Integration & Systems Validation Engineer

Integration & Systems Validation Engineer

Salary:                      Up to £45,000 - depending on experience 

Location:                 Stevenage

Headline Benefits: A bonus of up to £2,500, Paid Overtime, Strong pension, 25 days annual leave with the option to accrue 15 additional days flexi leave, enhanced parental leave, hybrid working (3-4 days a week on-site)

This is an excellent opportunity to work as an Integration & Systems Validation Engineer who will be involved in the completion of a range of activities required to integrate and test systems and subsystem equipment for the subsequent D&M phase.

The Integration & Systems Validation Engineer role:

We are looking for a proactive and committed Systems Proving Engineer to join the Integration and Systems Validation team in the Air Defence domain. We are looking for a broad-based Systems Proving engineer who will be able to:

• Work with the systems engineering team and design teams to plan and execute trials. 
• Liaise with the systems engineering team and design teams to ensure adequate trial data is acquired and to investigate and resolve design issues. 
• Generate trials documentation 
• Prepare, deliver and follow up internal and external Trials Readiness Reviews 
• Conduct post trials data analysis and reporting 

Conduct and/or support trials including 

• Laboratory-based functional integration trials/system trials 
• Ground-based trials 
• Generate a range of electrical tests and software proving tests to meet the Proving Requirements.
• Carry out Functional Proving activities using Special To Type Test Equipment (SSTE) as well as able to carry out diagnostics using COTS Test Equipment (DMM, Oscilloscopes etc), able to fault find to component level.
• Support Environmental Testing programmes including carrying out BIT tests and collation of Trials conduct Reports 
• Support a range of ground trials within compatibility testing labs (including PAS tests) and trial sites
• Generation and monitor Non-Conformances within SAP.

In addition, you will assist with:

• Lab Management responsibilities (e.g. maintain risk assessments, asset management, host audits, maintain lab safety etc.) 
• Maintaining hardware and software configuration control
• Maintain and control calibrated items and deployed Test equipment.

Integration & Systems Validation Engineer experience required:

Experience working in the following environments:

• System Integration 
• Design Proving and Trials 
• System and Subsystem Integration 
• BIT Test and Pass Out Test
• System assessment and acceptance 
• Design Verification 
• Electronic design/test 

Knowledge of MIL-STD-1553

The business are firm believers in offering all staff the best possible platform to succeed, providing support for career development as well as personal assistance. They hold numerous awards on the back of this work and have a range of employee networks and internal communities that include Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Gender Equality, Neurodiversity, Pride, Ethnic Diversity and many more. They really care about their staff and are passionate about what they do and why they do it.

Their order book stretches for many years, and they have healthy profits and a range of new projects in place. They’re stable with steady controlled growth, offer dynamic working, and fantastic opportunities to grow and develop your career further.

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