Job Description

Posted 1 week ago

Software Team Leader – Chelmsford – £60K

Always working at the cutting-edge of technology, our client has an enviable reputation as a world leader, developing products for health care, scientific and satellite / space industries.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Software Team Leader to lead a team of engineers in the design and development of software used in automated test equipment (ATE) to test and operate Imaging Sensors used in Space and science applications. As the Team Leader and Senior Software Engineer, the ideal candidate will design and deliver software solutions (50%), while supporting and providing leadership to the team (50%).

Duties will include:

Lead the acquisition software platform, which is written in LabVIEW
Lead a small team of Software Engineers
Design, develop and deliver control, acquisition and analysis software using LabVIEW and MATLAB
Deliver software work packages and associated documentation, such as test plans and test reports
Configuration control and management
Contribute to the roadmap for ATE software and test equipment
Ownership, Maintenance & Delivery of the Software Development Plan (SDP)
Drive quality
Provide Engineering support to other divisions within the business
Work alongside teams outside of the Test Software group, including Electronics, Firmware, Project Management and Product Verification to develop and deliver ATE
Skills & Experience

Extensive experience in LabVIEW or MATLAB
Automated Test Equipment (ATE) software design experience
Broad test engineering experience
Previous software team leadership experience gained as Senior Software Engineer, Lead Software Engineer, Team Leader or similar
Experience of structured software development processes
Experience of test development and fault finding
Good Leadership and communication skills
Technical proficiency in one or more of C#, C++, Python
Knowledge of electronics principles and/or device physics of Charge Coupled Devices, CMOS image detectors and associated Read out ICs (ROICs) is desirable
Salary and Benefits

Basic salary up to £60K
Training and access to the “Internal University”
Pensions and Life Assurance
Variable Pay options include Employee bonuses, Sales Incentive Plans and Recognition Schemes
Discount arrangements on a wide range of goods, hospitality providers, personal electronics and services
Excellent career mobility with national and international opportunities
Occupational health provisions and medical benefits
Employee assistance and wellbeing support
Key Words: Software Engineer, LabVIEW, C#, C++, Python, ATE, Automated Test Equipment, Lead Software Engineer, Software Engineer Team Leader