Systems Test Engineer
Langford, near Maldon, Essex | Hybrid (4 days on site, 1 from home) | £38,000 - £42,000

The Company
An established semiconductor company with in-house silicon and compound semiconductor design groups is looking for a Systems Test Engineer to join its Systems Engineering team at its headquarters in Langford, near Maldon, Essex.

The Role
As a Systems Test Engineer you will join a team of four, evaluating new devices as they come out of design. Most of your time goes on new product introduction: characterising parts against their original requirements, simulations and external specifications, and reporting what you find. Around 10% of the role is production and sustaining support. Every day is different.

What you'll do as a Systems Test Engineer:

Design evaluation and test software and hardware
Evaluate new products and write clear, thorough evaluation reports
Design, build and document evaluation kits that demonstrate key product features to customers
Provide technical support to the applications engineering team and to customers
Develop automated production test facilities and support the production test team

What You'll Need
This role suits an electronics engineer with roughly 2-5 years' experience who enjoys hands-on lab work.

An electronics engineering background, through a degree, practical experience, or both
Python for test automation and embedded C for firmware (electronic test engineers who have written their own test scripts will fit well)
Confidence with lab equipment such as signal analysers, signal generators and oscilloscopes
Own transport, as the site is in a rural location

Nice to have (none are essential, and the role can be shaped around your strengths):

RF experience (can be taught for earlier-career engineers)
DSP, schematic capture / PCB layout (Altium), surface-mount soldering
NI LabVIEW / PXI, ADCs and DACs, Python GUIs (Qt or Tk), version control, SQL
Familiarity with radio testing standards such as ETSI and FCC

What's on Offer

£38,000 - £42,000 per annum
Hybrid working: 4 days on site, 1 day from home
25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
Pension and healthcare schemes
Death in service (4x salary)
On-site parking
Visa sponsorship considered for the right candidate
Relocation assistance available for the right candidate
Real progression: internal moves are common

How to Apply
If you're an electronics or test engineer looking for a Systems Test Engineer role in Essex, apply now or message me directly for a confidential chat.

Electronic Test Engineer