39 test engineer jobs found

Test Engineer - Outside IR35  3 months initially On site - Cambridge We are looking for a Functional Test Engineer on an initial 3 months' contract to support the delivery of mission-critical radio communication products. Working within an Agile development team, you will perform feature testing, fault verification, regression testing, and exploratory testing on wireless handset devices and associated PC-based management tools, providing rapid quality feedback during software development sprints. Experience in either PMR, telecommunications, embedded systems, or wireless device testing is needed for this one

Location: Royston (SG8) Duration: 12-month contract initially with the potential to be extended Hours: 9am - 5:30pm, mainly office based Salary: circa £50 per hour - outside IR35 Job Reference: 36204 Polytec are seeking an experienced Senior Software Test Engineer / Test Lead to support the delivery of multiple software releases across (Apply online only). This is a hands-on leadership role, combining test strategy ownership with day-to-day technical delivery in a collaborative Agile environment for our Royston based client. Responsibilities • Define and implement overall test strategy, coverage and approach • Analyse requirements and convert them into test cases and test plans • Lead system and integration testing, including hardware/software interactions • Design and execute manual and automated regression testing • Develop and maintain automated test scripts (Ranorex or similar) • Manage defect lifecycle: logging, tracking, triage and re-testing • Own and deliver test...

QA Test Infrastructure Engineer - Cheltenham - Security Clearance Required - £600 P/Day Outside IR35 We're looking for an experienced QA Test Infrastructure Engineer to join a growing team delivering secure, high-impact technology for Defence and National Security customers. This is an opportunity to work on complex technical challenges where quality, resilience and security are critical. Working alongside engineers, architects and DevSecOps specialists, you'll ensure infrastructure is thoroughly tested, validated and ready for deployment into highly secure production environments. What You'll Be Doing As a QA Test Infrastructure Engineer, you'll play a key role in assuring the quality of infrastructure and platforms throughout the delivery lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include: Creating infrastructure-focused test strategies and plans Designing and executing functional, integration, regression, resilience and security testing Validating Infrastructure as Code (IaC)...

Senior Mobile QA Engineer (iOS & Android) £350 to £400 per day | Outside IR35 | Initial 6-Month Contract | Hybrid (Stratford, London) | Immediate Start Available Our trusted partner within the Ed-Tech sector, employing over 10,000 people across 100 countries and supporting more than 600 million users globally, is seeking an experienced Senior Mobile QA Engineer to join a high-profile product engineering team developing innovative mobile learning applications. This role is ideal for a QA professional with extensive experience testing native and cross-platform mobile applications across iOS and Android environments, coupled with a strong background in test automation and modern Agile delivery practices. Key Responsibilities Lead quality assurance activities across mobile applications, ensuring exceptional user experience on both iOS and Android platforms. Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans and test cases. Design, implement and maintain automated...

A company that specialise in electro-mechanical systems for the Automotive / EV industry is seeking to recruit a Systems Engineer to work on a contract based in Surrey that is initially scheduled for 6 months, Outside IR35. The Role This is an exciting opportunity to support the development and specification of next-generation products within a complex engineering environment. The successful candidate will work alongside senior engineering team members to apply structured systems engineering principles, supporting the delivery of safe, secure, and innovative solutions in line with industry standards, including ISO 26262 Functional Safety and ISO 21434 Cybersecurity. The role requires a strong understanding of systems engineering methodologies, with experience in defining, analysing, and refining end-to-end system architectures. You will contribute to the development of clear system requirements, support architectural design decisions, and provide technical justification...

Quality & Snagging Inspector (M&E) – Contract Location: Heathrow Rate: £350-£400 Contract: LTC IR35: Outside M&E Quality Inspector | QA/QC Engineer | Building Services | Contract | Data Centres | Commercial Construction We are currently recruiting for an experienced Quality & Snagging Inspector (M&E) to join a leading M&E contractor on a major construction project. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced QA/QC Engineer, M&E Quality Inspector, or Building Services Inspector to play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of mechanical and electrical installations are achieved before project handover. The Role Reporting to the Project Manager, you will be responsible for inspecting completed Mechanical & Electrical installations, identifying defects, producing snagging reports, and ensuring all works are completed to specification and in accordance with project quality standards. You'll work closely with subcontractors,...

Engagement Type: Contract (Outside IR35) To support their expanding vehicle programs and next-generation product roadmap, our client is seeking a skilled Software Tools & Architecture Engineer on a contract basis. In this pivotal role, you will define, standardise, and enhance the client's end-to-end software development ecosystem. You will bridge the gap between embedded software platforms, model-based control environments, automated toolchains, and hardware verification platforms. You will be responsible for defining robust, scalable software architectures and introducing modern process automation, CI/CD pipelines, and toolchains aligned with ASPICE principles, Key Responsibilities Architectural Definition & Governance: Define, document, and maintain the end-to-end software architecture across embedded platforms, OS layers (RTOS/AUTOSAR), middleware, applications, and verification environments for electric drive systems. Ecosystem & Toolchain Automation:...

