test Equipment Team is part of the wider Torpedo In-Service Support Group.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 25th March 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.