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CNIguard is a high technology business delivering infrastructure protection and asset management solutions to the electricity, gas, water, transportation, communication and other vital sectors. Its products provide real-time monitoring of critical infrastructure to detect, safeguard and prevent human or natural interference or disruption resulting in cost-effective solutions and considerable savings through minimizing damage. Google “manhole explosion Boston” for an idea of what we aim to prevent.

As part of our ongoing growth, we are hiring developers to work on our Sentir range of Edge devices and SensorView IoT platform. This exciting opportunity will allow you to play a key role as part of a team innovating in an application area and market segment that will see enormous growth over the next 10-15 years. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience with the leading-edge technology and products it will serve. CNIguard are a small organization, with a small Development team. Our Developers work very much as generalists – offering opportunities to contribute to projects around Data Engineering, Software Development, Web Applications, Data Science/Analytics and ML.

To apply for any of the following please send your CV and cover letter to careers@cniguard.com stating the role for which you are applying.

Contract: Permanent
Location: Our Edinburgh Innovation Center! We do support hybrid working, but the expectation is that the successful candidate will spend most of their time working from our office in central Edinburgh.

Salary: Competitive

This role will be responsible for architecture and development of data-oriented applications, the Cloud Services which support them, APIs and communication with Edge IoT devices. Security of Data and Applications is a critical part of the job.

REQUIREMENTS

It is essential that you can demonstrate the following skills and experience:

  • A bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering, or related discipline.
  • 3+ years’ experience in Embedded Hardware Design.
  • Component selection, microcontroller operation, analog and digital sensor interfacing, schematic-capture and PCB design.
  • Design and optimization of low-power and battery-powered systems.
  • Integration and operation of radio communication modules.
  • Use of circuit simulator and optimization tools.
  • Operation of in-circuit tests and JTAG tools.

Desirable (but not essential):

  • Design of Industrial IOT systems, e.g., sensors, gateways, and connectivity to ‘the cloud’
  • Embedded software experience.
  • RF circuit design and antenna selection.
  • Product prototyping using CAD tools
  • Design of in-circuit test equipment for factory production system tests
  • Use of Measurement and Diagnostic Tools – Use of appropriate equipment: logic analysers, oscilloscopes, multimeter & bench power supplies etc.
  • Ideally, you would have experience with many of our project management tools (Jira, Confluence…)

Contract: Permanent
Location: Our Edinburgh Innovation Center! We do support hybrid working, but the expectation is that the successful candidate will spend most of their time working from our office in central Edinburgh.

Salary: Competitive

The QA Engineer will be taking part in various projects, assessing hardware quality by designing and implementing hardware testing processes. They will take ownership of hardware quality through exploratory and automated testing. They will hunt system defects, identify issues, report them, and see that they’re dealt with.

REQUIREMENTS

Responsibilities:

  • Review and analyse requirements, specifications, and technical design documents, providing timely feedback and writing reports
  • Develop detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases
  • Prioritize and plan testing activities
  • Play the role of test engineer: Design, develop, and execute automated tests
  • Identify and report issues found, then verify that issues are resolved
  • Create and maintaining company processes
  • Carrying out environmental testing on prototypes
  • Analysing test results, assisting with product design and reviewing products for defects
  • Role may require travel within the UK

Requirements and skills: 

  • Proven work experience in hardware quality assurance
  • Strong knowledge of Testing methodologies, tools, and processes
  • Keen eye for detail and a commitment to excellence
  • Be willing to help your teammates, share your knowledge with them, and learn from them
  • Be open to receiving constructive feedback and turning it into process improvements
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001 Standards
  • Ability to design and implement test rigs
  • Experience with use of laboratory test equipment
  • Experience of electronic fault finding
  • Use of test management tools.
  • light PCB rework.
  • Environmental testing (internal and at external test houses) which cover the following.
    • Temperature /Humidity
    • IPx8 Testing
    • Hazardous gas testing (experience not essential)
    • Electrical Safety Testing
  • Ability to produce test plans and procedures.
  • Good report writing skills.
  • Producing MTBF analysis reports

Good to have:

  • Experience in Software/Firmware testing
  • Experience working in an Agile environment
  • Exposure to Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket

Contract: Permanent
Location: Our Edinburgh Innovation Center! We do support hybrid working, but the expectation is that the successful candidate will spend most of their time working from our office in central Edinburgh.

