System Test Engineer in Southampton

We are looking for a System Test Engineer based near Hampshire to join a specialist engineering company developing advanced products used globally to support a safer future. We are looking for a driven, detail-oriented professional with hands-on experience in manual testing and application testing to ensure the quality and reliability of our software, embedded systems, and hardware.

Candidates must be a British Citizen for this opportunity

As a System Test Engineer, you will:

• Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary design team to manually test new and updated products, including application software, embedded software, and associated hardware.
• Develop and execute structured test procedures and manual test scripts for new and evolving systems
• Provide detailed feedback and collaborate with design engineers to drive improvements.
• Review and update user guides and technical documentation.
• Become proficient in a range of innovative products and tools.
• Manage your workload effectively to meet agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Contribute to continual improvement of internal quality processes.

About You

Experience:

• 3+ years in a professional testing role, ideally within an engineering company handling embedded systems and hardware
• Proven experience in manual testing and developing manual test scripts to ensure product quality and reliability.

Technical skills:

• Strong experience in software testing; familiarity with embedded systems is highly advantageous.
• Ability to write concise test procedures, user documentation, and detailed failure reports.
• Experience with issue-tracking tools is helpful.
• Confident with MS Office, especially Word and Excel.

Attributes of a System Test Engineer:

• Highly organised, strong planning skills, and a proactive approach to improving processes.
• A team player with excellent communication skills.
• Reliable, well-presented, and able to perform to high standards.

Additional requirements:

• Qualifications demonstrating strong competency in maths and English (GCSEs, A-Levels, HNC, or ideally a higher education qualification in engineering/IT).
• Eligible for UK MoD security clearance.
• Clean driving licence advantageous.
• Willing to work extended hours occasionally when required.
• Hybrid minimum 3 x a week

Candidates must be a British Citizen for this opportunity

If you are interested in the System Test Engineer role based in Hampshire, please apply today!