55 test development engineer jobs found in Stevenage

We are recruiting for a talented Hardware Design Engineer to join our client's Test Equipment Hardware Design Capability team on a 6-month contract. Part of the Test Equipment Centre of Excellence (TE CofEx), this team designs, integrates, and validates innovative test system hardware solutions that support products throughout their lifecycle. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects, ensure technical excellence, and help drive engineering success. Role: Test Development Engineer Pay: £50 per hour Via Umbrella Location: Stevenage Contract: Monday- Friday, 37 Hours per week, 6 Months Contract IR35 Status: Inside Security Clearance: SC Required however can start on BPSS Essential Responsibilities Prepare specifications & develop designs in line with all quality and technical standards. Develop proposals for investigations & solutions, following investigation and analysis of technical issues. Carry out design appraisals to ensure all...

We're recruiting an experienced Test Equipment Design Engineer to work on the development of Automated Test Equipment (ATE) supporting complex electronic systems in a defence environment. This is a hands-on hardware and test engineering role with real technical ownership, working across the full lifecycle - from requirements through design, verification, and in service support. What you'll be doing Designing Automated Test Equipment to support production and product verification Translating system and product requirements into test architectures and specifications Developing and reviewing test strategies including ICT, Functional Test, and Boundary Scan Designing measurement systems, considering instrumentation, grounding, and power distribution Leading technical investigations and resolving complex test and diagnostic issues Producing technical documentation to support manufacturing and in service use Supporting bids and early phase technical definition where needed Providing...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a Test Development Engineer on an initial 6 month contract.  The role will be a hybrid position of 50 / 50 time spent onsite.   Rate: £50.00 per hour Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: The role will be a hybrid position of 50 / 50 time spent onsite Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)   Test Development Engineer Job Description: The Test Equipment Hardware Design Capability group is a function home to the engineers working as part of the Test Equipment Centre of Excellence (TE CofEx), within Electronic Engineering (EE) Directorate. The EE Directorate is part of the wider Operations Directorate and forms part of Greater Engineering (Engineering, Operations and Programmes Directorate). Prepare specifications & develop...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit a Development and Production Test Engineer – Electronic / Electrical subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.     Experience specifically required: Must have significant experience with measurement and test principles, and associated test equipment. Electronic Component level fault finding CADMID product lifecycle for test equipment is desirable. RF and microwave technology at subsystem level would be an advantage. Environmental testing would also be an advantage. High Voltage training/awareness. SAP Beneficial The department are keen to hear from candidates from a background with either RF / Microwave skills or candidates that have strong Test, Diagnostics, Repair Engineering skills. Hourly Rate: £36.00ph (Umbrella).  Time and a quarter Overtime rate for hours worked over 37 hours Contract Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) Development...

For this role, we are seeking an experienced FPGA design and verification engineer (~4+ years), to support the development of our growing portfolio of complex FPGA projects. The current portfolio ranges from advanced signal processing systems (Image\Radio), core embedded processing systems, through to safety & security critical systems. Responsibilities: The role involves working at all phases of the FPGA design and verification cycle hence, the candidate would be responsible some of the following key activities: • Generating complex FPGA architectures and design implementations (VHDL, Simulink etc), targeting Xilinx, Intel, Microsemi devices. • Verifying complex FPGA implementations using VHDL and System Verilog\UVM test-bench methodologies. • Using FPGA design toolsets and Mentor verification tools (QuestaSim & ModelSim). • Generating low-level software (C) to facilitate FPGA test and integration with the wider embedded system. • Configuring and...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 3x FPGA Design Engineer Subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.   Rate: £90.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage or Bristol depending on your preference Hybrid / Remote working: Hybrid working of 3 days per week onsite Duration: 12 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: One stage video interview   FPGA Design Engineer Job Description:    For this role, we are seeking an experienced FPGA design and verification engineer (~4+ years), to support the development of our growing portfolio of complex FPGA projects. The current portfolio ranges from advanced signal processing systems (ImageRadio), core embedded processing systems, through to safety & security critical systems. Responsibilities: The role...

FPGA Design Engineer 12 month contract Based in Stevenage Offering 90ph Inside IR35 Do you have experience using VHDL? Do you have experience designing for Zilinx, Intel, or Microsemi FPGAs? Do you want to work with an industry-leading company? If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you! As the FPGA Design Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry. Due to the nature of the work you will be involved in, you will be required to obtain UK SC clearance in this role. You will be involved in: Generating complex FPGA architectures and design implementations (VHDL, Simulink etc), targeting Xilinx, Intel, Microsemi devices Verifying complex FPGA implementations using VHDL and System Verilog\UVM test-bench methodologies...

