Environmental Test Engineer
// Role Summary
Join a dedicated team as a Vibration Test Engineer, performing environmental and electrical testing on critical space and defense projects. This hands-on role offers varied career progression and significant development opportunities.
// Key Responsibilities
- Perform environmental and electrical testing on Spacecraft Systems and components.
- Maintain and configure test instrumentation, facilities, and equipment.
- Ensure strict compliance with quality, safety, and operational standards.
- Ideal for experienced Vibration/Shaker engineers from aerospace, automotive, defense, or energy sectors.
- Work on high-profile projects for ESA and UK MOD.
- Varied career progression opportunities available.
// Role Specification
Are you an experienced Vibration Test Engineer? Interested in working with people who have 20+ years of Vibration Testing experience? Then we might have the role for you!
This role is highly visible and suits someone with Vibration / Shaker experience from industries like aerospace, automotive, defense, space, electronics, test houses and energy. You will be joining a close knit small team working on Telecommunications, Earth Observation & Science missions Projects like ARIEL, Vigil, ExoMars Rover, OneSat (and more) for ESA and the UK MOD.
How you will Contribute to the team
- Perform Environmental test and Electrical testing of Spacecraft Systems and components from preparation of equipment and documentation, test execution and extensive recording of data, lessons learnt, test procedures and reporting.
- Maintain test instrumentation, facilities and equipment.
- Ensure strict compliance with quality, safety, and operational standards.
- Configure, instrument, and manage test operations using facilities like Thermal Vacuum, Climatic, Vibration, and Shock testing to ensure high-value, high-precision assemblies to achieve strict test requirements.
About you…
- Proven working knowledge in a test environment, including practical and theoretical knowledge of electrical/electronic, Thermal Vacuum and mechanical testing within either an automated or manual test environment, with competent software skills.
- Engineering based HNC/HND or equivalent experience.
- Strong foundational engineering knowledge, including competency in using mechanical and electrical formulae (e.g., theoretical loads, power values) and understanding technical documents.
- Comfortable working in high risk environments and understanding safety is critical.
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This role is 100% shopfloor / office based in Stevenage and is a Full time permanent position.