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Test Engineer

Platform RecruitmentCambridge, Cambridgeshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 24 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

Advance your career in system integration by joining a leading product engineering team, where you'll gain hands-on experience with complex IoT products and contribute to innovative solutions. This hybrid role is perfect for skilled engineers with a background in hardware, firmware, and software integration who thrive on debugging and testing intricate systems. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to expand your expertise and make a tangible impact.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
IoTEmbedded Systems

Job Description

System Integration Engineer

12-Month Contract Inside IR35 Hybrid Cambridgeshire

My client is looking for an experienced System Integration Engineer to join their product engineering team on an initial 12-month contract. This is a hands-on role focused on the integration, testing and debugging of complex IoT products incorporating embedded software, electronics and wireless communications

Key Responsibilities

  • Define detailed test plans, test cases and test design documentation
  • Design and build physical test setups for system integration and validation
  • Carry out hands-on manual testing and produce detailed test reports
  • Debug complex embedded systems, with a particular focus on electronics and embedded firmware
  • Troubleshoot issues across multidisciplinary HW, FW and SW environments
  • Carry out protocol testing across both RF and wired interfaces
  • Support technical investigations and failure analysis
  • Work closely with System Engineers, Embedded Software Engineers, Hardware Engineers and other Integration Engineers

Key Skills & Experience

  • BSc/MSc in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
    + 3+ years' experience in multidisciplinary system integration across HW, FW and SW
  • Strong experience defining test plans and test design documentation
  • Experience debugging complex embedded systems
  • Experience testing RF and wired communication protocols
  • Good understanding of IoT systems, RF communications and hardware interfaces
  • Experience troubleshooting using standard electronic test equipment
  • Strong technical understanding and the ability to quickly learn new technologies

Contract: 12 months
IR35: Inside IR35
Location: Cambridgeshire
Working Pattern: Hybrid, with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office

If you have a strong background in system integration, embedded systems and hands-on testing and are looking for your next contract opportunity, I'd be keen to hear from you.

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