FPGA Design Engineer required for long term contract based in Stevenage or Bristol Skillset/experience required: Ideally we are looking for candidates that are degree qualified (or equivalent) with significant experience in FPGA development. Competent VHDL Language and Design Skills. Competent Verification Skills using VHDL and SystemVerilog methodologies A deep proven level of experience designing for Xilinx, Intel or Microsemi FPGAs Experience of professionally configuring and documenting designs Experience of working as part of a large multidiscipline team Overview of department: For this role, we are seeking an experienced FPGA design and verification engineer (~4+ years), to support the development of our growing portfolio of complex FPGA projects. The current portfolio ranges from advanced signal processing systems (Image\Radio), core embedded processing systems, through to safety & security critical systems. Responsibilities: The role involves working at all...

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit an Embedded DSP Software Engineer – Software Defined Radio Datalink subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.     This role would suit a candidate who comes from a mobile communications industry or from the aerospace / defence field. Other industries will be considered too.   Rate: £70 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: The role will based onsite.  A compressed 4-Day week of Monday to Thursday is possible Duration: 6 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter.  IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Interview process: One stage video interview process   Embedded DSP Software Engineer – Software Defined Radio Datalink Job Description:   Join our growing Software team in Stevenage, working as part of a dynamic team to...

Project Engineer 12 Month Contract Stevenage £50 per hour Umbrella   Overview of department: WSSE are integral in the development of systems and system architectures, and as a result we have developed a capability supporting developments across the full product life cycle. The team integrate real products, models and synthetic environments to provide visualisations, demonstrations, verification & validation as well as training capability and support.   Responsibilities: Support the delivery of integration tools to customers acting as the liaison between WSSE and Manufacturing Working with Project Leads and development teams to understand the critical path activities to ensure we deliver on time. You will work as part of a heterogeneous agile development team, made up of mixed discipline engineers working in synergy to deliver the simulations and representations of real equipment. The role requires you to deploy existing software packages provided to you from the software...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 5x C# / C++ Software Engineer subcontractors on an initial 12 month contract.  Desktop C# is the expertise the department are looking for; with some experience with C++ but doesn’t need to be overly extensive. Job Title: C# / C++ Software Engineer Rate: £65.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage or Bristol (depending on your preference) Hybrid / Remote working: The role will be a hybrid role of 3 or 4 days per week onsite Contract: 37 Hours per week Duration: 12 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) C# / C++ Software Engineer Job Description: WSSE are integral in the development of weapon systems and system architectures, and as a result we have developed a capability supporting developments across the full product life cycle.   The team integrate real products, models...

World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit 2x Missile Test Architect subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract.    Rate: £60.00 per hour Location: Stevenage or Bolton (depending on your preference)   Hybrid / Remote working: This role is a hybrid role, 1-2 days a week possibly in lab up to 3 in first weeks Contract: 37 Hours per week Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at ‘time and a quarter’ Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter) IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella) Missile Test Architect Job Description: The department are looking for experienced test equipment engineers that want to use their knowledge in a system/sub system management role. The role includes determining the project test equipment needs, managing the requirements for test equipment and managing the development through delivery and into service. In this role, you will be responsible for the projects test equipment and...

Ada Software Engineer - 1509 Location: Luton (Hybrid: 4 days on-site) Contract: 12 months IR35: Inside IR35 Security Clearance: Full UK SC required Rate: £75ph, UMB, inside IR35 About the Role A real-time embedded software engineer with knowledge of Ada is required in support of defensive aids development programmes within the Electronic Warfare business. The role includes design, development, test and support of current and future programs across our Praetorian product line. What You'll Do Support the specification, design, coding and testing of complex real-time embedded software in Ada producing mission critical quality software, to high integrity levels, company standards and customer requirements. Take ownership of complex tasks across the full software lifecycle from requirements to integration, testing and delivery. Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and systems engineering teams, working closely across disciplines to develop robust solutions whilst maintaining...

We are working with a leading manufacturer in Leighton Buzzard who are looking for a Test Engineer on a 6-to-12-month contract basis. The role will plan, organise and execute development and qualification testing activities and produce high-quality technical documentation in support of product and system verification and validation programs. The successful candidate will be well versed working in a testing focused role with an electrical bias.   Test Engineer 6 – 12 month contract – Inside IR35 Day rate dependent on experience Leighton Buzzard   Test Engineer Job Description Plan, coordinate, and deliver development and qualification testing activities Prepare and execute test campaigns, including test setups and instrumentation Produce accurate and compliant technical documentation (Test Plans, Procedures, Reports) Contribute to the development, improvement and safe operation of test facilities, rigs and processes  Test Engineer Essential Skills/Experience/Qualifications 5...

