Electronics Test Automation Engineer
13 days ago
Cambridge
Are you an Electronics Test Automation Engineer with experience enhancing and modernising electronics verification capability? If yes, I would love to hear from you! This opportunity sits at the heart of hardware development, focused on transforming hands-on laboratory test procedures into scalable, dependable automated solutions. This is an automation-first role. Location: Waterbeach, Cambridge (Fully On-site) Job Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: £50,000 to £65,000 The Role Working within the Electronics Verification team, you will take responsibility for evolving existing manual hardware test campaigns into streamlined, software-driven processes. You’ll collaborate closely with electronics, RF, and baseband engineers to validate and characterise new hardware platforms spanning multiple radio technologies. What You’ll Be Doing: • Performing hands-on electronics testing on prototype and development-stage hardware., • Converting structured manual test cases into dependable automated workflows., • Developing and maintaining Python-based automation frameworks and reusable test libraries., • Interfacing with lab instruments via SCPI, VISA, serial, USB, and Ethernet protocols., • Capturing, analysing, and validating measurement data., • Producing structured reports and improving traceability of results., • Recording defects and automation progress in Jira. Essential Skills & Experience: • Strong proficiency in Python programming., • Demonstrable experience delivering automation at hardware, integration, or system level., • Experience controlling laboratory equipment programmatically., • Solid software engineering discipline, including:, • Version control (Git), • Structured, maintainable code, • Logging and debugging practices, • Ability to methodically interpret manual test documentation and translate it into automation logic., • Comfortable operating in a lab-based, hardware-focused environment. Desirable Experience: • Exposure to embedded systems or electronics verification., • Familiarity with LTE, TETRA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GNSS technologies., • Experience with RF measurement or radio systems., • Knowledge of Robot Framework or comparable automation frameworks., • Experience integrating automated tests within CI/CD environments., • Working knowledge of measurement equipment such as spectrum analysers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and power supplies. If this sounds like you, apply now!