Senior Test Software Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering organisation in Stevenage is seeking a Senior Test Software Engineer to develop test solutions. The role involves software development for military products, collaboration across functional teams, and critical problem-solving. Candidates should be proficient in C/C++/C# and possess a strong analytical mindset. Competitive salary up to £75,000 and excellent benefits are offered.

Benefits

Bonus of up to £2,500

Paid Overtime

Strong pension

25 days annual leave with option for flexi leave

Enhanced parental leave

Qualifications

• Software engineer with transferable talent into software development for test solutions.
• Strong ability to write high-performance software.
• Excellent analytical and design ability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support software packages for test validation.
• Collaborate to deliver UK-wide test capability.
• Contribute to test solution design.

Skills

C

C++

C#

ADA

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Education

Software or electronics engineering degree

Job description

Overview

Senior Test Software Engineer located in Stevenage. Salary up to £75,000 (DOE). 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.

About the role

We’re working with an award-winning, engineering organisation, who are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who will work within Test Software, collaborating across Electronic Engineering, a Test Centre of Excellence and Software Engineering to deliver a UK-wide test capability. The Senior Software Engineer role focuses on delivering test capability in partnership with colleagues in Electronic Design, the Test Centre of Excellence and other areas of Software Engineering. Their mission is to facilitate robust and timely testing of missile systems. Spanning a diverse portfolio of work packages, the team directly influences the company’s product certification, manufacturing output and support activities. Specifically, they are responsible for developing and supporting software packages that utilise Test Equipment hardware to configure, verify and validate the conformance and quality of our UK product range from development, through production and into field test scenarios. It is a multi-disciplined, dynamic, focused and agile team specialising in all aspects of test solution design, including software, hardware, simulation and real-time systems. It is a great place to learn about the company’s entire product portfolio, whilst embracing the change to DevOps and other innovative technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support software packages that utilise Test Equipment hardware to configure, verify and validate the conformance and quality of the UK product range from development, through production and into field test scenarios.
• Collaborate with Electronic Design, the Test Centre of Excellence and other areas of Software Engineering to deliver UK-wide test capability.
• Contribute to test solution design, including software, hardware, simulation and real-time systems.

Qualifications

• Software or electronics engineer with transferable talent into software development for test solutions.
• Strong ability to write software in C, C++, C#, or ADA and motivated to develop reliable, high-performance software.
• Excellent analytical and design ability, including review and critical analysis.
• Can-do and flexible approach – you’ll enjoy solving technical problems extending beyond the bounds of “software”.
• Keen to work on novel products where the software you produce is time and mission-critical
• Able to communicate effectively with Systems Engineering, Electronics and Electrical, and Test and Validation

About the business

The business values staff development and support, with a range of employee networks and internal communities including Parents and Carers, Equality, Neurodiversity, Pride, and more. They are committed to their staff.

Eligibility

Due to the nature of the business, applicants must be British or Dual UK with British citizenship and capable of achieving the clearance levels required by the business.