Pay Rate: up to £44.95 per hour PAYE and up to £60.00 per hour through an Umbrella Company

Your responsibilities will include but not limited to:

You will report into to the SPEAR Head of Functional Integration, this role will involve the planning and conduct of integration and compatibility proving activities to develop and prove SPEAR3 development trials missiles or launchers ahead of ultimately qualifying the operational missile and launcher for C of D. The role builds good interpersonal skills, interfacing with the different Project customers to plan and achieve the Compat sub-activities providing key design verification and evidence alongside the overall maturity steps for the GF and qualification campaigns.

Responsibilities include:

Generation of test requirements involving collaboration with the systems and design teams to ensure comprehensive system level test coverage
Generation of the test instructions, test reports and supporting safety documentation / processes
Integration of missile and launcher subsystems (hardware & software) for all variants and weapon system integration in trials and operational configurations.
Conduct proving test activities, to demonstrate system design and robustness
Support integration of associated test equipment for use across trials activities
Coordination between various teams to diagnose problems and determine design solutions
Provide support to the project team, aiding investigations and analysis of data as required

This role is central to the ISV capability, involving working closely with the ground and flight trials teams as well as the aircraft integration, equipment, software and Systems teams to provide a depth of missile or launcher functional understanding that enables design issues to be identified and resolved rapidly and trials delivery to be achieved to programme.

The successful Integration and System Validation Engineer will have the following skills and experience to carry out the duties assigned to the role:

Practical Experience of hardware/software integration and test activities.
Demonstrated ability to work closely with other engineering teams - particularly Systems Design and Equipment Design teams.
Electrical / electronics background / understanding.
Logical approach to problem solving.
Understanding of client trials / test processes and procedures or standard principles for definition, management and reporting of trials test methods and certification.
Experience of writing trials documentation and of working in DOORS.
Ability to understand technical interface documentation and test methodologies i.e. 1553.
Practical experience using general commercial Lab test equipment.
Experience/knowledge of data analysis tools/methods.

The role is based in Stevenage which offers excellent transport links, is in close proximity to London Stansstead Airport and is commutable from Hitchen, Letchworth Garden City, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Hertford, Bishop's Stortford, Hoddesdon and Harlow.

Due to the nature of the work our client is involved with, suitable candidates will already be SC cleared or eligible to gain this level of clearance.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.