Test Automation Technical Lead

PE Global
Cambourne, UK
4 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Data Analysis Automation of Tests Command-Line Interface Communications Protocols Databases Computer Engineering Software Debugging Ethernet Hardware Design Python (Programming Language) Linux System Administration Operational Databases
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Reliability Engineering Server Administration SQL Databases Systems Integration Technical Data Management Systems Test Data Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter Teststand Data Processing Serial Peripheral Interface Yield Optimization

Job description

electronic, embedded, software, fixture, instrumentation, and production interfaces. Manage ATE project execution end-to-end, including requirements, design reviews, gate approvals, planning, scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder communication. Work closely with CMOs to support production readiness, tester deployment, issue escalation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement across time zones. Coordinate technical activities with hardware, software, embedded, mechanical, operations, manufacturing engineering, quality, and external subcontractors. Provide Tier 2 and technical-lead support for production ATE systems, including troubleshooting, calibration, failure analysis, reliability improvement, and yield optimization. Analyze test and manufacturing data to identify trends, root causes, yield improvements, and opportunities for process optimization. Collaborate with multidisciplinary product and platform teams in the UK, Israel and California, USA. Requirements, B.Sc. or higher

Requirements

in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in ATE system integration, development, validation, deployment, and production support. Proven experience leading technical projects in a multidisciplinary engineering or manufacturing environment. Strong hands-on expertise with hardware systems, embedded interfaces, networks, instrumentation, debugging, and system-level integration. Strong hands-on experience with National Instruments TestStand, automated test development, hardware integration, and production support environments, or equivalent automated test platforms. Proficiency in Python and test automation development, including debugging, tool creation, data processing, and system integration. Strong analytical skills for test data analysis, failure investigation, process improvement, and yield optimization. Experience working with Linux-based systems, command-line tools, and SQL databases in engineering or manufacturing environments. Experience with manufacturing databases, production data pipelines, and engineering data analysis tools. Experience with hardware communication protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, Ethernet, or similar embedded and instrumentation interfaces. Experience with automated instrumentation, fixture design considerations, tester safety, calibration, and production maintainability. Knowledge of server, platform, and test-station management in production environments. Experience working with subcontractors, external vendors, CMO production teams, and procurement processes for tester or prototype parts. Please note PE Global cannot provide visa sponsorship for this role, candidates will need the full right to live and work within the UK for at least the next 24 months. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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