Principal Integration & Systems Validation Engineer

Want to work on cutting-edge defence systems and see your work tested in real-world scenarios? This is your chance to join a growing Integration & Systems Validation team supporting a major international programme.

This is a hands-on, high-impact role combining system integration, trials, and validation activities across complex systems. You will be working directly with real equipment, delivering trials and demonstrations across the UK, Poland and the USA.

Expect variety, responsibility and the chance to work closely with customers and stakeholders at every level.

What You'll Be Doing

• Planning and delivering integration & system validation trials
• Supporting lab, system-of-systems, acceptance and live firing trials
• Investigating faults and driving resolution of complex issues
• Analysing system behaviour across multiple interfaces
• Collaborating with engineering teams, partners and customers
• Ensuring safe, controlled and successful trial delivery

• Strong experience in systems integration, V&V or trials
• Confident communicator across technical and non-technical teams
• Experience working across multi-site, multi-discipline environments
• Knowledge of requirements, configuration & defect management

Desirable:

• Networking / protocols / Wireshark
• DOORS or similar requirements tools
• Fault finding at subsystem level
• Customer-facing experience

Bonus up to £2,500, Pension up to 14% total contribution, Flexible & hybrid working, Up to 15 additional flexi leave days, Paid overtime opportunities, Enhanced parental leave (up to 26 weeks), Healthcare cash plan, Excellent on-site facilities (including subsidised meals & free parking)