Electro-optical Systems Test Engineer

4 weeks ago


Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom Leonardo Full time

Job Title: Test Engineer for Infrared Detector Systems

Leonardo UK is a world-leading manufacturer of Infrared Detectors covering a broad range of wavelengths. These devices have widespread uses in industrial and civil applications as well as fulfilling many military requirements.

The main focus of the Test Engineer position is the design, development, and through-life support of electro-optical test equipment and test processes for the company's range of Infrared detectors, from initial product development through to volume production.

As part of the test engineering team, the engineer will be involved in the specification, design, procurement, manufacture, verification, and evaluation of test equipment with supporting documentation, delivered to agreed budget and timescales.

Typical test equipment will include optical, thermal, and electronic components as well as test software. The role will require hands-on activity, therefore a wide knowledge and proven experience is desired.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Interpretation of product test requirements to define a test strategy and plan
  • Definition of a test system
  • Generation of work packages and estimation of the cost to deliver the plan across multiple functions

Generation, coordination, and execution of work packages, from bid through to project completion, to cost, quality, and time, with appropriate level of procedural governance.

Build, commissioning, and verification of new test solutions.

Development testing of product with an understanding of environmental stress screening and production lifespan.

Preparation of technical documentation including user instructions.

Support to test system related issues in production and investigation of root cause of detector faults returned from the field.



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