Embedded Test Team Lead
EA Technology is a well-established, positive culture-based company with innovation and creativity at our core. We are a forward thinking business and we live by our values: Collaboration, Creativity, Integrity and Impact. This ensures employee wellbeing is always at the forefront and our amazing people have the autonomy to do their best work.
We encourage and cultivate individual creativeness, understanding that every person at EA Technology is critical to achieving our company goals. This spirit impacts our internal culture and the positive way we interact which is why so many of our employees stay with us long term.
Due to significant growth and expansion, we have a vacancy for an Embedded Test Team Lead to join our fantastic VisNet Development team so, if you’re experienced in leading a test team and have in depth knowledge of testing combined hardware and software based platforms, we’d love to hear from you!
***this role requires 50/50 home and office working (Capenhurst CH1 6ES) over the course of the year flexing as projects require ***
About the role:
• Lead and manage the testing team including recruitment, training and performance evaluation
• Lead and coordinate Test Campaigns: identifying scope, test efforts and compiling test campaign reports
• Lead the adoption of test automation across our products
• Create detailed test cases based on requirements specifications, design documents and risk assessments
• Assemble and run test rigs to enable automatic testing of hardware, software and firmware
• Conduct various types of testing including manual, functional, integration, system, regression and performance
• Prepare detailed test reports summarising test activities, result and defect analysis
• Design and implement robust test programs across all development projects, from specification to deployment
• Identify and report defects or bugs found during testing using bug tracking tools
• Collaborate across teams to ensure testing is aligned with project specifications and requirements
What we’ll need from you:
• Proven experience of leading test teams
• In depth working knowledge of testing combined hardware and software based platforms in an Embedded Testing role
• Expertise of automated combined hardware and software testing practices
• Strong experience working in both Windows and Linux environments, confident in using the command line
• Ability to build hardware test platforms to facilitate automated testing
• Experience taking project requirements and translating them into a comprehensive test plan and strategy
• Familiarity with software version control systems, bug tracking software and document management tools
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly explain test strategies and results
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and support their development in software testing
• Experience in testing equipment for the Electricity Industry is highly desirable
What we can offer you:
At EA Technology, we believe in growing with our people. In addition to a great working environment, we offer you:
• Up to £60,000 DOE + annual bonus based on business & individual performance
• Career development opportunities: We offer genuine pathways for growth within our company.
• Work-life balance: With flexible working options, we support our employees in balancing their professional and personal lives.
• Holidays: 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an extra day for every three years completed (up to a maximum of 30 days). Ability to buy an additional 5 days.
• Pension contributions of 8% from the employer (or cash equivalent).
• Comprehensive benefits, including Group Life Insurance, Income Protection, and Critical Illness cover (or cash equivalents).
• Private Medical Insurance (single cover or cash equivalent).
• A truly collaborative and supportive work environment where amazing colleagues inspire each other every day!