Quality Engineer - AI Platform Engineering Employment Type: Inside IR35 Contract Duration: 6 Months Rate: £650 - £750/ Day Location: Central London, Hybrid (3 Days Onsite per Week) Opportunity Overview A global organisation is building a centralised AI enablement and platform engineering function focused on delivering scalable, secure, and governed AI capabilities across the enterprise. This role sits within a programme delivering enterprise-grade agentic AI infrastructure, including internal AI assistants, retrieval and search services, extensibility frameworks, and governance tooling. Programme Overview The programme is focused on delivering a production-grade internal agentic AI platform, including: Development of an enterprise AI assistant capable of reasoning, planning, and tool orchestration Operation of enterprise retrieval, search, and grounding services for approved data sources Delivery of a secure internal gateway layer providing discovery, observability,...

Job Title Full Stack Software Engineer (x2) Day Rate £450/day - Inside IR35 Location Remote - Occasional London Duration 6 months (with view to extend) ROLE DESCRIPTION Brio Digital are supporting a consultancy on a major NHS digital programme and are looking for two experienced Senior Full Stack Software Engineers to join a high-performing engineering team. You will play a senior role in the design and delivery of modern, scalable web applications, bringing strong full stack expertise across Next.js, TypeScript, and AWS in a programme delivering meaningful impact across NHS services nationwide. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Design and build high-quality, scalable full stack applications using Next.js and TypeScript Develop and maintain cloud-native solutions on AWS, following well-architected and security best practices Design, build, and consume RESTful APIs, ensuring performance, reliability, and security standards are met Write and maintain automated end-to-end test suites...

Job Title Test Engineer Day Rate £400/day - Inside IR35 Location Remote - Occasional London Duration 6 months (with view to extend) ROLE DESCRIPTION Brio Digital are supporting a consultancy on a major NHS digital programme and are looking for an experienced Test Engineer to join an established delivery team. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of complex digital solutions, bringing strong automation and integration testing expertise across a modern TypeScript and/or Java technology stack. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Design, build, and maintain automated test suites using Playwright or Selenium Write and maintain test code in TypeScript and/or Java to a high standard Plan and execute integration testing across complex, distributed system components Embed automated testing within CI/CD pipelines, ensuring quality gates are in place throughout the deployment process Develop and execute test strategies, test plans, and test cases across functional,...

Java 8 Software Engineer | £500 – £550 | Inside IR35 | 6 Months | Hybrid Remote   We’re recruiting for experienced Java Engineers with strong experience working with Legacy Java versions (Ideally Java 8). This 6-Month contract is determined as Inside IR35 and is offered on a Hybrid remote basis requiring 1/2 days per week of onsite work in Swindon or London.   Key Requirements Strong commercial experience with Java 8 or similar legacy Java frameworks Solid skills in SQL, Spring Boot, and Hibernate development practices Proven ability to build microservices and reliable RESTful APIs Hands‑on experience applying TDD and BDD testing approaches Good understanding of clean coding principles, SOLID, and cloud technologies Previous experience in Finance/Fintech/Payments is highly beneficial Key Responsibilities Design, implement, and thoroughly test new enhancements across the platform Lead feature development from initial concept through to final delivery Produce high‑quality...

Job Title: Section Engineer Job location: Canterbury Works Vent Shaft (Apply online only) Canterbury Rd, London NW6 5FR Working hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:30pm Role Working from Canterbury Works Ventilation Shaft. Plan and then deliver a section of works working under the Sub Agent and Agent. Manage and drive the engineering aspects of a section of the works, developing and reporting of section programmes and budgets and ensuring that the works are conducted in accordance with the project requirements including health and safety. Liaise between different site disciplines to ensure effective planning and use of project resources. Manage and drive the training and development of the Site Engineering team. Key Responsibilities - Managing and co-ordinating the activities of the site engineers to ensure all setting-out and quality control procedures are performed in a timely and efficient manner, so as not to impede the construction programme. - Develop 6-weekly programmes...

Contract Senior Electronics / Firmware Engineer – Sensor Expertise Rate: £400–£425 per day + VAT IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Location: Greater London (3-4 days on site per week min) Contract Length: 3–6 months, with potential extension We’re working with an innovative technology business at the forefront of advanced sensing solutions, seeking a Senior Electronics / Firmware Engineer to support the development of next-generation products. This is an opportunity to join a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team delivering cutting-edge solutions with real-world impact. In this role, you’ll take ownership of sensor characterisation and optimisation, with a particular focus on humidity and temperature sensing technologies. You’ll play a key part in refining performance, reliability, and integration within sophisticated systems, contributing directly to product development from concept through to validation. This is a hands-on engineering role suited to someone who enjoys...