ATE Test Engineer - Contract

Job Title: ATE Test Engineer (Hardware + LabVIEW) - Contract - Outside IR35 Salary: Up to £55 per hour Job Type: Contract, 3 months initially Location: Gatwick - Hybrid Sector: Engineering / Test & Measurement / Electronics We're recruiting on behalf of a client for a Contract ATE Test Engineer to build, integrate and bring a production final test station into service for a controller product line. This is a genuinely hands-on role - you'll be assembling and wiring the rack, integrating the fixture, and developing/debugging the LabVIEW test application that runs on it, so it suits someone equally happy with a screwdriver and a soldering iron as with LabVIEW code. Responsibilities: Assembling and commissioning a production ATE rack - power supplies, industrial PC, touchscreen HMI, measurement and switching hardware, safety hardware Integrating barcode scanner, fixture interfaces, DUT connection harnesses and test accessories Cable routing, labelling, continuity and insulation checks, basic electrical verification Fitting and aligning the test fixture - pin mapping, mechanical interface checks, design-for-maintenance improvements Developing and debugging the LabVIEW production test application - serial number scanning, product ID, config detection, sequence control, pass/fail logic, diagnostics and operator prompts Implementing test data logging, results storage and production reporting; supporting executable build and release Covering digital I/O, relay outputs, analogue inputs, and comms testing (Ethernet, RS232, RS485, CAN) Debugging integration issues, reducing false failures, and supporting pilot builds through to manufacturing handoverRequirements: Automated test equipment development experience Strong National Instruments LabVIEW development skills Hands-on electrical hardware debug and test instrumentation experience Experience integrating power supplies, DAQ, switching, measurement equipment and production fixtures Comfortable working independently on-site with production and engineering teams Clear documentation and structured fault-finding approachContract details: Up to £55 per hour, Outside IR35, Gatwick - Hybrid - ASAP start - 3 months initially