Factory Engineer

Rapiscan Systems is an industry leader in detection technology, providing cargo and vehicle inspection systems and services for ports, borders, military, high-threat facilities, and checkpoints to help customers combat terrorism, drug smuggling, illegal immigration, and trade fraud. We offer a broad array of scanning system configurations that leverage low-, medium-, and high-energy X-ray technologyor multiple X-ray technologiesto address each customers unique security application requirements. Our commitment to excellence in imaging performance, innovative design, and uncompromising quality ensures our solutions consistently deliver best-in-class imaging, high reliability, and operator satisfaction, to help customers find threats and contraband with ease and confidence.

About the Role

The Factory Test & Commissioning Engineer will play a key role in the production of x-ray equipment. They will be part of a small team responsible for commissioning complex hold baggage/parcel screening/Pax baggage x-ray systems and associated matrix solutions, within a production environment at the required MPS cadence.

Responsibilities

• System electrical start up and system testing, following start-up/test procedures.
• Earth bond testing.
• Fault finding on HVPS, A/C, CT Tubes and associated hardware/software.
• Setup, configure and test image reconstruction and threat detection engine (SW&HW).
• Setup, configure and test PLC code and HMI functionality.
• Setup, configure and test Can bus systems.
• Conduct Image Quality (IQ) machine configuration process.
• Support the development of relevant testing documentation and work instructions.
• Collaboration with the engineering team to resolve issues and test new process/procedure changes.
• Assembly, configuration and fault finding of network/workstation solutions.
• Support customer Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT).
• Work with QA to resolve any quality and supplier issues.
• Uphold the companys core values of Integrity, Innovation, Accountability, and Teamwork.
• Demonstrate behaviour consistent with the companys Code of Ethics and Conduct.
• It is the responsibility of every employee to report to their manager or a member of senior management any quality problems or defects for corrective action to be implemented and to avoid recurrence of the problem.
• Duties may be modified or assigned at any time to meet the needs of the business.

Qualifications

• Experience in X-ray generation equipment is desired, but not essential.
• Experience with PLC controls, Allen Bradley platform with RS Logix is preferred.
• Experience of Can bus controls.
• Experience with complex IT systems, both Microsoft and Linux OS.
• Strong analytical outlook, combined with good communication skills.
• Proven experience in fault finding on complex electrical panels and circuits with the ability to rework any faults found whilst adhering to the required procedures.
• Experience of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kanban and CI methodology etc desirable.
• Qualifications, HNC and equivalents or minimum 2-3 years of experience.