Salary: Competitive

The QA Engineer will be taking part in various projects, assessing hardware quality by designing and implementing hardware testing processes. They will take ownership of hardware quality through exploratory and automated testing. They will hunt system defects, identify issues, report them, and see that they’re dealt with.

REQUIREMENTS

Responsibilities:

  • Review and analyse requirements, specifications, and technical design documents, providing timely feedback and writing reports
  • Develop detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases
  • Prioritize and plan testing activities
  • Play the role of test engineer: Design, develop, and execute automated tests
  • Identify and report issues found, then verify that issues are resolved
  • Perform regression testing
  • Create and maintaining company processes
  • Analysing test results and assisting with product design

Requirements and skills: 

  • Proven work experience in software quality assurance
  • Strong knowledge of Testing methodologies, tools, and processes
  • Hands-on experience with automated testing tools
  • Keen eye for detail and a commitment to excellence
  • Be willing to help your teammates, share your knowledge with them, and learn from them
  • Be open to receiving constructive feedback and turning it into process improvements
  • Experience analysing web stacks which include Django, React, PostgreSQL, AWS
  • Knowledge of ISO 9001 Standards

Good to have:

  • Experience in electronics testing
  • Experience working in an Agile environment
  • Exposure to Jira, Confluence and Bitbucket

We recognise the importance of attracting, developing and retaining staff that reflect the diversity of our marketplace. Any hiring decisions we make are based on qualification, merit and prevailing business needs. We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief or sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

No agencies please.

Jonathan Taylor
VP Customer Delivery

Jonathan is an engineer and project executive with a combined 15 years of experience in utility, manufacturing, deploying, and implementing solutions utility and heavy industrial sectors. He was previously with Osmose Utility Services and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, after starting his career within Aerospace and Pulp and Paper. Jonathan holds an Executive Leadership Certification and a BSME from the Georgia Tech, as well as an active Project Management Professional license from PMI.


Jens Sterum
VP Business Development

Jens has over three decades of experience in international business development, specializing in complex technology sales. Spanning FMCG, logistics, security and utilities, his experience traverses EMEA, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. Prior to joining CNIguard in the USA, he served as MD for a specialized company in industrial automation, having secured and managed a highly successful telemetry framework for the largest water utility in the UK . Jens has a BS in International Economics from Duke University and MS in Management and Organizational Development from University of Aalborg, Denmark.

Jim Darroch
Chief Technology Officer

Jim is a software development executive with 30 years’ experience in designing software and data solutions for Data/Telecoms, Industrial and IoT markets – with an emphasis on reliability, high availability, safety, and security. He has experience in building and leading software teams on a global scale for multiple large corporations (notably HP, Emerson and Honeywell) as well as several small/start-ups; establishing teams to quickly deliver innovative Software solutions. Jim holds a B.Sc. with First Class Honours in Computer Science from Strathclyde University.

Stephen Rose
Chief Financial Officer

30 years qualified accountant with industry based board level experience in the UK, Europe and China. Stephen is a commercially focused accountant having been group financial director for Eaglemoss Publications, an international publishing group for over 20 years. Other roles include management accountant for Porcelanosa and a consultancy role for fashion group, Jumper Retail.

Chris Quire
Chief Executive Officer

Chris is an engineer and technology executive with over 30 years of global experience in designing, manufacturing, deploying, and supporting wireless solutions in the utility and consumer electronics sectors. He was previously with Landis+Gyr and Comverge, after starting his career with Panasonic. Chris holds a MBA from Georgia State and a BEE from the Georgia Tech, as well as two patents.

Jason Wilson
Chief Commercial Officer

Jason is a seasoned sales and business development leader with over 30 years of global experience in high tech and wireless industrial internet of things with a focus on Smart Grid and Digital Oilfield solutions. He was previously with On-Ramp Wireless after starting his career in the United States Air Force. Jason has a Master of Science in Systems Management from the University of Southern California and a Bachelors in Astronautical Engineering from the US Air Force Academy.