Senior Test Development Engineer (LabVIEW)

Morson Edge; Scotland; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm seeks a Senior Test Development Engineer to design, manufacture, and validate test equipment for complex systems. The role involves collaboration with teams to ensure high-quality deliverables in a safety-critical industry. Applicants must possess strong skills in electronic circuit design, test software, and must be eligible for MOD Security Clearance. This position offers opportunities for leadership and innovation within a dynamic engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Must have significant test development experience in a safety-critical industry.
• Ability to design functional test equipment for circuit cards and systems.
• Experience with mixed signal circuits and RF electronics.

Responsibilities

• Design functional test equipment for circuit cards and sub-assemblies.
• Lead design quality and provide guidance for junior engineers.
• Document design specifications and participate in design reviews.
• Develop test hardware, software, and procedures to ensure operation.
• Monitor progress of test development and report to supervisors.

Skills

Test software design

Analogue and digital electronic circuit design

Technical design documentation

Handover and management of designs

Hardware troubleshooting skills

System integration support/debugging

MOD Security Clearance (SC level)

Tools

Mentor Graphics

NI LabView

NI CVI

NI TestStand

C#

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.