Test Development Engineer

Gerrell & Hard; Southampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Gerrell & Hard in Southampton, United Kingdom, seeks a software professional with LabVIEW production testing experience to support multiple production lines on site. You will develop software, diagnose issues, and collaborate with mechanical, hardware, and R&D teams to automate bespoke ATE systems for the Southampton manufacturing lines.

Strong LabVIEW skills, NI hardware familiarity, and SQL/JIRAConfluence experience are essential, with a degree in engineering or equivalent qualifications.

Qualifications

• Experience with LabVIEW in production testing environments.
• Knowledge of LabVIEW Core 2 or higher training desirable.
• Experience integrating NI hardware and building automated tests.
• Strong debugging of software for hardware control.

Responsibilities

• Provide software support for production lines in Southampton.
• Develop software and database solutions; fix bugs promptly.
• Collaborate with mechanical, hardware, and R&D teams to deliver software for ATE systems.
• Automate software to control hardware drivers and motors in test equipment.
• Investigate issues to support multiple manufacturing lines in Southampton.

Skills

LabVIEW

LabVIEW Core 2

Matlab

VB.net

VB6

NI hardware interfaces

SQL

JIRA/Confluence

REST

PC build/setup

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

National Instruments

Industrial test equipment

Job description

Salary: £55,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements

• Software programming experience using LabVIEW for production testing
• LabVIEW Core 2 training desirable as a minimum
• Some knowledge of Matlab, VB.net and VB6 programming to support existing test fixtures
• Hands‑on experience debugging software controlling digital/analogue electronic hardware and power control systems
• Experience working with National Instruments digital I/O, analogue, and communication interfaces
• Experience delivering software solutions to control hardware drivers and motors in third‑party test equipment
• Previous experience working within a production environment
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate across multiple departments
• Knowledge of National Instruments to develop automated solutions
• Experience interfacing to I2C, RS232, CANBUS, Modbus, etc.
• Experience writing complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and test scripts
• Experience using Atlassian JIRA/Confluence
• PC software build and set‑up experience in a production environment
• Degree qualified in an appropriate engineering discipline, or equivalent through experience and alternative technical qualifications

Responsibilities

• Provide software support for the various production lines in Southampton
• Provide software support to other areas of the business such as services/quality, R&D, and external customers where applicable
• Develop software, database, stored procedure, and work‑planning solutions
• Investigate and resolve software bugs in a timely manner
• Work alongside Mechanical and Hardware engineers in the operations test engineering team to deliver software solutions
• Collaborate with the R&D department on new NVI/NPI software development work
• Develop and implement software to automate bespoke ATE systems built for the Southampton manufacturing lines
• Review or develop software and database/stored procedure solutions
• Investigate and resolve software issues to support the different manufacturing lines at Southampton

Technologies

• Atlassian
• Confluence
• Hardware
• Support
• JIRA
• Marketing
• Matlab
• SQL
• REST

More

We are a leading designer and manufacturer of fibre lasers for cutting, welding, and marking applications across a wide range of industries. Our products are sold globally, and our major business operations, including Research and Development, Manufacturing, and Product Marketing, are located in Southampton, UK, with additional operations across Europe and sales and customer support locations in Asia and North America. We are introducing key new products at pace, and this role is critical to the success of these implementations and our growth plans.