Test Development Engineer

Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring is the industry leading technology and Service Company, offering law enforcement and government agencies the widest variety of cutting-edge monitoring solutions. Operating in over 35 countries, we leverage an international network of expertise and resources in order to deliver a unique solution.

With nearly 30 years of industry experience in providing innovative technology solutions and first-class service, our latest electronic monitoring technologies provide solutions that aim to ensure the safety of our communities, provide an alternative to incarceration, reduce prison, overcrowding, lower recidivism and improve reintegration.

We enable our customers to effectively monitor approximately 140,000 participants every day. This includes many of the world's largest electronic monitoring programs. 

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our team here at Allied Universal, in the role of Test Development Engineer. If you are an experienced Test Development Engineer who enjoys a varied workload, being hands on and getting stuck in, in a fast-paced environment this role could be for you.

Role Outline

Responsible for designing and commissioning test fixtures for new and existing Allied Universal Electronic Monitoring products.

Contributing to all aspects of test fixture development, installation, commissioning and fault finding of test fixtures used for production testing, and field returned products.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Design and commission test fixtures for printed circuit board assemblies and final products.
• Ability to understand electronic schematics and translate into test requirements.
• Ability to understand embedded firmware, and test development requirements.
• Hands-on approach to building manual and automated test fixtures, and developing end-to-end test software solutions.
• Work closely with developers, QA engineers, and project managers to ensure alignment on testing strategies and priorities.
• Programming in C# for PC based test sequences.
• Interfacing with SQL databases to record test results.

Key Competencies

• Electronics.
• Excellent technical documentation skills for creating test plans, procedures, and reports.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a meticulous approach to troubleshooting.

Skills and Knowledge

 Essential

• BEng/MEng in Electronics, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for electronic hardware.
• Solid understanding of electronic circuits and products (analog and digital) and familiarity with standard laboratory instrumentation (e.g., Oscilloscopes, GNSS Emulators, Spectrum Analysers).
• Proficiency in test automation scripting and software development (e.g., C#, Python, C/C++, or LabVIEW).

Desirable

• Understanding embedded firmware written in C#.
• Electronic Design using Altium
• Experience in integrating hardware and software to deliver comprehensive test solutions for manufacturing or R&D environments.
• Mechanical design using SolidWorks.
• Source control using Bit bucket.
• Ability to travel internationally.
• Experience in developing tests using JTAG

If you feel you have the level of experience and skills we are looking for and are excited about our role then please send across your CV. Based on the nature of our business successful candidates are required to undertake a screening and vetting process. You will be required to have the right to work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for 5 years.