Contract Senior Systems Engineer – Test

Senior Systems Test Engineer

Location: Greenford, London

Contract: 6 Months

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 2-3 Days On Site

Rate: £60.00 – £75.00 per hour Umbrella (Flexible)

Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required

The Role

We are currently seeking a Senior Systems Test Engineer to support an advanced defence project, working within a multidisciplinary engineering team and focusing on systems integration, verification and testing across the full systems engineering lifecycle.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Systems Test Engineer with a strong background in requirements, system verification, integration and test to work on complex, safety- and mission-critical systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute system-level test and verification activities across the engineering lifecycle.
• Develop test strategies, test specifications, procedures and supporting documentation.
• Analyse system requirements and ensure they are fully verifiable and traceable through to test.
• Support system integration, verification and validation activities.
• Plan, coordinate and lead system testing, including investigation and resolution of test failures.
• Produce clear and accurate test reports, evidence and technical documentation.
• Support design reviews, technical meetings and customer-facing activities.
• Lead testing work packages and ensure delivery to agreed timescales, cost and quality requirements.
• Identify and manage technical risks, issues and dependencies associated with testing and integration.
• Work closely with systems, software, hardware and other engineering disciplines to support successful system delivery.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to other engineers where required.

Skills & Experience

• Strong background in Systems Engineering and Systems Test.
• Proven experience in system verification, validation, integration and testing.
• Strong understanding of requirements management and requirements traceability.
• Experience developing test specifications, procedures, reports and other technical documentation.
• Experience investigating test failures and supporting root-cause analysis.
• Ability to work across the full systems engineering lifecycle.
• Strong communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working on complex engineering or mission-critical systems.
• Previous defence, maritime, sonar or aerospace experience is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with systems engineering, requirements or test management tools is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electronics, Physics or a related discipline.
• Due to the nature of the role, candidates must hold active SC security clearance.

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