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ATE Test Engineer - Contract

KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions LtdSurrey🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 25 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This contract ATE Test Engineer role offers a fantastic opportunity to build and commission a production test station, blending hands-on hardware integration with LabVIEW development for a leading engineering firm. You'll thrive in this hybrid position if you enjoy problem-solving and have a knack for both mechanical assembly and software debugging, with a competitive hourly rate of up to £55. Apply now to gain valuable experience and contribute to an exciting project!

Quick Overview

Salary
£55/hr
Work Type
On Site
Schedule
Temporary/Casual
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Job Title: ATE Test Engineer (Hardware + LabVIEW) - Contract - Outside IR35
Salary: Up to 55 per hour
Job Type: Contract, 3 months initially
Location: Gatwick - Hybrid
Sector: Engineering / Test & Measurement / Electronics

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 for a controller product line. 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.

Responsibilities:

  • 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

Contract details: Up to 55 per hour, Outside IR35, Gatwick - Hybrid - ASAP start - 3 months initially

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