Principal Test Technician – active SC required

Job Description

Location: Edinburgh

Contract duration: until March ’27

Rate: £40.36ph UMB (Inside IR35)

Night Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off – 10:00pm start and 8:30am finish

Candidates must hold active SC clearance.

Principal Test Technician

Key Responsibilities:

• Conducting test and fault diagnosis of complex system-level products in a high-technology aerospace and defence manufacturing environment.
• Identifying and pursuing solutions to issues related to test equipment, test methods, and test documentation.
• Interpreting and adhering to test specifications, technical drawings, and circuit diagrams.
• Executing Electrical Safety Testing, Product Acceptance Testing, Vibration & Thermal testing, and RF testing.
• Maintaining effective and proactive communication with Project, Quality, and Engineering functions.
• Ensuring standard handover procedures and effective communication are applied across all products.
• Managing designated 5S areas in line with daily, weekly, and monthly sign-off sheets.
• Collaborating closely with Systems and Electronics engineers to solve integration problems on complex systems.

Job Requirements:

• Desirable: HND or above in system, electrical, or RF engineering.
• Strong understanding of measurement and test principles, and equipment.
• Knowledge of safety precautions and standard working practices.
• Experience in applying statistical process control (SPC) for fault and trend diagnosis within a production environment.
• Experience working in clean rooms, with an understanding of their importance to job quality, good dexterity, and attention to detail.