Test Development Engineer

Codian’s Test Development team works as part of the R&D organisation alongside the hardware and software development engineers. The team has expanded from just one person to five graduate engineers over the last year and will double in size over the next 6-9 months.

As a member of the team you will play an integral part in the R&D process working on new products and technology throughout the full product development lifecycle (requirements capture, through design and implementation to system testing and integration).

It is your task to ensure that the products meet the market requirements, you are working with clients that include the Government, Universities, Healthcare organisations and businesses worldwide so it is essential that it is reliable. The units are designed from the ground up with test in mind and function according to the required specification and customer use cases including scalability, performance, interoperability and usability. You will be required to meet tight deadlines, whilst effectively managing priorities and communicating progress.

One of the great attractions of the role is the detailed understanding you will gain of the full functionality of the products. With such knowledge a number of career paths will become open to you as Codian’s rapid growth ensures there are plentiful opportunities for career progression.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Work very closely with the software development team planning,
  developing and executing the test strategy.
• Design, develop and execute manual test cases accurately
  recording the results as well as develop automated test suites.
• Develop a thorough understanding of the technologies relevant
  to Codian’s product lines.
• Assist the technical documentation group with content for the
  product documentation
• Help the software development team to reproduce problems which
  need to be fixed and assisting the 3rd line support team.
• On occasion attend external test events to test products for
  conformance with relevant international specifications.
• Contribute to an ongoing program of process improvement.

Mandatory skills and experience:

British educated candidates must have at least three ‘A’ grade A levels plus a 2i or 1st class honours degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Science and Maths, from one of the UK’s top universities. Those educated outside the UK need to have achieved the same standard.

We are looking for outstanding recent graduates as well as experienced engineers who possess excellent problem solving and communication skills. We are looking for individuals who are able to learn very quickly “on the job” and enjoy the challenge of rapidly assimilating new technology and products. Experienced candidates must have a demonstrable background in the planning, developing and executing of test strategy.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Practical experience of the test lifecycle.
• Testing experience working in an embedded systems product
   development role
• A thorough knowledge of TCP/IP
• Experience in the video conferencing industry
• Experience with languages such as Python and PHP

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