Senior Systems Test Engineer

SPX; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology solutions provider in Bristol seeks a Senior Systems Test Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team. The role involves developing test plans, leading project management for testing, and ensuring compliance with software and hardware standards. Candidates should have a strong background in sensing systems and quality assurance methodologies. This hybrid role encourages innovation and offers diverse benefits including generous holiday, competitive insurance plans, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday with ability to buy/exchange

Competitive insurance plans

Employer contributions to company pension

Performance-based compensation packages

Educational assistance and leadership programs

Qualifications

• Experience & understanding of theory, concept, and application of sensing/locating systems.
• Creating integrated end-to-end test plans and report writing.
• Compliance Testing expertise.

Responsibilities

• Identify & establish testing best practices through NPD life cycle.
• Lead testing technical project management.
• Carry out functional and regression testing, both manual and automated.

Skills

Understanding of sensing/locating systems

End-to-end test deliverables

Automated tests using tools like Cucumber

Electro-mechanical testing

Strong understanding of QA methodologies

Awareness of AI-assisted test case generation

Education

B Eng / M Eng / BSc / MSc in Electronics & Software

HND / HNC in Electronics & Software

Job description

Overview

Building the people that build the world.

With platforms in HVAC and Detection and Measurement, SPX Technologies builds innovative solutions that enable a safer, more efficient, sustainable world. Through our RiSE talent development framework, we Reach, Identify, Strengthen, and Engage our employees to support them in their continued development. We’re a global company of problem solvers, collaborators, and innovators, and our businesses build solutions that impact the world.

As part of Detection and Measurement, Radiodetection is a global leader in the design and development of equipment and software used by utility companies to install, protect, and maintain underground infrastructure networks. Through precision and magnetic locators and ground penetrating radar, we help prevent damage to infrastructure utilities and protect lives.

SPX is a diverse team of unique individuals who all make an impact. As a Senior Systems Test Engineer, you will be part of Radiodetection Bristol-based multidisciplinary engineering team, and responsible for the testing and design verification and validation of Radiodetection Locator and CAT products (IoT platform Products) in close cooperation with the New Product Development and Software team. The role requires responsibility for creating product validation / test plans, creating test reports and managing traceable records from concept through release to volume manufacture.

Effective communication with the project team is essential to ensuring that the project objectives are met and delivered on time.

The jobholder should have an active interest in current and evolving technology and a keenness for developing an understanding of the company’s products and technology.

Opportunity to lead transformation of testing function into a world class testing operation & team.

Job Responsibilities

• Identify & establish testing best practices and methods through NPD life cycle (V model) and transform testing function into a world class operation, with balance of in-house capability and partnerships development.
• Represent testing through stage gate process from Idea to Launch.
• Evaluating software, hardware, features, functions and characteristics of the product
• Lead testing technical project management and create and maintain test verification and validation test plans and test reports
• Establish appropriate reporting and traceability.
• Support Current-product & Software team in testing or advisory.
• Lead knowledge management and standardization for testing methods and practices
• Carrying out functional and regression testing, both manual and automated.
• Integrating existing and new automated regression tests into Azure Pipelines
• Providing technical leadership to our cross-functional agile product development teams.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education

We each bring something to the table, and we are looking for someone who has:

Required Experience

• Experience & understanding of theory, concept and application of sensing/locating systems or connected devices.
• End-to-end test deliverables for integrated systems: Hardware, Embedded firmware, Mobile apps & Cloud services.
• Develop system test plans, verification protocols, and acceptance criteria from product requirements and use cases.
• Creating Integrated end-to-end test plans and report writing
• Enthusiastic technologist, able to demonstrate a broad technical knowledge.
• V model and CI/CD
• Awareness of AI-assisted test case generation, log analysis, and synthetic data creation. Familiarity with AI-driven defect prediction and report summarization
• Electro-mechanical testing, Climatic testing & Failure Analysis.
• DOE, FEMA, DFSS, quality assurance (QA) experience.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies.
• Experience developing and executing automated tests using tools such as Cucumber or Postman (or able to demonstrate suitable transferrable skills).
• Compliance Testing

Education & Certifications

• B Eng / M Eng / BSc / MSc or equivalent in Electronics & Software
• HND / HNC or equivalent in Electronics & Software

Travel & Working Environment

Hybrid – currently 3 days in office

Travel may be required from time-to-time in order to fulfil requirements of role

How we live our culture

Our culture is at the center of what we do and, more importantly, who we are. Our core values set a standard for how we manage ourselves, and our Leadership Model sets the standard for how we engage with each other. Whether you are an individual contributor or you lead a large team, each of us leads at SPX.

Why you should join us

We know that the well-being of our employees is integral. Our benefits include:

• Generous holiday with ability to buy/exchange, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Access to competitive insurance plans (including medical, dental and travel), cycle to work and free parking from your first day
• Generous life assurance and employer contributions to company pension plan
• Competitive and performance-based compensation packages and bonus plans
• Educational assistance, leadership development programs, and recognition programs

Our commitment to embrace diversity to build a culture of inclusion at SPX

We value different backgrounds, experiences, and voices at SPX, and we are committed to challenging ourselves, openly communicating, and striving to improve every day. We believe in creating an inclusive work environment where everyone has a voice and is encouraged to realize their fullest potential.