System Test Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by Rise Technical
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The System Test Engineer role is a 6-month fixed-term contract based in Edinburgh, focusing on ensuring the flawless performance of complex audio-networking solutions. The position involves designing and executing test scenarios, validating system performance, and collaborating with global teams to address system-level issues. The ideal candidate will have experience with interconnected products and be skilled in both manual and automated testing methods. This role offers the potential for permanent employment for the right individual.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist in leading the creation and execution of comprehensive test plans for networked audio systems
- Verify end-to-end performance across hardware, firmware, software, and network components
- Identify, triage, and document system-level issues in collaboration with global engineering teams
- Drive testing efforts to support fast, high-quality product and software releases
Key Skills:
- Hands on experience with C/C++, ideally coming from an electronics background
- Background working with interconnected, multi-device or networked products
- Confident designing and executing system-level test strategies
- Hands on experience with manual and automated testing methods
- Solid understanding of regression, performance and integration testing
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
System Test Engineer – 6 Month FTC Edinburgh Competitive Salary + Private Healthcare + Pension + Holiday Excellent opportunity for a System Test Engineer looking to join a stock-market-listed business, renowned for its supportive culture and award-winning training opportunities. This company is a well-established, international, and industry-leading technology specialist that develops, manufactures, and supports complex, innovative audio-networking solutions for professional environments. In this role, you will work hands-on with full networked audio systems, ensuring hardware, firmware, software, and network components perform flawlessly as part of a complete ecosystem. You will design and execute realistic, customer-focused test scenarios, stress full systems under varied conditions, and validate reliability and performance in genuine real-world environments. You will also collaborate with global teams to identify, investigate, and document system-level issues. The ideal candidate will have strong experience working with interconnected or multi-device products, be confident designing end-to-end test strategies, and be comfortable validating performance across complex, networked ecosystems. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior System Test Engineer to join an international technology specialist where you will receive award-winning training and play a key role in shaping the quality of their next generation of innovative products. Initially, this position is starting off as a 6 month fixed term contract with the likelihood to go permanent for the right person.
The Role:
- Assist in leading the creation and execution of comprehensive test plans for networked audio systems
- Verify end-to-end performance across hardware, firmware, software, and network components
- Identify, triage, and document system-level issues in collaboration with global engineering teams
- Drive testing efforts to support fast, high-quality product and software releases
The Person:
- Hands on experience with C/C++, ideally coming from an electronics background
- Background working with interconnected, multi-device or networked products
- Confident designing and executing system-level test strategies
- Hands on experience with manual and automated testing methods
- Solid understanding of regression, performance and integration testing