Senior Test Development Engineer (Labview)

Morson Edge; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior Test Development Engineer to design and implement functional test equipment for circuit cards and systems. The ideal candidate will have excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design, strong troubleshooting skills, and eligibility for MOD Security Clearance. You will work closely with hardware and software engineers, ensure high-quality test designs, and support manufacturing teams. This role is based in the UK with options in Glenrothes or Livingston.

Qualifications

• Significant test development in a safety critical industry is highly desirable.
• Understanding of common test architectures PXI/d LXI.
• Measurement Uncertainty and its application in test equipment design and validation.

Responsibilities

• Design of functional test equipment for circuit cards, sub-assembly and systems.
• Responsible for the design and overall quality of the test equipment.
• Documentation of design specifications and implementation details.
• Collaboration with hardware and software engineers on system designs.
• Development of test hardware and software to prove the correct operation.

Skills

Test software design

Excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design

Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation

Proven knowledge in handover and management of designs in production

Excellent hardware troubleshooting skills

Able to support/debug system integration

Eligibility for MOD Security Clearance to a minimum of SC level

Tools

NI LabView

NI CVI

NI TestStand

C#

Mentor Graphics schematic entry and PCB layout tools

Job description

Senior Test Development Engineer

Location: Glenrothes or Livingston

About the role

Responsible for the design, manufacture, verification and validation, along with through life technical support of board level, sub-system and system level test equipment.

Skills

• Test software design
• Excellent knowledge of analogue and digital electronic circuit design
• Ability to write comprehensive technical design documentation
• Proven knowledge in handover and management of designs in production
• Excellent hardware troubleshooting skills
• Able to support/debug system integration
• Must be eligible for MOD Security Clearance to a minimum of SC level

Highly Desirable

• Significant test development in a safety critical industry
• Use of Mentor Graphics schematic entry and PCB layout tools
• Understanding of common test architectures PXI/d LXI
• Measurement Uncertainty and its application in test equipment design and validation
• Software Certification or detailed knowledge of: NI LabView, NI CVI, NI TestStand, C#
• Design of mix signal circuits
• High speed serial networks
• An appreciation of RF electronics
• Knowledge of power supply design

Responsibilities

• Design of functional test equipment for circuit cards, sub-assemblys and systems.
• To take responsibility for the design and overall quality of the test equipment and provide leadership and guidance for junior engineers.
• Documentation of design specifications and implementation details. Take part in design reviews. Upholding of design standards and methodologies.
• Realisation of complex system requirements to provide robust and reliable test hardware solutions.
• Responsibility for the complete implementation of detailed technical items and an understanding/appreciation of system level items.
• Collaboration with other team members (including both hardware and software engineers) to agree system designs, interfaces and protocols etc.
• Development of appropriate test hardware, test software and procedures, both informal and formal, to prove the correct operation of hardware.
• Provide support to manufacturing answering product queries & resolving technical issues.
• Provide support for the test hardware and manage obsolescence throughout its lifecycle.
• Monitoring and reporting of progress of test development to immediate supervisor and development team.
• Proactively support company compliance to Health and Safety legislation through adherence to company polices, processes and practices.
• Ensure that all business activity is conducted in line with company values, policies and ethics codes of conduct.
• Undertake any other activity as reasonably requested by management
• Application of Design Review Processes
• Accountable for engineering specific risks and opportunities.
• Key contributor at Gate/Design reviews
• Provides guidance of Test Development processes and tools.
• Contribute to section/business area resource planning with a working understanding of Microsoft Project tools.
• Test Engineering Lead for a small/medium scale test engineering program
• Ability to identify and engage the appropriate SMEs to support the Test Development Engineering activities.
• Contributor/Approver for standard/tailored test development process including Design Review gates and content
• Key interface to external customers/suppliers