Electrical Safety Test Engineer Ref. 940
Department: Manufacturing
Salary: £36,330 - £39,045
Job description
This role is available full-time for 37 hours per week.
Flexible or compressed working patterns available.
Do you want to work somewhere a little bit different?
Where you also play a part in national security engineering?
Do you want to expand and develop your existing electrical safety testing
skills?
Maybe in an environment that you have never experienced or considered before?
Working in our advanced manufacturing facility, you will use your existing
skills and experience within a team of manufacturing engineers working on
projects critical to protect national security.
You will use your skills and knowledge in areas such as: evaluating bespoke
products and documentation to the test standards; and writing and reviewing
evaluation reports.
No two days are the same. One day you could be completing an evaluation, the
next you could be assessing material properties.
You will have hands on involvement in evaluating products for use in a wide
range of scenarios from low powered devices to high voltage systems.
Youll enjoy working as part of a team and the opportunities that provides to
both develop and share your knowledge and skills.
More About You
To apply for this role, you will already have:
* A background in product safety testing.
* A clear understanding of safety engineering and assurance principles.
* Experience and knowledge in one or more electrical safety standards e.g. BS EN 62368, BS EN 61010, BS EN 60335.
* IT skills; particularly in Microsoft Office applications.
To strengthen your application, it would be beneficial if you also have:
* Experience of safety critical function designdevelopment of electrical products.
* An understanding of different certification schemes.
* Ability to fault find down to component level.
Your Personal Skills
You will be the type of person who:
* Enjoys coming up with creative solutions.
* Wants to improve on yesterday - striving to be the best you can.
* Makes mistakes. And learns from them.
* Enjoys being part of a team. From offering to make the next tea round to providing consultation to a team of developers.
* Can go with the flow. Change is a big part of our organisation. You will be able to adapt with the support of your team and management.
* Likes to ensure that high standards are achieved but isnt afraid to challenge the standard.
* Wants to make a difference. You understand the importance of what we do and take pride in doing your best.
Putting your skills to use
* Complete electrical safety evaluations and reports.
* Evaluate products and documentation to ensure they meet the requirements of applicable test standards.
* Ensure evaluations are completed to standard and within set timescales.
* Utilise your knowledge of processes and standards to develop and build the capability.
What we Offer
Now that weve explained a bit about what you will we be doing, heres what we
can offer you
* 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years service.
* 8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave.
* 2 ½ additional days leave (set dates through the year).
* Paid overtime or time off in lieu. Your salary is for your contracted hours. If you work more, we believe you should be rewarded for that.
* Training. Lots and lots of training. This can be anything from a ½ day internal course to a distant learning degree. If its relevant to your career, we will aim to support you.
* Pension. Our Pension scheme is Alpha. Its competitive.
* Sports & Social Society. Whether its classic cars or baking, golf or crafting, we have a society for you.
* On site nursery (subject to availability).
* 3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice.
* Free parking.
* Free onsite gym, open 24 hours a day.
* Relocation Loan*.
* Affinity Groups - whether you are disabled, LGBTQ andor from an ethnic minority. We provide an inclusive environment and support for everyone.
About HMGCC
We are HMGCC, the engineering specialists at the heart of the UKs national
security.
We work with the national security community, UK government, academia, private
sector partners and international allies to bring engineering ingenuity to the
national security mission, creating tools and technologies that drive us ahead
and help to protect the nation.
We invest in our people, not only with training but also support throughout
your career with us; to allow you to reach your full potential at work, as
well as enjoy the worklife balance many aspire to.
To find out more about us and if were right for you, please visit our
website.
Equal Opportunities
Inclusion and diversity really matters to us. Its not just about numbers or
visible differences.
HMGCC are committed to providing equal opportunities and encourage
applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender
identities, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities or who are
neurodiverse.
Were not looking for any one type of person. Were looking for talent from
all different backgrounds to join our organisation, where we genuinely respect
and value each others differences, as well as our similarities. It makes us
even better at what we do.
We are proud to offer candidates the opportunity to apply through the Offer of
Interview Scheme. The scheme ensures eligible candidates are selected for an
interview as long as their application meets the minimum criteria for the
role. To find out more and how you can apply under this scheme, please see the
inclusion and diversity information on our website.
Apply now
Discover more by clicking apply.
Our Recruitment Team will process your application once the role has closed
and everyone will get a response.
Please note dependent on the recruitment requirements, we withhold the right
to bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing
date.
*If you are relocating to the area and renting a property then we can offer an interest free relocation loan of up to £2,500, which is to be repaid in instalments over a period of 24 months.