Principal Test Development Engineer

Ultra I&C; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical cover

25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)

Pension contribution

Life assurance

Flexible working hours

Cycle to work scheme

Security clearance allowance

Job summary

Ultra Intelligence & Communications (Cyber Centre of Excellence, Maidenhead) seeks a Principal Test Development Engineer to design and implement test solutions for new electronics. You will enhance existing facilities, support legacy products, and work with engineering to optimise product testability.

Key tasks include test facility design, documentation, calibration, and calibration procedures, with a focus on cost-efficient production testing and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Proficient in automated test software development using NI TestStand and LabVIEW or CVI.
• Ability to design test hardware and write clear test instructions.
• Experience creating basic electrical schematics and 2D drawings.
• Experience with RF/test methods up to 20 GHz is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide cost estimates and lead times for test equipment during bids.
• Lead design-for-test activities for new designs.
• Define efficient test solutions for production and qualification phases.
• Design the test facility and produce documentation for manufacturing.
• Develop test software/firmware and calibrate test facilities.
• Create clear test procedures and collaborate with engineering teams on interfaces.
• Maintain and improve legacy test equipment and ensure security compliance.

Skills

C programming

Test program development

Documentation writing

Tools

National Instruments TestStand

LabVIEW / CVI

Electrical schematic drawing

2D mechanical drawings

FPGA testing

Job description

Company: Ultra Intelligence & Communications

Cyber (UK) Business

Powering Decision

Cyber Business

Job Description

Based at our Cyber Centre of Excellence in Maidenhead.

As Principal Test Development Engineer, your primary role is the design and implementation of test solutions for new electronic products as they are developed and brought into production.

You will maintain and enhance existing test facilities, supporting current and legacy products.

You will collaborate with the engineering function to ensure product designs are optimised for efficient, reliable testing.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide cost estimates and lead times for test equipment development required during the bid and proposal process.
• Lead and contribute to design-for-test activities ensuring that new designs can be successfully tested.
• Define efficient and cost-effective test solutions for testing products both in production and Qualification phase of a products development and introduction into production.
• Design the test facility and production of the documentation to enable efficient manufacturing and testing.
• Support the manufacture of the test facility.
• Develop test software and firmware that is required for the test facility.
• Commission of the test facility, including identifying and producing calibration procedure when required.
• Create clear test procedures and documentation, describing the procedure for using developed equipment to enable testing of the finished products during production and qualification activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to define the interfacing protocols regarding software development.
• Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve existing legacy test equipment.
• Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual.

Required Experience, Skills And Qualifications

• Proficient in developing automated test programs using National Instruments TestStand and CVI or LabView
• Strong experience in 'C' based programming
• Experienced in creating basic 2D mechanical drawings for test facilities.
• Experienced in creating basic electrical circuit drawing and wiring information for test boxes and cables.
• Skilled in generating consistent written instructions on how to perform a test.
• Proficient with using standard office tools (Word, Excel, Visio etc.).
• Experience in developing testing digital FPGA based products.
• Experience in developing testing RF products up to 20 GHz.

Desirable Experience, Skills And Qualifications

• Experience testing Ethernet interfaces, I2C, SPI, RS232, RS485 is an advantage.
• Experience in testing products using JTAG test methods using JATG Technologies Provision tools
• Familiarity with AS9100 and DAOS

Security Clearance

• Candidates must be willing and able to obtain, and maintain, SC to DV security clearance

Notice

Due to the nature of the programs we deliver for our customers, candidates may need to obtain the relevant security clearance or handle export-controlled material as defined by the role's requirements. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance for the role. Due to the nature of our work, you must be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. For more information, please visit the UKSV website.

Our Benefits

• Participation in an Annual Bonus Scheme
• Private Medical Cover
• 25 days’ holiday (plus Bank Holidays) with the option to buy an extra 5 days
• Pension Contribution
• 4 x Life Assurance Cover
• Flexible working hours with opportunity for a 1pm finish on a Friday
• Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, will writing and more
• Security Clearance Allowance – where relevant and subject to you holding the required security clearance

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement

At Ultra I&C, we are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusivity. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be the best version of yourself. We also believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures will increase our diversity of thinking, ensuring we successfully deliver to our customers. We, therefore, do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible. If you have any issues with your application, please email us at [e-mail]