Project Design Manager (HARDWARE/SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE)

ALQUEST TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ALQUEST TECHNICAL SERVICES LTD seeks an System Integration Engineer to join the AgileOne programme. The role focuses on developing and testing embedded devices within a cross-functional product/Platform team, ensuring hardware, firmware, and software align with customer and business goals.

Applicants should have a strong background in embedded systems, RF, IoT, and a hands-on approach, with experience across test planning, debugging, and multi-site collaboration.

Qualifications

• BSC/MSc in Electrical engineering or higher.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in multidisciplinary (HW, FW and SW) system integration.
• Experience in test plan definitions and test design documents.
• Experience with complex embedded systems debug.
• Proficiency in protocol testing (over RF and wired).
• Ability to understand IoT complex systems including RF communication and HW interfaces.
• Experience with troubleshooting using standard test equipment.
• Excellent technical comprehension when approaching new terms and concepts.

Responsibilities

• Management of manufacturing automating projects to ensure the efforts satisfy business requirements across all project phases.
• Detailed definitions of test plans, test cases, testing setups and hands-on creation.
• Manual test execution and reporting with hands-on debug of complex systems.

Skills

Embedded systems debugging

Automation principles (S88/S95)

IoT systems understanding

RF protocol testing

Team collaboration

Education

BSC/MSc in Electrical engineering

Tools

Atlassian suite

Azure DevOps

Python

Job description

Job Title: System integration Engineer

Via the AgileOne Programme

Supporting MSD UK (Location)

Start Date #removed#

Location Cambourne, UK

Duration 2 years

Contract Type Payee

Remote Role ys in office

Role Description

Our Technology Solutions division is evolving. We are moving to a Product Operating Model - a new way of working that empowers product teams to take full ownership and accountability for delivering customer and business value in ways our customers love and that work for the business.

Join us as we build the team that will develop and deliver our future generations of Vence Collar. A product rich in technological challenges across the multidisciplinary domains with its advanced system architecture and connectivity. You will experience the success of your work in costumers hands with short delivery cycles and quick costumer feedback.

Our product and platform teams are cross-functional and durable, bringing together all the skills required to deliver impactful outcomes. Each team includes a Product Manager, Technology Lead, Product Designer, Delivery Lead, engineers, and developers.

We believe in customer centricity, ownership, and accountability. Solutions must be:

• Valuable - customers choose to buy or use them
• Viable - aligned with business constraints and goals
• Usable - intuitive and user-friendly
• Feasible - achievable with our technical capabilities

Leadership of the Product team is shared between the Product Manager and the Technology Lead, ensuring balanced guidance that bridges product vision and technical execution.

As System Integration engineer you will create and define physical setups, test plans and own test execution and debug of the device, while working inside a demanding and diverse eco system.

Position requires the ability to develop test plans, understand embedded FW and electronics terms and constraints and lead technical investigations of complex system issues as well as creative problem solving and hands on work.

Qualifications: Demonstrated application of S88, S95, automation scope principles, competitive decision making, and MMD IT architecture standards for optimal business outcomes..

Responsibilities

Management of manufacturing automating projects to ensure the efforts satisfy business requirements. Responsibilities will encompass all phases of a project life-cycle including concept requirement, design, testing, installation, qualification and training. Minimal work direction needed, highly skilled and knowledgeable to the position.

Role Functions

(Functions include, but are not limited to, the following)

The responsibilities will include:

• Detailed definitions of test plans and test cases.
• Detailed definitions of testing setups and hands-on creation of such.
• Manual test execution and reporting.
• Hands-on debug of complex system focusing on embedded and electronics aspects, as a component of the full solution.

The work will require collaboration with teams located in California USA and in Israel.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

The position requires multidisciplinary understanding, ability to quickly grasp new technological aspects as well as constraints , the capability to work in a multi-site matrix organization and working closely in a Product and Platform team with system engineers, embedded software developers, HW engineers, Other integration Engineers as well as backend and front-end teams.

Skills & Characteristics

• Ability to focus on what's important.
• Organized and able to work well in a structured process environment
• Strong desire for learning and innovation.
• “hands-on” approach.
• Excellent team player.
• Good verbal & written communication Skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications & Education

Requirements

• BSC/MSc in Electrical engineering or higher
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in multidisciplinary (HW, FW and SW) system integration
• Experience in test plan definitions and test design documents.
• Experience with complex embedded systems debug
• Proficiency in protocol testing (over RF and wired).
• Ability to understand IoT complex systems including RF communication and HW interfaces.
• Experience with troubleshooting using standard test equipment
• Excellent technical comprehension when approaching new terms and concepts.
• Hands-on approach to tests definition, setup ramp-up and failure debug.

Advantage

• Experience with GPS system testing
• Experience with RF communication technologies (BLE, WiFi, LTE-M, LoRa, etc)
• Working with Cloud based infrastructure for IoT devices
• Experience in working with Atlassian suite and/or Azure DevOps
• Coding capabilities (Python)