Location: London Contract: Ongoing Contract Outside IR35 Shift Pattern: Days or Nights available Rate: Up to £330 per shift, dependent on experience and shift pattern & Van, Fuel card provided. We are seeking an experienced Air conditioning engineer to work across a portfolio of commercial sites throughout London. The role will focus primarily on the maintenance and repair of Airedale HVAC and air-conditioning units, requiring strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills. The successful engineer must be comfortable working independently, responding to faults and completing repairs to a high standard. Key Responsibilities * Carry out fault finding and diagnostics on Airedale HVAC units. * Identify mechanical, electrical and refrigeration-related faults. * Complete repairs and replace defective components. * Conduct planned and reactive maintenance. * Test systems following repairs to confirm safe and effective operation. * Record completed works, faults identified and...

Commissioning Engineer – Water Sector (Contract) Location: Midlands (Severn Trent Water Sites) Contract: Temporary / Contract Rate: £450–£500 per day (Outside IR35 subject to determination) We are currently recruiting for an experienced Commissioning Engineer to support the delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the Severn Trent Water network in the Midlands. This is a site-based contract role, ideal for a commissioning professional with a strong MEICA background and proven experience working on UK water utility projects. The Role As a Commissioning Engineer, you will be responsible for testing, proving and bringing new water treatment facilities, wastewater treatment works and pumping stations into operation, ensuring systems are safe, reliable and fully operational before client handover. Key Responsibilities * Commissioning MEICA installations on water and wastewater treatment projects. * Carrying out Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), Site...

Commissioning & Systems Completion Lead Position Type: Contract Location: Northumberland Categories: Engineering, CQV PM Group requires a Commissioning Lead will be responsible for monitoring the Principal Contractors (PC) commissioning process and execution of the scope being HVAC, mechanical, electrical, data, BMS, Business Technology (BT) and utility/sprinkler systems. The role ensures systems are commissioned safely, efficiently, timely and in compliance with Project URS, GMP, GxP, FDA, EU GMP, and project-specific requirements. The Commissioning Lead acts as the primary interface with the PC between construction, engineering, CQV, Business Technology (BT) and quality assurance personnel. The commissioning lead will also liaise with client operations/BT, and equipment vendors to assist in the delivery of operational and validated systems from installation through start-up and handover. Note that this role will be full time site based to monitor the progress....

Temp Highways Quantity Surveyor required for busy Local Authority in the West Midlands please note outside IR35 if you operate a Ltd company. Hours Per Week : 40.00 Start Date : ASAP End Date : 31/07/2027 Highways Quantity Surveyor - Outside IR35 ( so if you have a Ltd company we can payroll you via this , subject to the correct insurances in place ) The duration is linked to externally funded projects which run until 31 July 2027. Pay rate: £60 umbrella or Ltd - £43.47 PAYE Must be onsite in 2 days per week - Various offices are available. We require an experienced agency Quantity Surveyor to provide immediate specialist capacity, ensure robust commercial management, and maintain delivery of our transport capital programme within budget and timescales during a period of peak demand and no in-house resource Responsible for managing the financial and contractual aspects of highway and transportation projects. Prepare cost estimates, monitor budgets, assess...

BMC Helix Engineer (SC Cleared) Andover (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract £500/day (Outside IR35) BMC Helix Engineer needed with active SC Security Clearance and Helix migration + implementation project experience. 6 Month Contract based in Andover (Hybrid). Start ASAP ideally August 2026. Hybrid Working - 3 days/week remote (WFH) + 2 days/week working on-site. Paying up to £500/day (Outside IR35). A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business on a large-scale Government project: Leading the migration from BMC Remedy to BMC Helix SaaS ITSM environment. Design, build + migration for an end-to-end BMC Helix ITSM solution covering Incident, Problem, Change, Release, Asset + Service Catalogue management. Strong hands-on BMC Helix ITSM experience on large-scale enterprise environments. In-depth expertise in BMC Helix ITSM modules including: Incident, Problem, Change, CMDB, Asset, Service Request + Knowledge. Design + build integrations with 3rd-party...

£600 per day | Outside IR35 | 6 Month Contract We're supporting a major UK financial services organisation that is investing heavily in AI, automation and next-generation digital capabilities. They are looking for an experienced AI Platform Engineer to help accelerate the adoption of enterprise AI solutions, build reusable capabilities, and deliver production-ready AI and automation services across the business. This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll work closely with business stakeholders, architects, security teams and technology partners to transform AI opportunities into scalable solutions while maintaining strong governance and operational standards. The Role You will: Build and enhance AI-powered applications and automation solutions. Integrate and operationalise Large Language Models including GPT, Claude and Gemini. Develop AI agents, workflow automation and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions. Design and develop integrations using REST APIs, GraphQL,...

