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System Integration Engineers sit at the point where mechanical design, electronics, firmware and operating system software meet, and are responsible for making sure the whole product works as one reliable system rather than a collection of good parts.\nThis is a hands-on role with real ownership. You will pick up live new product introduction work already in flight, so you will spend your first weeks building context quickly and then run your own areas of the integration and test effort. \nWhilst your primary role will be to build pre-configured Windows OS Images for our different models of server, you will also work closely with mechanical and electronics engineering, firmware and software teams, procurement, and our contract manufacturing and component suppliers.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES\nIntegration and bring up\nIntegrate hardware, firmware and operating system elements into working systems and take new builds through bring up.\nOwn the resolution of integration issues end to end, from first symptom through root cause to a verified fix.\nContribute to BIOS and operating system level configuration and validation on new platforms.\nTest and validation\nWrite, run and maintain hardware test plans covering functional, environmental, thermal and stress testing.\nBuild and improve test rigs, fixtures and automated test scripts to make validation repeatable.\nRecord results clearly and translate test data into engineering decisions and evidence for design sign off.\nWorking across teams\nAct as a technical point of contact for internal teams who depend on hardware readiness, including software, product and customer support.\nTranslate technical detail into clear, accessible updates for non specialist audiences, including customer facing notes on hardware and firmware changes.\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING\nEssential\nExperience in a hardware, systems or test engineering role, integrating hardware and software into complete products.\nPractical fault finding ability across electrical, mechanical and software boundaries, with a structured approach to root cause analysis.\nComfort with lab equipment and hands on work\nWorking knowledge of PC architecture and server hardware, including BIOS, firmware and operating system installation and configuration.\nAbility to write clear technical documentation and test procedures that other people can follow.\nScripting ability for test automation and data handling, for example Python, Bash or Powershell.\nOrganised and self directed, able to pick up in flight work quickly and keep several workstreams moving.\nCollaborative and clear communicator, comfortable working with suppliers and with colleagues outside engineering.\nDesirable\nExperience with video and display technologies, including DisplayPort, HDMI, SDI or IP video.\nExposure to new product introduction and the transition from prototype to mass-production.\nExperience working with contract manufacturers and managing supplier quality issues.\nFamiliarity with GPU based servers, high performance computing hardware or real time media processing.\nBackground in live events, broadcast, theatre, film or another creative technology sector.\nExperience with PLM or ERP systems and formal engineering change control.\nFamiliarity with issue tracking and documentation tools such as Jira and Confluence.\nWHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE\nBecause this is a fixed term cover role, the first weeks are deliberately weighted towards handover and context building. You will take ownership of your own learning, and in return, you will be given guidance from our Senior Systems Integration engineer. We expect you to have many questions, especially at first! \nFirst month\nCompleted handover, with a clear picture of active workstreams, open issues and key contacts across engineering, procurement and suppliers.\nIndependently running routine test and integration tasks.\nYou will have built your first Production-ready Windows image.\nFirst three months\nOwning your own areas of integration and validation, including test planning and issue resolution.\nRecognised by internal teams and suppliers as the point of contact for those areas.\nAcross the contract\nDelivered your assigned integration and validation milestones to schedule and to quality.\nLeft documentation, test assets and issue records in a state that supports a clean handover back at the end of the contract.\nAbout Disguise\nDisguise is the industry-leading platform sitting at the heart of a new era of visual experiences. One powerful integrated system of software, hardware and services to help create the next dimension of real-time spectacle.\nWe partner with the biggest entertainment brands and companies in the world to deliver the A-list of live music events, live TV broadcasts, immersive experiences, installations, theatre, film and TV production, corporate communications and brand product launches. Working with Disney, Snapchat, Netflix, ESPN, the Burj Khalifa, and Adele, Disguise is the number one partner delivering the next dimension of entertainment. \nWatch our showreel\nDon’t Disguise your differences.\nInnovation comes from everyone. We strive to create a workplace that reflects our diverse audience. We celebrate our people for their full authentic selves, and embrace uniqueness. Inclusion and Equity matter at Disguise. We create together and we create everywhere. \nOur values\nHonest. We are real with ourselves and our clients and share our ideas with openness and transparency. \nEvolutionary. We innovate using our user’s ever-changing needs so our technology remains ahead-of-the-game.\nFearless. We take the best path, not the easiest, and innovate where it’s right, not where it’s simplest.\nResilience. We don’t give up until we find the right solution, even if it means going outside our remit.\nBelong. We create an environment where everyone feels like they belong and is empowered to do their best work.\nOur benefits\nWe have a suite of globally relevant competitive benefits packages as we want to make sure we retain the best talent out there. 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