ATE Test Engineer - Contract

Job Title: ATE Test Engineer (Hardware + LabVIEW) - Contract - Outside IR35Salary: Up to £55 per hourJob Type: Contract, 3 months initiallyLocation: Gatwick - HybridSector: Engineering / Test & Measurement / ElectronicsWe'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 hardwareIntegrating barcode scanner, fixture interfaces, DUT connection harnesses and test accessoriesCable routing, labelling, continuity and insulation checks, basic electrical verificationFitting and aligning the test fixture - pin mapping, mechanical interface checks, design-for-maintenance improvementsDeveloping and debugging the LabVIEW production test application - serial number scanning, product ID, config detection, sequence control, pass/fail logic, diagnostics and operator promptsImplementing test data logging, results storage and production reporting; supporting executable build and releaseCovering 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 experienceStrong National Instruments LabVIEW development skillsHands-on electrical hardware debug and test instrumentation experienceExperience integrating power supplies, DAQ, switching, measurement equipment and production fixturesComfortable working independently on-site with production and engineering teamsClear documentation and structured fault-finding approachContract details: Up to £55 per hour, Outside IR35, Gatwick - Hybrid - ASAP start - 3 months initiallyTPBN1_UKTJ