3 jobs found in Felixstowe

Job Title: Contract Hardware Automation Test Engineer Location: Colchester Rate: £50 to £60 per hour Employment Type: Contract Working Arrangements: Onsite working (most of the work will be in the lab, flexibility when this is not required) Are you competent in performing manual and automated testing on electronic hardware? I’m supporting a Colchester‑based engineering team who are looking for a Contract Hardware Automation Test Engineer to join them on a 6‑month contract. You’ll be hands‑on in the lab, testing embedded hardware using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and other bench equipment. Once the manual test approach is understood, you’ll help automate it - and investigate any failures when tests don’t behave as expected. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys practical lab work, debugging, and building smarter, automated ways to validate hardware. What you’ll be doing * Performing manual testing on embedded hardware systems * Using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and standard...

All these roles are OUTSIDE IR35 and Expenses are payable. ROLE #1 An experienced automation engineer with a marine background, who can read P&IDs and configure graphics and datapoints using InkScape or similar. • Experience with InkScape • Proven ability with WINMON would be desirable. • Knowledge of HMI design. • Familiarity with SCADA or DCS control systems. • Familiarity with P&ID drawings. • Experience of structured programming languages an advantage e.g. C, C++, Structured Text. • Competent in computer technology and Ethernet network. • Ability to work well within a team whilst at the same time demonstrating initiative and the ability to work without supervision. • Ability to interpret complex documents • Low level programming is a requirement, along with network experience. ROLE #2 Deep understanding of programming languages such as C/C++, Structured Text (ST), etc. and must be open to learn the WINMON language. The automation coder should ideally have experience...

Redline has a fantastic opportunity for a Contact Mechanical Technician based in Colchester, Essex. This role has an indicative OUTSIDE IR35 determination therefore we can accept candidates who would like to operate through their own PSC. You'll be joining a global leader in the Electronics industry working at their R&D hub on products worth up to $1 million. You will be working on assembling and modifying machines to customer specifications, working to tight tolerances and within a high precision engineering environment. Key Skills Required - Contract Mechanical Technician based in Colchester, Essex: - Experience in Mechanical Assembly - Experience working in an engineering environment - Experience with mechanisms and movements For more information or to apply for the Contract Mechanical Technician opportunity based in Colchester, Essex, please contact Jack Kelly - (url removed) / (phone number removed) quoting reference JWK1071