Systems Test Engineer

Systems Test Engineer

Verification and Validation

Salary: £39,000 - £48,000 depending on experience

Location: London/Surrey border with remote working options

Security Clearance: eligibility to obtainUK Security Check (SC)

My client, a leading provider of support to the defence industry is actively recruiting for a Systems Test Engineer, to play a key role in ensuring that defence systems meet critical requirements by applying verification and validation (V&V) processes across the engineering life cycle.

Responsibilities required for the position of Systems Test Engineer

• Apply IVVTQA (or similar such as MBT, SysML, MBSE)  principles across the systems engineering life cycle, from requirements through to integration and validation.
• Contribute to IVVTQA management plans, processes, and methods to ensure project success.
• Support system verification and validation through comprehensive planning, execution, and reporting.
• Ensure that V&V activities meet both internal and external standards and requirements.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to support design reviews, risk assessments, and change management processes.

Ideal experience for the Systems Test Engineer

• A degree or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering, Software, or Hardware Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering V&V (or similar) processes and experience in planning, delivering, and reporting V&V activities.
• Proven track record in using an evidence-based approach for systems integration, verification, validation, and acceptance.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and technical report writing skills.
• Ability to think critically and solve complex problems using systems thinking and root cause analysis.