Full-Time

Electronics Test Development Engineer

General Dynamics UK

General Dynamics UK

201-500 employees

UK defense contractor delivering C4I, AFV

Compensation Overview

£45.6k - £57k/yr

Ashford District, UK

In Person

Category
Hardware Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Linux/Unix
Requirements
  • Comprehensive knowledge of electronic hardware
  • Advanced level test related expertise
  • Ideally develop test solutions using LabView and TestStand as these are the tools used in the team currently
  • Perform complex technical investigations individually or with a team
  • Developing, analysing, improving and implementing test strategies
  • Ideally some knowledge of Linux OS
  • Leadership skills
  • Act and make decisions upon your own initiative
  • Excellent capacity for problem solving combined with report writing skills
  • Capable of working on numerous tasks in parallel
  • Ideally requires minimum of HNC level education or equivalent, with a proven range of relevant experience
Responsibilities
  • Provide test solutions for highly technical electronic circuits and units
  • undertake test development strategies and develop test solutions to ensure our products meet all our quality requirements and safe functionality within the aircraft
  • play a major part in technical investigations
  • lead role within the company with involvement in test strategy development and implementation
  • produce detailed recommendations along with project planning using Microsoft Office applications
  • present test strategies to senior management
  • be a team player but also capable of working individually
  • opportunities to become an Engineering Team Lead with direct reports and additional responsibilities
  • work alongside top quality engineers to have hardware/software knowledge expand over time

General Dynamics UK delivers defence technology and services to the UK MoD, including C4I communications, Armoured Fighting Vehicle capability, and avionics systems. Its products work by designing and integrating end-to-end defence systems that plan, deploy, manage and monitor battlefield information, with systems like Bowman, EvO, AJAX, and aircraft avionics. The company differentiates itself through long-standing MoD collaboration combined with in-house design and manufacturing to deliver large, end-to-end programs from a UK base in South Wales. Its goal is to equip the UK Armed Forces with reliable, integrated communications, combat-vehicle, and avionics systems for current operations and future capability programs.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Blackwood, United Kingdom

Founded

1962

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What believers are saying

  • AJAX production continues at Merthyr Tydfil despite investigations.
  • Full operating capability planned by end of 2029 per Minister Pollard.
  • 185 of 589 AJAX vehicles delivered, meeting contractual requirements.

What critics are saying

  • Ajax delays from noise, vibration issues erode MoD trust in 3-6 months.
  • BAE Systems undercuts on land contracts post-Ajax in 12-24 months.
  • MoD cancels Ajax tranche 1 over £1.2B overruns in 18-24 months.

What makes General Dynamics UK unique

  • General Dynamics UK delivers AJAX vehicles replacing British Army reconnaissance fleet.
  • Supplies Bowman tactical communications as key MoD land partner.
  • Leads MoD R&D in software electronics, avionics, command systems.

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