System Test Engineer

CBSbutler; Royston; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

CBSbutler seeks an experienced Product Development Test Engineer to support V&V activities for complex, integrated machines, combining electromechanical hardware, firmware, control systems and software. The role emphasizes design of V&V activities in a rigorous product development environment and requires strong documentation and cross-functional collaboration.

The candidate will design test plans, protocols and reports, lead protocol reviews, and maintain traceability throughout the V&V process

Qualifications

• Experience designing V&V activities within a product development environment.
• Ability to design test plans and detailed test protocols, including test cases and methods.
• Strong documentation, planning and reporting skills with traceability.

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.

Skills

V&V design

Test planning

Test protocols

Documentation

Traceability

Cross-functional

Anomaly management

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.