Hours: Full time (37.5)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Stockport
Closing date for applications: 30th April, 2026
At Park Signalling we utilise our specialist engineering skills and knowledge to deliver products and services including consultancy and projects. We deliver design and development, application engineering, prototype manufacture, repair and consultancy at any stage in the life-cycle of a system or product. We design, manufacture and supply a range of products for the needs of the world-wide railway signalling, telecommunications and industrial control system industry. As a signalling consultancy, we are unique in the product knowledge that we hold. This know-how is current, relevant and easily transferable to all types of fail-safe control systems and products.
We are now recruiting for a Firmware/Software Tester to join our team in Stockport. This role will primarily be responsible for the planning and execution of test activities, as required, to assure the high quality of our ongoing projects. Where necessary, you will also help develop requirements and technical documentation for railway signalling products. You will have an opportunity to work in many areas of the systems life cycle, expanding your capability in many new, diverse and exciting projects.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Code development
Programming and testing
Documentation and code verification
Ownership of test and integration plans and specifications
Support in standards compliance where applicable
Candidates must be qualified to degree level (or equivalent) in an electrical engineering related subject (i.e. computer science/software engineering/electrical engineering) and be able to discuss their prior experiences. Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), time management skills and the ability to work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative are also essential. Previous experience of working in the Railway Industry would be an advantage.
Candidates must also be able to demonstrate skills and experience in the following:
Demonstrable experience of all aspects of testing high quality software/firmware in complex systems
Significant commercial experience in testing application software (.NET/ C#)
Significant commercial experience in testing embedded software
Experience in unit and functional testing
Experience in using Doors or similar requirements management tooling for requirements capture and verifying traceability
Maintaining and upgrading test environments
Working to safety standards e.g. EN50128
Actively contributing to reviews
Proficient in the use of source control tooling (SVN, Git)
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Inter-personal skills, in particular, the ability to work with staff and customers at all levels and generate positive, open relationships
Attention to detail
Demonstration of IEng competency levels
Industry related continual professional development
Does this sound like you? If so, please get in touch.
You may have experience in the following: Firmware Test Engineer, Software Test Engineer, Embedded Software Tester, Embedded Firmware Tester, Software QA Engineer, Software Tester, Systems Test Engineer, Verification Engineer, Validation Engineer, Test Analyst, QA Analyst, Railway Software Tester, Control Systems Tester, Electronics Test Engineer, Automation Test Engineer, Test Engineer, Software Quality Engineer, .NET Tester, C# Tester, Git Tester, QA Specialist.
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Salary description
£40000.00 - £40000.00 per year