Product Development Test Engineer (V&V Test)

Product Development Test Engineer - V&V

Location: Royston, Hertfordshire
Contract: 12 months
IR35: Outside IR35

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 test methods
• Support test execution and management of test documentation
• Record and manage anomalies and produce test reports
• 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 engineering and product development teams
• Apply initiative and continuous self-learning to develop technical knowledge and solve problems

Essential Experience

• 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, test 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

Desirable

• 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 and using initiative to self-learn and navigate new territory in a New Product Development environment, with a good understanding of how hardware, firmware, controls and software work together as a complete system .

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