Digital Test Design Engineer

Role: Digital Test Design Engineer

Location: Stevenage - There is some scope for working from home on an ad-hoc basis

Rate of Pay: Please apply for further details 

Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday, Days

Length of Contract: 6 months - Probable extension after initial contract duration

Security Clearance: Current, valid SC

The main duty for the successful candidate will be towards the generation of software and validation of ground-based test systems capable of carrying out both proof-of-design and performance tests within a world leading high-tech space product business-line.

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).

· 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

• 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

• 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 Airbus DS 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.

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