Software Test Engineer (ID: SwRD6eWp)

As a Software Test Engineer, you will be responsible for the testing of embedded product software and target device applications for audio products. Working from initial software specifications you will develop and run test plans for customer acceptance testing, partner compliance, and supporting software releases into production and the field, including but not limited to show/distributor/dealer and customer support.

Key Responsibilities

• Working to product specifications, you will:
• Develop software test plans for the purpose of testing our audio products, and resolving inconsistencies and issues without supervision.
• Work closely with the Software development team.
• Running and recording of tests, proving compliance of software to specification.
• Interface with software developers and other teams to resolve issues and improve quality.
• Working in the development of cutting-edge features and platforms as well as regression work with existing products.
• Assist the production team with their requirements and with software releases as necessary.
• Plan software development and regression test times and feedback to the manager.
• Support compliance requirements, including working with third-party test houses and compliance hardware/software engineers.
• Work with technical support and sales teams with software queries and training with the audio products that are current and new in the streaming range.

It is the duty of all employees to ensure that processes and system of work are designed to underwrite the continued commitment to the health, safety, and welfare of all members of staff. We will take steps to ensure that our statutory duties are met at all times, and every employee has a responsibility to cooperate with this undertaking. We also fully accept our responsibility for other persons who may be affected by our activities.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Education:

• Degree qualified preferred in an audio or engineering discipline.
• ISTQB would be preferred but not essential.

Skills:

• Well organised and able to work to tight deadlines – good time management.
• Flexible and proactive in approach to the role – a positive attitude is essential.
• Ability to work on own initiative and pick up things quickly.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Great team player.
• Problem-solving and analytical skills to identify the root cause and resolve performance blockages.
• PC literate and numerate - Microsoft and Windows applications.
• Knowledge of Linux operating systems.

Experience:

Minimum 2 years of software test experience.
Ability to identify issues, accurately log and record defect records in a tracking system and progress through to closure.
Experience with networking and serial debugging.
Fault finding using a logic analyser, oscilloscope and multi-meter is beneficial but is not essential.
Python Scripting experience would be beneficial, but is not essential.
Recent employment in product/software development in the audio industry would be an advantage.

Benefits:

• 24 days holiday, plus bank holidays - increasing with the length of service
• Free canteen
• Free parking is available on-site
• Enhanced employer pension contribution (4% of gross salary)
• Death in Service insurance
• Employee discount on Naim products
• Wellbeing initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and discounted memberships at select local gyms
• Alongside other, standard benefits (for example, training and development opportunities as appropriate to the role)

About Naim Audio:

Naim founder Julian Vereker MBE (1945-2000) was a racing car driver, entrepreneur and self-taught engineer with a deep passion for music. Spending his spare time listening to and recording his friends playing live in the 1960s, Julian found that playback on his system at home fell woefully short of the experience he craved.

Not content with second best, he decided to design his own amplifiers and loudspeakers, ignoring accepted wisdom and focusing on aspects of performance that made music burst to life. These first designs laid the foundations for a range of iconic and award-winning hi-fi products that would reach well into the next century.

This maverick approach to design, backed by over 40 years of engineering and craft, fuels our progress today. Choose Naim to go deeper into your music, for a completely immersive and involving listening experience.

Our hiring process

• Preliminary screening
• Initial interview with the hiring manager
• On-site interview