DevOps Engineer * 6-month contract * Remote Working * Outside IR35 * Market Rates (c£425 per day) The Opportunity: Our client is supporting a major UK Government Agency on the delivery and operation of critical cloud-based digital services and is looking to appoint an experienced DevOps Engineer to join an established engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a modern AWS cloud environment, supporting the deployment, monitoring and continuous improvement of live services used across a high-profile government programme. The successful candidate will be a hands-on DevOps Engineer with strong AWS expertise, excellent troubleshooting skills and experience supporting production environments. You'll work closely with software engineers, architects and client stakeholders to ensure services remain secure, resilient and highly available. Skills and Experience: Essential * Proven commercial experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer or...

Position: Risk Engineer Contract: 6 months Outside IR35 Location: Cardiff (Travel to project sites required) We're recruiting for an experienced Risk Engineer to join a team delivering major electrical transmission infrastructure projects. Working alongside Risk Managers and project teams, you'll play a key role in identifying, assessing and mitigating project risks, helping to improve programme certainty, cost control and successful project delivery across a portfolio of complex construction projects. Key Responsibilities * Develop and maintain project risk registers throughout the project lifecycle. * Facilitate risk workshops with project teams, clients and supply chain partners. * Produce and maintain Quantified Risk Analysis (QRA) for schedule and cost risk. * Monitor mitigation actions and ensure risks are effectively managed. * Support programme risk reviews, Early Warning Registers and stage-gate assessments. * Analyse programme dependencies and...

Senior DevOps Engineer * 6-month contract * Remote Working * Outside IR35 * Market Rates (c£500 to £525 per day) The Opportunity: Our client is supporting a major UK Government Agency on the delivery and operation of critical cloud-based digital services and is looking to appoint an experienced DevOps Engineer to join an established engineering team. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a modern AWS cloud environment, supporting the deployment, monitoring and continuous improvement of live services used across a high-profile government programme. The successful candidate will be a hands-on DevOps Engineer with strong AWS expertise, excellent troubleshooting skills and experience supporting production environments. You'll work closely with software engineers, architects and client stakeholders to ensure services remain secure, resilient and highly available. Skills and Experience: Essential * Proven commercial experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud...

Full Stack Engineer (LLM/AI) £450 per day | Outside IR35 | 3-6 Month Contract | Hybrid (London) - 2 days onsite | ASAP Start Our trusted EdTech partner, supporting over 600 million users across 100 countries, is looking for an experienced Full Stack Engineer to help deliver the next generation of AI-powered language learning and assessment products. You'll be a hands-on engineer with strong Python, React, JavaScript/TypeScript and AWS experience, developing scalable cloud-native applications and integrating AI capabilities into production systems. Recent experience developing Chat or Messaging applications within the Education or Learning sector is essential. Key Responsibilities: Develop and maintain scalable full-stack applications using Python, React and AWS. Contribute to technical architecture, solution design and engineering best practice. Build high-quality, secure and performant software through short delivery iterations. Collaborate with Product, Design, QA and...

Senior Highway Technician   3-6 Month Contract | Remote | Outside IR35 | £35-£45 per hour   We are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Highway Technician to join a busy highways design consultancy on an initial 3-6-month initial contract with a longer-term opportunity available.   This is a fully remote opportunity, although the client is based in London and occasional office attendance may be required if needed. The client is open to both full-time and part-time contractors for the right individual.   The role will focus on the delivery of Section 278 highway schemes, supporting the design team by producing high-quality technical drawings and detailed highway designs.   Key Responsibilities   ·Produce detailed highway design drawings for Section 278 schemes. ·Prepare General Arrangements, junction layouts, highway alterations and construction drawings. ·Develop designs using AutoCAD, with Civil 3D used where appropriate. ·Assist with the production of...

Senior Mechanical Project Engineer – Contract – West Wales / Hybrid This is an excellent opportunity to join a leading engineering business during a period of continued growth as they support the hydrocarbon and clean energy sectors. The role requires a Mechanical and Piping discipline background but also strong Project Engineering skills. Needs a person who is comfortable with both the design and co-ordination aspects of energy projects. Our client is based in West Wales and can accommodate a hybrid working pattern. This role is deemed to be outside IR35. Role & Responsibilities * Interact with Mechanical Package vendors, ensuring compliance with agreed design standards and requirements. * Responsible for bid evaluation and negotiation of vendors for Mechanical and Piping packages. * Also accountable for design specification management throughout the project design phase. * Participate in relevant meetings such as Design Reviews, Model Reviews and HAZIDs. *...

Electrical Construction Manager – Heathrow Airport (Contract) Location: Heathrow Airport, West London Rate: £400 - £450 per day Contract: LTC IR35: Outside Electrical Construction Manager | Building Services | M&E | Heathrow Airport | Data Centre | Commercial | Contract We are currently recruiting for an experienced Electrical Construction Manager to join a leading M&E contractor delivering a major project at Heathrow Airport. This is an excellent opportunity to work on a high-profile project, overseeing the successful delivery of electrical building services installations from construction through to commissioning and handover. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing site operations, coordinating subcontractors, maintaining programme, and ensuring the highest standards of quality, health & safety and client satisfaction are achieved throughout the project lifecycle. The Role Reporting to the Project Director, you will take responsibility for...