Frontier Smart Technologies is a pioneer in technologies for digital audio and smart IoT devices. The company’s customers include Bose, Denon, harman/kardon, JBL, Onkyo, Panasonic, Sony, Yamaha, Altec Lansing, Blaupunkt, Grundig, Hama, Klipsch, Marshall, Pioneer, Pure, Roberts, TechniSat, Teufel and many more.
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System Test Team Leader (FST2002)
Are you an experienced System Test professional, with a passion for delivering high quality consumer products, using the latest Test Tools and processes?
We have:
- An exciting opportunity for someone to lead the System Test team within Frontier Smart Technologies, to mould the team, the tools and the working practises to deliver a world class System Test capability
- The products are DAB and connected audio consumer electronics systems which need to maintain and enhance our reputation of delivering best in class quality systems
You have:
- At least 5 years’ experience of developing test plans and hands-on test execution for consumer grade products
- A passion for, and solid experience of, the Agile software development process
- A solid understanding of test automation tools and techniques, and the ability to select the appropriate ones
- A passion for the test process and systems, and a desire to build the most effective team
- Experience of leading a team of test engineers, guiding and coaching them to be the best they can be
- Experience in working as a key member of a project team alongside hardware and software engineers
You might also have (but not essential):
- An understanding of DAB or connected audio technologies
- An understanding of the audio technologies used in Consumer electronics products
- An understanding of the Consumer electronics market
The opportunity
We are looking for an enthusiastic System Test team leader to take responsibility for the Test team in Frontier, and build an effective, efficient test System Test function.
You will be a key member of the Engineering management team, with full responsibility for all aspects of system testing, including continuous improvement of our test processes, tools and automation, and on-time delivery of the System test aspects of our engineering projects.
You will care passionately about product quality and be an advocate for ensuring the product quality matches the high expectations of our customers.
You will be a team player, who works easily with other functions in the organisation to ensue that we deliver the overall business goals.
A day in the life
The role will be that of a hands-on leader, developing test strategies and plans, carrying out testing on our products, as well as coaching and developing the test team.
You will be the go-to person in the Frontier organisation for any system test related activities and will be an integral part of our NPI teams.
You will also be a core member of the Frontier engineering management team and will be expected to contribute to broader discussions on the future of the business.
Career development
You will have bespoke training and mentoring to allow you to thrive within our environment and fully realise your personal potential.
Benefits
You will be offered a competitive salary and benefits package.
Embedded Software Engineer (FST2001)
Are you an Embedded Software Engineer, looking for a challenging role?
We have:
- An exciting opportunity for a talented Senior Embedded Software Engineer who can demonstrate solid experience in hardware/embedded software integration, systems engineering and system test and debugging, ideally in digital radio/networking related products.
You have:
- Good honours degree in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering or a related discipline.
- Excellent C/C++ programming experience in an embedded environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience working in an Agile environment and are a team player.
You might also have (but not essential) experience of:
- Software development for products in the consumer electronics industry.
- Wireless communication e.g. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth.
- TCP/IP networking and sockets programming.
- Git, JIRA Agile, Jenkins, Bitbucket.
- Python.
- An understanding of DAB or connected audio technologies.
Key responsibilities & tasks
- Design and development of embedded software implementing functionality for our audio SDKs, which are used in millions of audio devices worldwide.
- Integration of new hardware and software systems.
- Customisation of software to meet specific requirements to agreed timescales.
- Provision of technical support for developers, partners, customers and suppliers.
- Investigation, reproduction, characterisation and debugging of customer and engineering problems. Development of fixes, workarounds and examples as appropriate.
- Development and maintenance of in-house tools, demo systems, software specifications, instructions, application notes.
The opportunity
We require an Embedded Software Engineer to join the Systems Software Team based in our Harston office. You will be part of a team working on Embedded Platform Software for our DAB and Smart Radio Modules, which enable our customers to create Audio devices incorporating DAB and FM broadcast receivers and a range of streaming standards such as Spotify Connect. The successful candidate will be an integral part of the software development team, working closely with hardware design engineers and test engineers to deliver high quality software.
A day in the life
The role will be hands on developer, working in an Agile software team, with focus on delivering value to our customers. You will be responsible for developing and integrating a variety of embedded software including drivers, codecs and protocol stacks for use in our DAB and multimedia SoCs in high-volume consumer electronics products.
Career development
You will have bespoke training and mentoring to allow you to thrive within our environment and fully realise your personal potential.
Benefits
You will be offered a competitive salary and benefits package.