7 hours ago
Christchurch, United KingdomMid Level
Responsibilities
- Analyse software and system requirements and contribute to architecture, detailed design, and technology selection.
- 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 traceable test evidence.
- Integrate software with instrumentation, data-acquisition hardware, switching systems, communications interfaces, and units under test.
- Perform unit, integration, and system testing; debug issues across software, hardware, communications, and instrumentation.
- Support requirements traceability, technical reviews, effort estimation, project planning, risk assessment, controlled releases, and configuration management.
- Support demonstrations, factory and site acceptance, installation, commissioning, warranty activities, and operational support.
- Work with customers and multidisciplinary engineering teams on requirements, workshops, reviews, technical proposals, bid activities, and reusable engineering methods.
Requirements
- A degree, HNC, or 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, integration, verification, and controlled release.
- Familiarity with source control, configuration management, technical documentation, and software test evidence.
- Strong analytical problem-solving, communication, teamwork, work-management, and customer-engagement abilities.
- Willingness to work alongside physical equipment and travel occasionally in the UK and internationally.
- Right to work in the UK and eligibility to obtain and maintain the required level of UK national security clearance.
- Desirable qualifications include aerospace, defence, space, rail, energy, regulated-sector, automated test equipment, hardware-in-the-loop, simulation, real-time systems, data acquisition, instrumentation, industrial communications, relational databases, cybersecurity, software safety, legacy migration, acceptance, commissioning, or Armed Forces technical experience.
Benefits
- Attractive salary package with a generous pension scheme, including 4% employee and 8% employer contributions.
- Full family health care, family health cash plan, 27 days of holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, and income protection insurance.
- Collaborative international team with continuous learning and professional growth opportunities.
- The company places ESG at the heart of its mission for people, planet, and performance.
- The role is based in the UK, involves regular work alongside physical equipment, and requires occasional UK and international travel.
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.