Electronics Verification & Test Engineer - Space, Chelmsford

Electronics Verification & Test Engineer - Space

• Chelmsford, Essex (onsite position)
• £40,000 - £55,000 + excellent bens.

We’re supporting a globally recognised engineering organisation at the forefront of advanced imaging and space technology.

As part of continued growth and investment, they’re looking for a Electronics Verification & Test Engineer to take ownership of critical verification and validation activities across complex, high-reliability systems.

This is a technically diverse role with real influence — spanning lab, cleanroom, and production environments.

If you are passionate about world-leading space-based technology, thrive on big challenges with broad impact, then this is a fantastic opportunity for you!

Position Summary and Responsibilities - Electronics Verification & Test Engineer - Space

• Produce and implement test and verification plans flowing down from system level requirements for the various stages of development.
• Plan, commission and perform functional, electrical, mechanical and environmental tests at detector, subsystem and system level.
• Write project documentation including test procedures and test reports. Train Operations staff where necessary.
• Provide documentation and present at design, test and project reviews for both internal and external audiences.
• Define requirements for test equipment (GSE).
• Commission test equipment (OGSE, EGSE, MGSE) in accordance with internal and customer specifications, including scripting and coding for automating the test equipment.
• Detector, sub-system and system verification testing.
• Verification and acceptance testing/screening of Front-End Electronics and Payload Systems to ECSS standards.
• Perform technical investigations where necessary into failure modes and anomalous results.
• Support teams outside of the Product Verification & Test Team, including Operations and Process Engineering.
• Actively participate in ensuring that quality assurance practices are adhered to and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support, help to identify, and carry out process improvement activities for both project-specific and more general processes.

Experience - Electronics Verification & Test Engineer - Space

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field.
• Test planning and scheduling.
• Experience working with verification / validation of requirements.
• Good general electrical and electronics background.
• Knowledge of environmental testing
• Experience of fault finding.
• Experience of engineering lifecycle management and requirements management.