Lead Test Engineer

Introduction

Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

What you will be part of

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe.

Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems.

Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations.

The Role:

Join us in creating the most innovative robotic technology for the harshest environment in the deepest oceans and most turbulent waters. We lead the world with the most advanced engineering, electronics and software systems for pioneering electric underwater technology.

We don't just create products - we are revolutionising the underwater world. So come and be part of an innovative and agile team that is dedicated to smart and inspired technology that is rapidly changing the future of underwater robotics.

This is a new role onsite at our Fareham Campus. Role to engineer test solutions for electro-mechanical products to ensure systems are thoroughly exercised to satisfy product requirements. With a wide ranging remit to manage and execute the full lifecycle of test engineering, from definition of test-cases through development of test tools to the execution of testing. As such it will suit someone with a broad spread of engineering knowledge, imagination and drive

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

Lead Test Engineer within the department, to be the guide and support resource for the general Test Engineers

Line manager for Test Engineering group - manage out workload within the Test Engineering team and external 3rd parties as required

Analyse Master / Systems / Sub-System requirements and conformance specifications to derive test requirements

Plan, design and communicate test cases which verify and validate requirements across a broad spread of electro-mechanical systems for both the development and production lifecycle phases

Responsible for closure of workload packages derived from requirements analysis, management of formal Test Reports and other evidence based materials across the Test Engineering team to support the conclusions of investigations

Define the design of test jigs, harnesses and software to allow execution of test cases including, where appropriate, automation.

Implement data processing/ filtering software in a variety of packages to extract relevant results into databases / analysis software packages

Manage the internal test facilities (test tanks, ovens, pools, lifting equipment)

Liaise with external test facilities (EMC, vibration, pools, etc)

Fault finding and failure analysis

Documentation and presentation of results and findings.

Essential Skills:

HNC or Degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Competent in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Previous experience in personnel supervision / management, to coach and mentor staff and manage their workload

Ability to work unsupervised to tight timescales

Working knowledge of Mechanical Engineering principles

Working knowledge of Software principles in relation to products - embedded and associated tool chains

Competent and able to use Microsoft Office to a high level

Experienced and high level competence with National Instruments LabView and TestStand software tool chains within a test and measurement environment

Experienced with creating / modifying software scripts / programs e.g. Python, Visual Basic, C, C++, etc.

3 years in a test focused role, or within test equipment development

Proven experience in data capture and analysis

Expert in the Verification & Validation processes and associated tools and techniques

Proven experience working on multi-disciplinary systems (electrical, mechanical, software)

Excellent knowledge of test equipment and platforms

Data capture - logging

Create high quality test reports

Innovative and creative mind-set with technical awareness

Excellent communicator: both written and verbal

Enthusiasm, drive and personality!

Desirable:

Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Formal qualification in Mechanical Engineering and/or Software

National Instruments certified developer

Experienced with working with system engineering / project management tools - EA / DOORS / etc.

Experience in the offshore and/or subsea industry

Knowledge of product certification, best-practice and industry standards

Knowledge of compliance standards and certification (CE / DNV)

Expert / advanced user of Microsoft Excel.

Experience with data archiving / controlled repositories management

Previous experience in a customer-facing role

By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.