Standard Job Description

Plans, implements, tests, documents, and maintains solutions for the integration and testing of in-house developed and COTS/GOTS components, elements, subsystems and/or systems. Synthesizes customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule and cost constraints. Establishes functional and technical specifications and standards, solves hardware/software interface problems, defines input/output parameters, and ensures integration of the entire system or subsystem. Reviews, evaluates and derives requirements for testability, develops and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for complete systems and/or subsystems. Coordinates subsystem and/or system testing activities with programs and other organizations. Performs analysis of test results and prepares comprehensive subsystem and/or system level evaluation reports which verify and validate system performance. Writes discrepancy reports and performs integration regression testing to verify/validate incorporated fixes to software, components, subsystems and systems.

About the role

We are urgently seeking to recruit an Integration and Test Engineer to be based predominantly on-site at our Ampthill, Bedfordshire offices.

Key Responsibilities:

Test Planning & Execution

• Design comprehensive test plans, cases, procedures, and reports.
• Execute test campaigns in line with specifications and timeline.
• Validate and analyse test data for accuracy and completeness.

Documentation & Communication             

• Author, review and sign off on all test documentation (plans, reports, logs).
• Provide clear, concise status updates to stakeholders (internal/external).
• Plan and carry out Test Readiness Reviews

Test Facility Management

• Identify, evaluate and contract suitable test facilities via the supply‑chain representative.
• Act as the primary technical liaison with contracted facilities.
• Coordinate equipment transport to and from sites.

System Integration

• Develop and integrate automated test scripts into the broader tool ecosystem.
• Integrate large, complex solutions within the wider system‑of‑systems framework.

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

• Work within a large, multi‑disciplinary engineering team to deliver systems on tight deadlines.
• Participate in verification and qualification trials (UK Defence Industry).

Safety & Security

• Ensure all testing activities being conducted comply with safety protocols.
• Enforce data and equipment security requirements during testing.

Field Deployments

• Deploy to trial sites for the duration of test campaigns as required.
• Travel between sites for meetings, reviews, and de‑briefs.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

Communication           

• Excellent verbal and written communication – able to produce clear, concise reports and present findings to technical & non‑technical audiences.

Test Engineering            

• Proven experience creating test plans, cases, procedures, and reports for system integration/verification.

Test & Integration Experience  

• Demonstrated hands‑on experience in qualification/verification trials, ideally within defence‑related systems.

Strategic Planning        

• Experience developing strategies to support formal product sell‑off and acceptance.

Tool Proficiency

• Familiarity with usage and deployment of instrumentation including thermocouples, strain gauges, accelerometers.
• Experience and usage of Data acquisition tools (data loggers, video loggers) used in a test environment.
• Configuration GUIs/HMIs, Emulators, Operating Systems, Interface Protocols.

Fault Diagnosis             

• Ability to investigate, document, and report faults or anomalies in complex systems.

Desired Skills

• Integration & verification of software‑inclusive or IP‑networked military systems.
• Familiarity with UK Defence industry ‘Qualification & Verification Trials’ and the associated acceptance process.
• Experience with vehicle system integration & verification.
• Independent work‑planning and estimation skills.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following Systems Engineering tools:

           IBM DOORS NG
           IBM Rational Quality Manager
           Cameo Systems Modeler