Apr 18, 2026
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...
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