About this role
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: 5+ years of ATE experience covering tester development, system integration, validation, deployment, and production supportExperience with National Instruments TestStand, automated test development, and hardware integration; equivalent ATE platforms may be suitableStrong Python skills for test automation, debugging, tooling, and manufacturing data analysisMultidisciplinary hardware and embedded systems knowledge, including electronics, instrumentation, networks, embedded interfaces, and system-level debuggingTechnical leadership and project ownership, including tester architecture, requirements, design reviews, project plans, risk management, and delivery through to productionManufacturing and production experience, including tester bring-up, troubleshooting, calibration, failure analysis, yield optimisation, and continuous improvementStrong stakeholder management skills, coordinating hardware, software, embedded, mechanical, quality, and manufacturing teamsExperience working with external manufacturers, ideally Contract Manufacturing Organisations (CMOs), including production transfer, deployment, technical documentation, and issue resolutionValid right to work in the UKAdditional experience with Linux and command-line tools, SQL and manufacturing databases, I²C, SPI, UART and Ethernet protocols, test fixture design, calibration and tester safety, production test-station management, or supplier, subcontractor, and CMO management would be beneficial Responsibilities: Lead the development, integration, and deployment of automated testers from R&D through manufacturing and ongoing production supportOwn the complete ATE lifecycle and lead technical decisionsStay hands-on with debugging and integrationEnsure testers are successfully transferred to and supported at manufacturing sitesManage tester architecture, requirements, design reviews, project plans, risks, and delivery through to productionCoordinate hardware, software, embedded, mechanical, quality, and manufacturing teamsSupport production transfer, deployment, technical documentation, and issue resolution with external manufacturers Technologies: EmbeddedEthernetHardwareSupportLinuxPythonSQLC++ More:
We are offering a one-year contract opportunity, with a possible extension, for an ATE Technical Lead. The role is based in the Outer Cambridge area and requires three days on site each week; candidates should be able to commute to Cambridge. The hourly rate is flexible, and the contract is inside IR35. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
last updated 42 week of 2026