MERITUS are recruiting for a Project Engineer to join our client on an intiial 12 month deal from their major site in Stevenage for upcoming weapons systems projects. PROJECT ENGINEER - INSIDE IR35 - £50 PER HOUR - STEVENAGE - SC CLEARED (MUST BE WILLING TO UNDERGO) - 12 MONTHS - SINGLE STAGE INTERVIEW PROCESS Responsibilities: The role is to support the delivery of integration tools to our client's customers acting as the liaison between WSSE and ManufacturingWorking 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 development team onto hardware.You will be responsible for ensuring the relevant Safety and Security documentation has been followed as defined in the published design definitions. The role may require you to support with documentation updates and supporting shipping and export functions (project dependant). Skillset/experience required: Familiar with COTS computer hardwareAbility to follow software load instructions to install software on COTS hardwareFamiliar with operating systems such as linux and windowsAbility to work with a diverse group of people to build relationships and solve problemsAbility to understand and support the delivery of plans so that delivery schedules can be kept.Ability to work with stakeholders to provide solutions to problems with plans when they ariseAbility to use and manage simple databases for asset management and tracking purposesAbility to conduct software tests on deliverable equipment using pre-existing test documentationAppreciation for the importance of version controlsAppreciation for the importance of quality controlsPositive and professional behavioursProven ability to deliver to deadlines Nice to haves: Familiar with Continuous integration / development tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub) and the benefits to automatic build, test and deployment pipelines.Practical knowledge of System integration principles and processesUnderstanding of software development practices