Polytec Personnel Ltd
Functional Test Engineer
Job Description
Salary: £50,000 - 65,000 per year
Requirements:- Degree in Computer Science, Electronics, Telecommunications or a related discipline.
- Strong experience in functional testing within Agile/Scrum environments.
- Experience testing embedded systems, communications products, networking, IoT or similar technologies.
- Knowledge of structured test design techniques and exploratory testing.
- Experience with test automation tools and scripting using Python, C# or similar.
- Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps or other test and defect management tools.
- Strong debugging, defect investigation and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with telecoms, RF, networking protocols or communications devices.
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and version control systems such as Git.
- ISTQB certification.
- Design, develop and execute functional test cases for embedded software, devices and APIs.
- Perform manual, exploratory and automated testing throughout the development lifecycle.
- Investigate defects, analyse logs and system traces and work closely with developers to resolve issues.
- Maintain and develop test strategies, test plans and regression testing approaches.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
- Contribute to test automation initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce regression effort.
- Provide clear reporting on test progress, risks and quality metrics.
- Azure
- C#
- CI/CD
- DevOps
- Embedded
- Git
- IoT
- ISTQB
- JIRA
- Python
- Cloud
More:
We are based just north of Cambridge in CB25 and are offering a permanent Functional Test Engineer position within our Agile software development team. The role is primarily office-based, with a 37-hour week and an early finish on Fridays. We work on complex embedded communication and connectivity products, and we are looking for a detail-oriented, proactive test professional with excellent communication skills, a strong sense of ownership and a passion for delivering high-quality products in a collaborative Agile environment. The salary is £50,000 to £65,000 depending on experience.
last updated 31 week of 2026
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Polytec Personnel Ltd
Landbeach
IT
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£57,500
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£60,000
UK median
This salary is 4% below the UK median for Software Engineers (£60,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks