Contract Systems Test Engineer

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience developing automated test systems using LabVIEW and/or TestStand, or equivalent systems and packages.
• Experience with test and measurement equipment and integrating hardware into automated test systems, including defining and specifying test hardware rather than solely developing test software.
• Experience building or working with Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and/or test stands, with the ability to understand testing requirements and determine the appropriate hardware and equipment needed to deliver the solution.
• Experience with commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) test and measurement equipment is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with technologies such as NI PXI would be valuable.
• LabVIEW CVI or equivalent experience is also relevant.
• Deep hardware engineering knowledge is not required, but you must be comfortable working with test hardware and measurement equipment.
• Due to on-site working, applicants should be based in the Cambridgeshire area and not require sponsorship to work in the UK.

Responsibilities:

• Develop new automated test systems from a clean slate rather than inheriting an established technology stack.
• Work closely with engineers to understand testing requirements and define the overall test system.
• Translate requirements into appropriate test equipment, instrumentation, and system architecture.
• Specify and select test hardware based on the requirements of the system together with the wider engineering team.
• Design and build complete ATE and test stand solutions using commercially available, off-the-shelf equipment wherever possible.
• Develop test systems for lighting controllers using a rack-based ATE approach.
• Document system requirements, design decisions, and test system configurations.
• Build and integrate test and measurement equipment into robust, maintainable test systems.
• Work collaboratively with engineering teams throughout the definition, design, and development of the test system.
• Take ownership of the system design and lead technical discussions around requirements, hardware, and overall test architecture.
• Help move away from ageing, fragile production test systems towards more maintainable solutions.

Technologies:

• Embedded
• Hardware
• Support
• REST

More:

We are looking for a contract systems test engineer to focus on developing and modernising production test systems for lighting controllers. This is a hybrid role in Cambridge, with easy access to the A14, requiring 3 days on site and some flexibility once embedded into the project. The assignment is expected to last 8-12 months and is believed to fall outside IR35 working rules. The role pays £50 per hour for 37.5 hours per week. We are building more maintainable solutions and working closely with our engineering team to replace ageing and fragile production test systems with a rack-based Automated Test Equipment approach.

last updated 37 week of 2026