Saab UK is part of Scandinavia’s largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world‑leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.
What You Will Be Part Of
Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe. Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.
Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems. Saab is headquartered in Sweden and has major operations all over the world, contributing to the domestic defence capability of several nations.
The Role
Join us in creating the most innovative robotic technology for the harshest environment in the deepest oceans and most turbulent waters. We lead the world with the most advanced engineering, electronics and software systems for pioneering electric underwater technology. This is a new role onsite at our Fareham Campus. The role involves engineering test solutions for electro‑mechanical products to ensure systems are thoroughly exercised to satisfy product requirements. The remit covers the full lifecycle of test engineering, from definition of test‑cases through development of test tools to the execution of testing, requiring a broad spread of engineering knowledge, imagination and drive.
Key accountabilities and responsibilities
- Lead Test Engineer within the department, guiding and supporting the general Test Engineers.
- Line manager for Test Engineering group – manage workload within the test team and external 3rd parties as required.
- Analyse Master / Systems / Sub-System requirements and conformance specifications to derive test requirements.
- Plan, design and communicate test cases which verify and validate requirements across a broad spread of electro‑mechanical systems for both development and production lifecycle phases.
- Responsible for closure of workload packages derived from requirements analysis, management of formal Test Reports and other evidence‑based materials across the Test Engineering team to support conclusions of investigations.
- Define the design of test jigs, harnesses and software to allow execution of test cases, including, where appropriate, automation.
- Implement data processing/ filtering software in a variety of packages to extract relevant results into databases / analysis software packages.
- Manage internal test facilities (test tanks, ovens, pools, lifting equipment).
- Liaise with external test facilities (EMC, vibration, pools, etc).
- Fault finding and failure analysis.
- Documentation and presentation of results and findings.
Essential Skills
- HNC or Degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Competent in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
- Previous experience in personnel supervision / management, coaching and mentoring staff, and managing workload.
- Ability to work unsupervised to tight timescales.
- Working knowledge of Mechanical Engineering principles.
- Working knowledge of Software principles in relation to products – embedded and associated tool chains.
- Competent and able to use Microsoft Office to a high level.
- Experienced and high‑level competence with National Instruments LabView and TestStand software tool chains within a test and measurement environment.
- Experienced with creating / modifying software scripts / programs (e.g. Python, Visual Basic, C, C++).
- At least 3 years in a test‑focused role, or within test equipment development.
- Proven experience in data capture and analysis.
- Expertise in the Verification & Validation processes and associated tools and techniques.
- Proven experience working on multi‑disciplinary systems (electrical, mechanical, software).
- Excellent knowledge of test equipment and platforms.
- Data capture – logging.
- Create high‑quality test reports.
- Innovative and creative mindset with technical awareness.
- Excellent communicator: written and verbal.
- Enthusiasm, drive and personality.
Desirable
- Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
- Formal qualification in Mechanical Engineering and/or Software.
- National Instruments certified developer.
- Experience with system engineering / project management tools – EA / DOORS / etc.
- Experience in the offshore and/or subsea industry.
- Knowledge of product certification, best‑practice and industry standards.
- Knowledge of compliance standards and certification (CE / DNV).
- Expert / advanced user of Microsoft Excel.
- Experience with data archiving / controlled repositories management.
- Previous experience in a customer‑facing role.
By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview.
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