System Test Engineer

Company: CBSbutler
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Location: Royston
Job Description:

Working Pattern: Initially 5 days onsite; reducing to 4 days onsite / 1 day remote

Rate: Dependent on experience

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Product Development Test Engineer to support the design and execution of Verification & Validation (V&V) activities for complex, integrated products.

This is a technical V&V role within a product development environment and requires experience testing integrated machines incorporating electromechanical hardware, firmware, control systems and software.

Software testing experience alone will not be suitable for this position.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design V&V activities for complex, integrated machines
  • Create test plans and detailed test protocols, including test cases and methods
  • Support test execution, documentation and anomaly management
  • Produce clear technical reports and test documentation
  • Develop templates for test documentation and reporting
  • Lead reviews of test protocols with wider engineering teams
  • Maintain clear documentation and traceability throughout the V&V process
  • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary engineering teams
  • Use initiative and continuously develop technical knowledge to solve problems
  • Proven experience designing V&V activities within a product development environment
  • Experience testing complex, integrated machines/products
  • Experience spanning electromechanical hardware, firmware, control systems and software
  • Strong understanding of test planning, protocols, test cases and test methods
  • Excellent documentation, planning and reporting skills, particularly where traceability is critical
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to liaise with wider engineering teams and lead protocol reviews
  • Experience working within a New Product Development (NPD) environment
  • Ability to work independently, use initiative and continuously develop technical knowledge
  • Experience, understanding or interest in physics, biology or fluid mechanics
  • Experience within a highly regulated or technically complex product environment
  • Experience working with medical, laboratory, scientific or other complex instrumentation

The successful candidate will be someone who enjoys problem solving, using initiative and learning new technical areas within a New Product Development environment.

You should have a good understanding of how hardware, firmware, controls and software work together as a complete system.

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Posted: September 21st, 2026