Office and Accounts Administrator (full time)
We are looking for an additional member in our administration and finance team on a full time basis assisting in day to day accounts and office duties.
Office and Accounts Administrator (part time)
We are looking for an additional member in our admin and finance team on a part-time (min. 25 hours) basis assisting in day to day accounts and office duties.
We are always looking for talented individuals. If you can’t find a job advert that describes you but believe you can add something new to XJTAG you are welcome to submit a speculative application to recruitment@xjtag.com.
Please note that XJTAG will not consider applications from recruitment agencies.
I began my internship at XJTAG after completing my second year studying Physics at The University of Cambridge. An internship at XJTAG appealed to me because I had heard that XJTAG was a friendly company and thought it would be a great environment to strengthen my practical skills in both hardware and software.
My summer working for the company has been a great experience. They ensured that my time spent with them was as rewarding as possible, which I very much appreciated. The work I was given was very enjoyable and I felt it targeted the skills that I would need to work in this industry in future, I also loved the companies’ punting social and pizza lunches.
Since the beginning of my internship I felt included by the team, who all made an effort to help me hit the ground running in my work and develop skills that I would find useful in future. The daily stand-up meetings gave a great insight into the daily workings of different aspects of the company, and allowed me to get quick feedback on any hurdles I was facing.
During my time at XJTAG, I worked on a project automating LED tests on PCBs. This involved designing image processing software which takes input from a web camera and feeds output to the boundary scan test software. The project was successful at autonomously identifying which LED Devices, if any, were malfunctioning. I felt that my work was valued by the team and had future potential as a tool for them.
I learned a lot about the industry from my placement, which I will find valuable when deciding a career path in future. It also helped me to become much more confident in my project management and software development skills, as a result of the support provided by the company.
I found the environment super friendly, I would highly recommend XJTAG to anyone looking for a fun and productive internship.
Joining XJTAG as a graduate has been the perfect opportunity to apply what I learnt at university and to keep learning and developing my skills. It’s proved a great way to get exposure to the many different sides of industry, and it’s particularly interesting to see how various client companies do things differently.
Having a clear training plan when I started was great, and various engineers were assigned to help where necessary, which made me feel guided through the initial training. I immediately found that everyone was kind and helpful and seemed to get on very well together. They clearly knew each other personally a lot, and I was very quickly welcomed into everyone’s personal lives.
My favourite subjects at university were the various digital modules as I found logic very logical (pun intended!). I studied JTAG boundary scan in a few of my modules and found it fascinating how a little extra silicon on the pins of a few chips means we can test so much of the assembled board.
Being a graduate at XJTAG is really interesting because I get exposed to many things I had never known about before, including having fun in the workshop with the 3D printer and CNC machine. I get to work on a lot of different aspects of what we do, so I rapidly felt integrated with the other engineers. I very quickly got to work on customer projects and was surprised at how many different services XJTAG provides. I love working here, and it feels like I learn something new every day. I definitely enjoy how much responsibility I was given even though I was so new to the company.
The social events (in person and virtual) very quickly made it clear that employee wellbeing is important to the company. The go-karting, mini-golf, BBQs, food truck, and pub lunches have been great, as is having a pool table; I like that we have areas for employees to be social.
Cambridge is also a great place to be – I love the city centre and sitting on the Greens in summer. This is a perfect first-time job and introduction to industry. The company’s management is very approachable, the team is super friendly, and people are always willing to help if there’s a problem.
I was born and raised in Malaga, Spain, and recently graduated with a bachelors in electronics systems engineering from the Universidad de Málaga.
I had heard many horror stories about what companies can be like, so when I started looking for a job, I had concerns about how things might turn out. I needn’t have worried. When I came for my interview at XJTAG, I found the work environment was nice and friendly, and the way the technical interview was conducted convinced me that I would have excellent mentors to learn from, which is something I really value as a new graduate.
XJTAG has a great company culture. All the staff are very friendly and respectful, and everyone’s always so helpful. They’re patient when training us fresh grads and answering all my questions. As for personal development, I found the management really cared about new graduates and dedicate time for training.
My advice for women seeking a career in engineering is to have confidence in themselves and not to be scared of seeking out new opportunities. You probably know more than you think! Don’t be deterred from applying for jobs if you don’t meet all the stated requirements. I think a lot of companies are in fact just looking for someone who knows how to learn.
One of the many things I love about my job is that I get to do many different types of task – last week I was doing circuit design, today I’m working on a PCB layout, and a little while ago I was writing HDL code for an FPGA. It’s nice not to be restricted to what I do.
Even though I’m fresh from university and don’t have any prior industry experience, I feel like I’m listened to and that my input on projects is valued. I very quickly felt a respected part of our team. The work/life balance is good here, too. I can work flexible hours, and overtime is only required when it’s really needed.
All those reasons make XJTAG a friendly, fun, and enjoyable place to work.
I’ve always loved maths, physics, and computing, so I studied an integrated Masters in Physics at York as a way to incorporate all three. I particularly enjoyed the final year’s High-Performance Computing modules and my project work, which was mainly programming, so when I graduated, I looked primarily for a job in software engineering.
When I had an interview with XJTAG, I immediately felt how welcoming the company was, and got the impression that it had a positive and accommodating work environment; they were the main reasons I decided to join. I like that I was interviewed by the two bosses directly, and I found further interviews and interactions with the software team and their manager positive and reassuring.
My technical interview included a programming test, and I felt like it was much more reasonable than in other companies because I was offered the time and flexibility to submit something I was happy with.
Everyone is as genuine today as they were in my interview and during my first few weeks. I feel well supported by other team members, who are always willing to help anytime they can. Their support was particularly noticeable earlier in the year when COVID forced us to work from home.
Every day gives me new challenges, and there is so much that I can learn here. I feel I’ve been allowed to work independently and given the necessary time to work through problems without undue pressure. I like the flexibility of working hours, which makes organising life outside of work much easier because I’m able to come in early or work late if I need to accommodate daytime appointments such as landlord visits or deliveries.
We all enthusiastically join the frequent BBQs, lunchtime outings, and quarterly socials. I love the relaxed but productive work environment and have really been enjoying my first year at XJTAG.