Graduate Software Engineer: NPI & Hardware Automation

Thermoteknix; Waterbeach; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermoteknix Systems Ltd in Cambridge is seeking a graduate software engineer to join the New Product Introduction team. You will apply strong software engineering skills to automation and test systems that transition products from development into scalable manufacturing.

You will collaborate with R&D, manufacturing and quality teams, delivering robust software for firmware programming, configuration and automated validation while learning from experienced engineers.

Qualifications

• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and ability to solve complex technical problems.
• Experience developing software in C#, with knowledge of WPF and MVVM.
• Experience with hardware/embedded projects or interaction with hardware.
• Understanding of source control, testing, debugging, and release processes.
• Strong documentation skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in fast-paced engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Support software and test design processes, ensuring DFT principles are applied throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Support software and test workstreams within NPI projects, ensuring readiness for build and scale, and supporting the transition of products through to customer delivery.
• Define and implement robust processes for firmware programming, product configuration, calibration data handling and version control in production builds.
• Define, develop, and document automated test processes during product development for new products and assemblies.
• Work with mechanical and electronics engineers within the NPI team to design automated electromechanical test systems that optimise production throughput and ensure product quality.
• Drive improvements in manufacturing readiness by identifying and implementing opportunities to streamline production test and build times.
• Provide hands‑on support during NPI builds, troubleshooting software, automation, and hardware‑integrated system issues within the ECN framework.
• Work with the quality department to support non‑conformance investigations and product quality improvements during NPI phases.
• Contribute to the development of the new NPI team’s standards and processes.
• Continuously look for opportunities to improve software quality, automation, test coverage, reliability and development processes.

Skills

C# programming

WPF

MVVM

Software engineering fundamentals

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related

Tools

LabVIEW

C/C++

Git

Job description

Thermoteknix Systems Ltd in Cambridge is seeking a graduate software engineer to join the New Product Introduction team. You will apply strong software engineering skills to automation and test systems that transition products from development into scalable manufacturing.

You will collaborate with R&D, manufacturing and quality teams, delivering robust software for firmware programming, configuration and automated validation while learning from experienced engineers.