Senior Test Development Engineer

Please read the information in this job post thoroughly to understand exactly what is expected of potential candidates. Location: Edinburgh Salary: Up to £70,000 + £7,500 Welcome Bonus Security Clearance: Must be eligible for BPSS (SC desirable) Type: Permanent | Full-Time The Opportunity An established and growing advanced engineering organisation is seeking a Senior Test Development Engineer to support the design and development of complex electronic test solutions. This is a key senior role within a high-growth R&D environment, offering strong technical ownership, leadership responsibility, and genuine progression opportunities. You will be working on advanced electronic systems supporting mission-critical applications across land, sea, air, and space platforms. The Role You will take ownership of the design, development, validation and lifecycle support of test equipment at board, subsystem and system level. Key responsibilities include: Design and development of functional test equipment for electronic systems Hardware and software integration, debug and fault finding Verification and validation of test solutions Production support, issue resolution and obsolescence management Leading technical design reviews and producing high-quality documentation Mentoring and supporting junior engineers Driving robust, scalable and maintainable test architectures Essential Skills & Experience Strong analogue and digital electronic circuit design knowledge Proven experience developing test equipment in an engineering environment Test software development experience Excellent hardware troubleshooting skills Experience supporting system integration and debug xehkeey Experience handing designs into production Ability to produce clear, structured technical documentation Eligibility for UK Security Clearance (minimum BPSS) Desirable Experience Significant industry experience in test development PXI / LXI test architectures Mentor Graphics schematic capture and PCB layout Measurement uncertainty and validation principles NI LabVIEW, NI CVI, NI TestStand or C# Mixed signal design High-speed serial networks RF electronics awareness Power supply design