Job Details
Security Clearance: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance
Travel Required: Occasional travel within UK
Location: Portsmouth
Type: Full time / STEM returners welcome
What’s In It For You
- Financial reward: competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax‑free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more
- Work / life balance: 37‑hour week, flexible working around core hours, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL. No core hours on Friday afternoons. Employees may use this flexibility at their discretion, provided they fulfil contractual hours and meet business needs.
- Personal development: personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ e‑learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities
- Health & wellbeing: wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle‑to‑work scheme, on‑site canteen and coffee shop
- Family and caregiving: life assurance, enhanced pay for parental leave (23 weeks at 100% pay), adoption / shared parental / caregiving leave
- Inclusive environment: wellbeing room, multi‑faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity)
About the Role
As a Software Test Engineer integrated into a team of developers, you will champion the test process and contribute to the delivery of new software solutions in the Satellite Communications Domain. Your role will involve all stages of the software development lifecycle, engage in retrospective reviews and bring ideas to the table.
Responsibilities
- Highlight and communicate concerns, results and ideas to team members from a test perspective
- Define, document and run test cases for new project development in all phases of the development process
- Produce tests, verify and validate code quality under an Agile methodology approach, and support test documentation development
- Support test readiness and test review boards as guided by the Test Lead
Qualifications
- Passionate about bringing new ideas to the table and questioning the status quo
- Ability to generate and run manual test procedures and reports for key milestone deliveries; experience using test automation tools (Java and Selenium), GIT and JIRA to manage development
- Interest in learning new tools and processes such as V&V, Cucumber, Postman
- Excellent communication skills adaptable for team members and technical/non‑technical stakeholders
- Familiarity with interpreting Model Based System Engineering diagrams
- Ability to perform all aspects of IVV activities within a team
Support and Flexibility
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part‑time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. We also provide adjustments for the selection process if needed. As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant with a disability or long‑term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meeting the minimum criteria of the role. To opt in, select the option during your application submission.
Company
AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited
Employment Type
Permanent
Experience Level
Professional
Job Family
Software Engineering
Equal Opportunity Statement
Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. We will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process.
