1 day ago
Christchurch, United KingdomMid Level
Responsibilities
- Analyse requirements and contribute to software architecture, detailed design, technology selection, estimates, and project planning.
- Develop software for automated and manual test, measurement, simulation, and control applications.
- Create test sequences, operator interfaces, instrument drivers, data-processing functions, diagnostic tools, reports, and technical documentation.
- Integrate software with instrumentation, data-acquisition hardware, switching systems, communications interfaces, and units under test.
- Perform unit, integration, system, verification, validation, factory acceptance, site acceptance, commissioning, debugging, and defect resolution.
- Apply source control, configuration, release, change-management, traceability, error-handling, logging, access-control, and recovery practices.
- Support customer workshops, demonstrations, installation, acceptance activities, warranty support, operational support, feasibility studies, proposals, and bid reviews.
- Work with multidisciplinary and customer teams to clarify requirements, communicate progress and risks, share technical knowledge, and improve reusable engineering components.
Requirements
- Degree or HNC/HND in software engineering, computer science, electronic engineering, systems engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience developing software for engineering, industrial, scientific, or equipment-based applications.
- Practical experience with at least one of C/C++, C#, LabVIEW, TestStand, or Python.
- Understanding of software architecture, structured design, debugging, testing, requirements traceability, configuration management, technical documentation, and controlled release.
- Ability to understand complex technical information, solve problems, manage assigned work, communicate effectively, and collaborate with customers and non-software disciplines.
- Willingness to work alongside physical equipment and travel occasionally in the UK and internationally; right to work in the UK is required.
- Desirable experience includes aerospace, defence, space, rail, energy, automated test equipment, LabVIEW/TestStand, modern C++, hardware-in-the-loop, simulation, real-time systems, instrumentation, communications protocols, operator interfaces, databases, automated testing, cybersecurity, software safety, regulated development, and commissioning.
- Applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain the UK national security clearance required for the role, with possible additional nationality, residency, or export-control restrictions.
Benefits
- Attractive salary package with a generous pension scheme, with 4% employee and 8% employer contributions.
- Full family healthcare plan and family health cash plan.
- 27 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
- Life assurance and income protection insurance.
- Collaborative, internationally connected team with opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.
- Employment equity, diversity, and inclusion commitments.
About Averna
Averna builds automated test and quality solutions for product designers and manufacturers, including test systems integration, enterprise test software, vision inspection, and precision assembly. It serves aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, telecom, medical devices, industrial, and semiconductor markets through consulting, prototyping, in-line test, and replication services. Headquartered in Montreal, it became part of the Spherea Group in 2026 and works across RF/microwave, fiber optics, robotics, and data management domains.