Digital Test Design Engineer

• Job Location: Stevenage, England
• Type: Permanent
• Posted: 17/02/2023

Experience of designing and testing software packages for testing hardware is essential for this role.

The products we design are used in several of the most advanced telecommunication payloads currently in orbit, and the ability to test these complex systems relies on a wide understanding of both the RF and digital electronics that constitute the designs.

The candidate will be expected to work within engineering teams to capture design information to allow successful software development, test and validate the test system within which it will be deployed and provide support for testing at all stages of assembly of the product(s).

Main elements of the role are –

• Software design and debug
• Hardware/software integration and debug
• Test validation and design proving
• Design and software control (versioning, documentation, technical reviews)
• Work efficiently within a dedicated test system design team

Skills/Experience Required

Essential –

• Very strong background in software design and implementation, especially in the context of a test application for hardware
• Strong experience in the following software languages: Python, Javascript, HTML, plus version control systems (e.g. svn/git)
• Strong experience in using test instrumentation interfaces (SCPI, visa/pyvisa, GPIB)
• Very familiar with Agile project methods
• Proven track-record working within a product “design and test” business environment
• Experienced in software/hardware integration and debug

Desirable –

• Experience of working within a product manufacture/test domain
• RF test and measurement experience
• Knowledge of digital electronics design and manufacture (schematic capture, PCB, FPGA/ASIC, power architecture)


Education & Training

• Engineering Degree (Electrical, Software or closely related discipline), 2.1 or above.
Working Pattern

Monday to Friday days


Travel

Travel to Portsmouth site may be required.


Extension

Probable extension after initial contract duration


Base of Work

There is some scope for working from home on an ad-hoc basis
Free parking is provided when working on site.


Reason for vacancy

Workload


Interview Process

Two stage interview (initial phone interview)


Capital International Staffing Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.