Test Engineer (Kampala, Uganda)
Job title: System Test and Verification Specialist
Work for a startup that does good.
- Hybrid work: remote and in-office
- Full-time employment
- Electronics engineering or equivalent, standards compliance, embedded development
- Linux
The position
Signalytic creates integrated solutions for edge application hosting in health facilities. Our products combine solar and battery energy delivery with an on-site server and sophisticated networking solutions. The Test Engineer works as part of the R&D team to ensure our product performs as required. When technical issues occur you will work with the team to perform a root-cause analysis and devise and implement test protocols as needed. As part of the R&D team you will document test procedures and write technical reports. You will work with the team to develop a strategy for hardware standards compliance (e.g. IEC62109, EN61000-6-1) and liaise with outside test labs to organize standard compliance testing.
Part of this position is the design and construction of test setups. Embedded development testing and a good understanding of the Linux operating system, or a willingness to learn, are a requirement. As part of the R&D team you report to the Engineering Manager and the CTO. You will interact with the software and the hardware team on a regular basis.
Important skills and qualifications:
- Able to translate a technical specification or requirement into a test description
- Critical thinking: you can analyze a problem and translate it into technical terms and a sequence of hypotheses to test against
- A technical degree (bachelors), preferably in an engineering discipline
- Excellent communication skills
- A good understanding and ability with Linux
- Able to work independently as well as with a team
- Familiar with electronics standards and standards testing
Desired qualifications:
- 3 years of experience in a test environment
- Basic understanding of electronics
- Basic understanding of battery technology, solar panels
- Basic understanding of mechanical engineering, materials
Everyone on our team has a few things in common:
- Passion to do impactful work that improves lives
- Driven to be a good team player, and enjoy working with others
- Open-minded critical thinker
- Appetite to work on the nitty gritty while also keeping the big picture in mind.
To Apply
If working with our team to further our mission excites you, we’d love to hear from you. If you feel you have ~70% of the qualifications we are looking for but are still interested, we’d still love to chat. We value both experience and willingness to learn.
- Fill out this form with your cover letter, resume, and links to your Github or public repos. Use this opportunity to tell us about yourself and why you’d be a good fit for our team.
- Feel free to reach out to us on LinkedIn with any questions.
- Applications close March 28, 2025 and you will hear from us shortly after. The targeted start date is ASAP, but we can be flexible for the right candida
Working at Signalytic
SIGNALYTIC is a Global Health Solutions technology company with core teams in Vancouver, Canada and Kampala, Uganda. We are committed to creating a diverse, productive, and friendly workplace for our employees that encourages everyone to be their true authentic selves. Join us and help build a disruptive company creating a more healthy, egalitarian, and sustainable future.
We are looking for our next key hires which will help us deliver the next generation of excellence in technology for Africa’s health systems, while also becoming the newest members of our closely knit team. We are committed to supporting our teammates in their professional and personal growth. Here are some things we love about working at SIGNALYTIC:
- Competitive salaries, Stock Options, and Health Spending Account
- Milestone-oriented work with flexible hours
- Flexible vacation
- Human-first culture prioritizing work/life balance
- Opportunity to work fully remote, and a remote work fund to create a successful home office
- Opportunity to work on innovative technologies impacting lives and revolutionizing health systems today, and opportunities to work on various aspects of our product across our technology stack.
About Signalytic
SIGNALYTIC works to transform African health economies. SIGNALYTIC was born from its founders' lived experience in Subsaharan Africa, where they witnessed the loss of life and human capital due to shortages of drugs and quality care in rural and remote health facilities. Since 2018 SIGNALYTIC has worked to develop a novel technology stack which bridges the digital infrastructure gap, allowing health providers to provide better care to their patients by decreasing drug shortages and reliably accessing the digital tools they need. As a social enterprise we strive for lasting change with technology that can be locally supported and maintained. Actionable electronic health data supports health care providers in the delivery of quality care, reduces cost and saves lives.
Our Product
We create sustainable hardware and software to provide a modern distributed platform for electronic health management. Our product is a network of solar-powered edge servers that provide local connectivity. Software layers provide data storage and security, efficient communication between servers, and Internet access to data. Users interact primarily through Android applications, and the server network is managed through a web-based console.
Sustainability, quality and user experience are core to our design work. Within the team we aim to give each member the means to express themselves, and do their best possible work. Your work needs to fit with you and be something you can look forward to. We look for open-minded critical thinkers that enjoy engaging with others to create.
Additional Info
Signalytic is an equal opportunity organization committed to building and fostering a fair and inclusive community that values diversity and encourages respect for all. We welcome applicants across any race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, Indigenous status, or any other legally-protected factors. We recognize the value of identifying and removing barriers for any applicants interested in applying to our company.
