A new System Verification, Validation and Test (VV&T) Engineer opportunity has arisen within Airbus Defence & Space. You will be working as part of the Modem System Product team, based at the Portsmouth site. The successful candidate will prepare, implement and run test scenarios to prove compliance against product requirements, break down large test campaigns into scheduled activities, and support the design and implementation team in the investigation and diagnosis of system issues.

Applicants should have broad engineering experience in a test role, ideally with communication/radar systems which involve hardware, software and RF integration and their characterisation/testing in a laboratory environment. Required skills and experience include:

• Specification of system test procedures together with their implementation and tracing to requirements for verification (including pass/file criteria)
• Software scripting of test procedures including automated regression testing and test report generation
• Coding in Python / Bash / C/C++ / Java / Matlab
• Experience working with RF test equipment (including remote control and monitoring), e.g. Signal Analysers and Generators
• Familiarity with Engineering process including VCRI preparation together with supporting TRR, TRB and FDR gates

It would be advantageous for the successful candidate to have:

• Familiarity with Aircraft-level design and test standards (DO-254/DO-178/DO-160)
• Experience of electronic circuit board testing and fault diagnosis
• Familiarity with Model-Based System Design techniques
• Experience of software development using the Agile methodology and Tools

Guidant Global (BH4SF) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.