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Avionics Test Technician in Farnborough, Hampshire

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Location

Farnborough, Hampshire

Salary

Negotiable

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Contract

Avionics Test Technician

Contract up to the end of 2026

Based in Farnborough

Offering £31.16ph Inside IR35

Do you have experience writing, modifying, or executing test scripts?

Do you have experience with thermal or vacuum chambers?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If the answer is yes to these, then this could be the role for you!

As the Avionics Test Technician, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.

You will be involved in:

  • Supporting the verification and validation of avionics systems for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) aircraft
  • Hands-on testing, fault finding, and close collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and programme teams to ensure safe, repeatable, and high-quality test execution

Your skillset may include:

  • Experience in a test engineering or test technician role, ideally within aerospace, avionics, or a related engineering environment
  • Familiarity with ESD control procedures and compliance with ESD-safe working environments
  • PC literate, with the ability to use standard test, logging, and reporting tools
  • Comfortable working with wiring harnesses, sensors, thermocouples, and test & measurement equipment
  • Familiarity with test requirements and structured test execution
  • Ability to communicate test issues clearly and effectively to design engineers, programme managers, and manufacturing engineers
  • Capable of translating test results into clear, actionable engineering feedback
  • Identifying test risks and contributing to test plan discussions before testing begins
  • Familiarity with manual or automated operation of thermal and/or vacuum chambers
  • Electrical troubleshooting experience
  • Knowledge of aerospace and environmental test standards such as DO-160 and MIL-STD-810
  • Experience writing, modifying, or executing test scripts

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Avionics Test Technician

Contract up to the end of 2026

Based in Farnborough

Offering £31.16ph Inside IR35

Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Job reference 129327_1773828691
Date posted 18 March 2026

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