System Integration and Test Engineer

Join Thales UK as a System Integration & Test Engineer within the Under Water Systems team to support submarine and naval sensor projects. You will contribute to the end-to-end lifecycle from design to delivery, delivering robust hardware and software solutions that meet customer needs on time and within budget. Your role spans IVVQ activities, integration with inboard/outboard equipment, and on-site trials and acceptance. This position offers hands-on work in a high-stakes maritime domain with opportunities to influence platform-level testing and customer acceptance.

• Private medical insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discounts
• Volunteer day
• Stocks and shares
• Annual bonus

• Deliver hardware and software solutions that meet customer requirements on time and within budget
• Develop test and trials strategies, write test procedures, document results
• Support integration between inboard/outboard and third-party equipment
• Assist IVVQ activities to bring MMS solutions into service
• Support customer acceptance activities prior to delivery
• Contribute to platform activities including STW, NWHT, SAT, and defect maintenance on ships/submarines

• System Engineering lifecycle understanding
• IVVQ knowledge and its application
• Requirements management linking to test activities
• Experience in creating test plans and procedures
• Experience in documenting sell-off evidence
• Hardware engineering for analogue/digital electronics
• Integration of COTS and bespoke equipment with multiple interfaces
• Knowledge of hardware, firmware (FPGA) and software integration
• Experience with test equipment (Fluke, optical meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers)
• Platform experience on naval ships/submarines and related trials
• Experience with MS Office for technical documentation
• Fault reporting tools (JIRA) and requirements capture tools (DOORS)
• UK driving license
• Security clearance eligibility (SC)

• Strong written and verbal communication
• Team-oriented collaboration
• Methodical and structured problem solving
• Systems Engineering
• IVVQ
• Requirements management