ATE Test Engineer

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Horley, UK
18 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
£114,400.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Software Debugging Ethernet LabVIEW Release Management RS-232 RS-485 Standard Systems Integration Test Data Data Logging

Job description

We’re recruiting on behalf of a client for a Contract ATE Test Engineer to build, integrate and bring a production final test station into service. This is a genuinely hands-on role - you’ll be assembling and wiring the rack, integrating the fixture, and developing/debugging the LabVIEW test application that runs on it, so it suits someone equally happy with a screwdriver and a soldering iron as with LabVIEW code., * Assembling and commissioning a production ATE rack - power supplies, industrial PC, touchscreen HMI, measurement and switching hardware, safety hardware

  • Integrating barcode scanner, fixture interfaces, DUT connection harnesses and test accessories
  • Cable routing, labelling, continuity and insulation checks, basic electrical verification
  • Fitting and aligning the test fixture - pin mapping, mechanical interface checks, design-for-maintenance improvements
  • Developing and debugging the LabVIEW production test application - serial number scanning, product ID, config detection, sequence control, pass/fail logic, diagnostics and operator prompts
  • Implementing test data logging, results storage and production reporting; supporting executable build and release
  • Covering digital I/O, relay outputs, analogue inputs, and comms testing (Ethernet, RS232, RS485, CAN)
  • Debugging integration issues, reducing false failures, and supporting pilot builds through to manufacturing handover

Requirements

  • Automated test equipment development experience
  • Strong National Instruments LabVIEW development skills
  • Hands-on electrical hardware debug and test instrumentation experience
  • Experience integrating power supplies, DAQ, switching, measurement equipment and production fixtures
  • Comfortable working independently on-site with production and engineering teams
  • Clear documentation and structured fault-finding approach

Benefits & conditions

Contract details: Up to £55 per hour, Outside IR35, Gatwick - Hybrid - ASAP start - 3 months initially https://www.ko2.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ko2-logo-white-300x300.png 0 0 Chris Oddy https://www.ko2.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ko2-logo-white-300x300.png Chris Oddy2026-07-25 12:52:242026-07-25 13:04:59ATE Test Engineer - Contract

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