Job Title: Contract Hardware Automation Test Engineer Location: Colchester Rate: £50 to £60 per hour Employment Type: Contract Working Arrangements: Onsite working (most of the work will be in the lab, flexibility when this is not required)Are you competent in performing manual and automated testing on electronic hardware? I m supporting a Colchester based engineering team who are looking for a Contract Hardware Automation Test Engineer to join them on a 6 month contract. You ll be hands on in the lab, testing embedded hardware using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and other bench equipment. Once the manual test approach is understood, you ll help automate it - and investigate any failures when tests don t behave as expected. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys practical lab work, debugging, and building smarter, automated ways to validate hardware. What you ll be doing Performing manual testing on embedded hardware systems Using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and standard lab equipment Designing and implementing automated test methods Investigating test failures and identifying root causes Working closely with embedded engineers to understand system behaviour Documenting test procedures, results, and automation steps What you ll need Strong experience testing embedded systems Hands on lab experience with oscilloscopes, multimeters, etc. Ability to design or implement automated test approaches Solid debugging and problem solving skills Comfortable working ..... full job details .....