ATE Technical Lead

QCS Staffing Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown client in Life Sciences is seeking an ATE Technical Lead in Cambridge. The role focuses on leading architecture, development, validation, deployment, and lifecycle management of ATE systems for a product line.

You will own the ATE technical roadmap, ensure maintainability, standardisation, and scalability, and align with production needs. The position requires hands-on experience with hardware, embedded interfaces, instrumentation, and cross-disciplinary project leadership in a

Qualifications

• B.Sc. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Extensive hands-on experience with ATE system integration, development, validation, deployment, and production support.
• Proven experience leading technical projects in a multidisciplinary engineering or manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, development, validation, deployment, and lifecycle management of ATE systems for a product line.
• Own the ATE technical roadmap, ensuring maintainability, standardisation, scalability, and alignment with product and production needs.
• Define tester requirements, test strategies, integration plans, acceptance criteria, documentation packages, and production transfer plans.
• Lead testers bring-up and integration across mechanical, electronic, embedded, software, fixture, instrumentation, and production interfaces.
• Manage ATE project execution end-to-end, including requirements, design reviews, gate approvals, planning, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

Skills

ATE system integration

Technical leadership

Test strategies

Stakeholder communication

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Education

B.Sc. in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Instrumentation tools

Hardware debugging tools

Job description

ATE Technical Lead – Cambridge, UK – 2 Year Contract – Life Sciences Our client is a global leader in pharmaceutical innovation, specialising in the development and manufacture of cutting-edge drugs. As they continue to grow, they’re seeking an experienced ATE Technical Lead to support their dynamic team and drive forward groundbreaking projects in Cambridge.

What you’ll deliver:

• Lead the architecture, development, validation, deployment, and lifecycle management of ATE systems for a product line.
• Own the ATE technical roadmap, ensuring maintainability, standardisation, scalability, and alignment with product and production needs.
• Define tester requirements, test strategies, integration plans, acceptance criteria, documentation packages, and production transfer plans.
• Lead testers bring-up and integration across mechanical, electronic, embedded, software, fixture, instrumentation, and production interfaces.
• Manage ATE project execution end-to-end, including requirements, design reviews, gate approvals, planning, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder communication.

What you’ll need:

• B.Sc. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Extensive and hands‑on experience in ATE system integration, development, validation, deployment, and production support.
• Proven experience leading technical projects in a multidisciplinary engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands‑on expertise with hardware systems, embedded interfaces, networks, instrumentation, debugging, and system‑level integration.