| An engineer will take ownership of the testing of a major aspect of a project and will be responsible for delivering the software test results on a timescale agreed with the group leader. This role involves the mentoring of junior members of the team. Should be able to work with minimal supervision. Position: Senior Software Test Engineer Location: Cambridge. Key skills: Salary: Â35 -50k. Benefits: Relocation assistance to Â8k , Bonus, Flexible working hours, Save as you earn scheme (stock options), 25 days holiday, 4% non contributory pension + if employee contributes 4% they will match it, Private Health Insurance, Travel Insurance, Permanent health Care, Life assurance, Free lunches, Free use of the on site company Gym Phew! Key Responsibilities: Task definition and work breakdown including time estimation Tests software of major scale and complexity to agreed timescales; Investigates software defects and suggest root cause to development engineers; Writes software test scripts; Contribute to the development of internal test system; Delivery of high quality software test results in line with the department's processes; Creation of relevant documentation following the department's processes; Contribute towards the continuous development of the department's processes; Conducts peer reviews of software test results; Person Specification: Required: Degree (or equivalent qualification) in maths/software/electronics Excellent proven experience of at least one Scripting/programming language Excellent proven understanding of software test methodologies Competent with using laboratory equipment such as scopes, digital multimeters, etc Proven experience of testing commercial software Good understanding of software test debug techniques Effective team player Good communicator Good problem solving ability Some experience of software development (C/C++)
|