Graduate Applications Engineer
Please note that XJTAG will not consider applications from recruitment agencies.
Location: Cambridge, UK
XJTAG is a world-leading developer of electronics testing and programming products. We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive engineer to join XJTAG’s Applications Engineering team. This customer facing team is responsible for developing XJTAG test and programming projects to demonstrate our capabilities to potential customers, and on a consultancy basis for existing customers. Developing projects involves reviewing schematics and configuring our software products (including writing new test models, based on device datasheets, in a high-level programming language, for devices that are not already in our libraries).
As a Graduate Applications Engineer at XJTAG you will work on many different projects, so this role is ideal for an engineer who likes a lot of variety.
As a member of the Applications Engineering team, you will also help support our customers in their use of XJTAG.
Outside project development you will also use your expertise to contribute to our product development and product support. You will get involved in a wide range of tasks, often not strictly ‘in the job description’ to help and support the whole business.
Your success will be seen in your expertise in our technology and your ability to solve our customer’s problems with our products. In your work, you will reflect our supportive, straightforward, innovative and committed values.
Responsibilities
- Understand customer requirements and develop solutions using our products, culminating in a successful sale to our customers
- Make technical presentations, training and demonstrations tailored to their audience which showcase our products features and benefits
- Collect feedback and ideas from customers and ensure it is resolved within the business
- Communicate clearly with the customer, sales team and other parts of the business and make sure our sales pipeline is updated
Requirements
- A sound understanding of core digital electronics, preferably with a foundational understanding of FPGAs, embedded microprocessors and device drivers
- Familiarity with one or more high level programming language
- An interest in engaging with customers to understand their requirements and developing solutions to meet those needs
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Some experience of problem-solving and an ability to apply that to customer problems
- Awareness of electronics technologies and trends Ability to manage your own time and priorities whilst meeting customer expectations
- Ability to manage your own time and priorities whilst managing customer expectations
- Basic experience of electronics development projects and use of design tools
- Permission to work in the UK
Benefits
- A relaxed, friendly and inclusive working environment in our office on the edge of Cambridge
- 25 days paid annual leave (+8 bank holidays)
- Life assurance (3x salary)
- Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) share scheme
- Training and development provided both internally and externally
- Employee assistance programme with a range of wellbeing measures and benefits
To apply, please email your CV to recruitment@xjtag.com
Please note that XJTAG will not consider applications from recruitment agencies.