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Lead Test Engineer
Saab UK
Fareham, UAE
Full Time
Lead
Onsite
4 weeks ago
LabVIEWTestStandPythonVisual BasicCC++
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About the Role
Saab UK seeks a Lead Test Engineer to manage and execute the full lifecycle of test engineering for electro-mechanical underwater robotic products. The role involves leading a team, analyzing requirements, designing test cases, and managing test facilities.
Key Skills for This Role
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Responsibilities
- Lead Test Engineer within the department, to be the guide and support resource for the general Test Engineers
- Line manager for Test Engineering group – manage out workload within the Test Engineering team and external 3rd parties as required
- Analyse Master / Systems / Sub System requirements and conformance specifications to derive test requirements
- Plan, design and communicate test cases which verify and validate requirements across a broad spread of electro mechanical systems for both the development and production lifecycle phases
- Responsible for closure of workload packages derived from requirements analysis, management of formal Test Reports and other evidence based materials across the Test Engineering team to support the conclusions of investigations
- Define the design of test jigs, harnesses and software to allow execution of test cases including, where appropriate, automation.
- Implement data processing/ filtering software in a variety of packages to extract relevant results into databases / analysis software packages
- Manage the internal test facilities (test tanks, ovens, pools, lifting equipment)
- Liaise with external test facilities (EMC, vibration, pools, etc)
- Fault finding and failure analysis
- Documentation and presentation of results and findings.
Requirements
- HNC or Degree in a relevant engineering discipline
- Competent in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Previous experience in personnel supervision/management
- Ability to work unsupervised to tight timescales
- Working knowledge of Mechanical Engineering principles
- Working knowledge of Software principles in relation to products embedded and associated tool chains
- Competent and able to use Microsoft Office to a high level
- Experienced and high level competence with National Instruments LabView and TestStand software tool chains within a test and measurement environment
- Experienced with creating/modifying software scripts/programs e.g. Python, Visual Basic, C, C++, etc.
- 3 years in a test focused role, or within test equipment development
- Proven experience in data capture and analysis
- Expert in the Verification & Validation processes and associated tools and techniques
Full Job Posting
Introduction
- Saab UK is part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe.
What you will be part of
- Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.
The Role
- Join us in creating the most innovative robotic technology for the harshest environment in the deepest oceans and most turbulent waters. We lead the world with the most advanced engineering, electronics and software systems for pioneering electric underwater technology.
- This is a new role onsite at our Fareham Campus. Role to engineer test solutions for electro mechanical products to ensure systems are thoroughly exercised to satisfy product requirements. With a wide ranging remit to manage and execute the full lifecycle of test engineering, from definition of test
Key accountabilities and responsibilities
- Lead Test Engineer within the department, to be the guide and support resource for the general Test Engineers
- Line manager for Test Engineering group – manage out workload within the Test Engineering team and external 3rd parties as required
- Analyse Master / Systems / Sub System requirements and conformance specifications to derive test requirements
- Plan, design and communicate test cases which verify and validate requirements across a broad spread of electro mechanical systems for both the development and production lifecycle phases
- Responsible for closure of workload packages derived from requirements analysis, management of formal Test Reports and other evidence based materials across the Test Engineering team to support the conclusions of investigations
- Define the design of test jigs, harnesses and software to allow execution of test cases including, where appropriate, automation.
- Implement data processing/ filtering software in a variety of packages to extract relevant results into databases / analysis software packages
- Manage the internal test facilities (test tanks, ovens, pools, lifting equipment)
- Liaise with external test facilities (EMC, vibration, pools, etc)
- Fault finding and failure analysis
- Documentation and presentation of results and findings.
Essential Skills
- HNC or Degree in a relevant engineering discipline
- Competent in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Previous experience in personnel supervision / management, to coach and mentor staff and manage their workload
- Ability to work unsupervised to tight timescales
- Working knowledge of Mechanical Engineering principles
- Working knowledge of Software principles in relation to products embedded and associated tool chains
- Competent and able to use Microsoft Office to a high level
- Experienced and high level competence with National Instruments LabView and TestStand software tool chains within a test and measurement environment
- Experienced with creating / modifying software scripts / programs e.g. Python, Visual Basic, C, C++, etc.
- 3 years in a test focused role, or within test equipment development
- Proven experience in data capture and analysis
- Expert in the Verification & Validation processes and associated tools and techniques
Desirable
- Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Formal qualification in Mechanical Engineering and/or Software
- National Instruments certified developer
- Experienced with working with system engineering / project management tools – EA / DOORS / etc.
- Experience in the offshore and/or subsea industry
- Knowledge of product certification, best practice and industry standards
- Knowledge of compliance standards and certification (CE / DNV)
- Expert / advanced user of Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with data archiving / controlled repositories management
- Previous experience in a customer facing role
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