Sr Systems Test Engineer

Overview

Building the people that build the world. With platforms in HVAC and Detection and Measurement, SPX Technologies builds innovative solutions that enable a safer, more efficient, sustainable world. Through our RiSE talent development framework, we Reach, Identify, Strengthen, and Engage our employees to support them in their continued development. We’re a global company of problem solvers, collaborators, and innovators, and our businesses build solutions that impact the world.

As part of Detection and Measurement, Radiodetection is a global leader in the design and development of equipment and software used by utility companies to install, protect, and maintain underground infrastructure networks. Through precision and magnetic locators and ground penetrating radar, we help prevent damage to infrastructure utilities and protect lives.

SPX is a diverse team of unique individuals who all make an impact. As a Senior Systems Test Engineer, you will be part of Radiodetection Bristol-based multidisciplinary engineering team, and responsible for the testing and design verification and validation of Radiodetection Locator and CAT products (IoT platform Products) in close cooperation with the New Product Development and Software team.

The role requires responsibility for creating product validation / test plans, creating test reports and managing traceable records from concept through release to volume manufacture. Effective communication with the project team is essential to ensuring that the project objectives are met and delivered on time. The jobholder should have an active interest in current and evolving technology and a keenness for developing an understanding of the company’s products and technology.

Opportunity to lead transformation of testing function into a world class testing operation & team.

While each day brings new opportunities at SPX, your core responsibilities will be:

• Identify & establish testing best practices and methods through NPD life cycle (V model) and transform testing function into a world class operation, with balance of in-house capability and partnerships development.
• Represent testing through stage gate process from Idea to Launch.
• Evaluating software, hardware, features, functions and characteristics of the product
• Lead testing technical project management and create and maintain test verification and validation test plans and test reports
• Establish appropriate reporting and traceability.
• Support Current-product & Software team in testing or advisory.
• Lead knowledge management and standardization for testing methods and practices
• Carrying out functional and regression testing, both manual and automated.
• Integrating existing and new automated regression tests into Azure Pipelines
• Providing technical leadership to our cross-functional agile product development teams.

We each bring something to the table, and we are looking for someone who has:

Required Experience

• Experience & understanding of theory, concept and application of sensing/locating systems or connected devices.
• End-to-end test deliverables for integrated systems:
  Hardware, Embedded firmware, Mobile apps & Cloud services.
• Develop system test plans, verification protocols, and acceptance criteria from product requirements and use cases.
• Creating Integrated end-to-end test plans and report writing
• Enthusiastic technologist, able to demonstrate a broad technical knowledge.
• V model and CI/CD
• Awareness of AI-assisted test case generation, log analysis, and synthetic data creation. Familiarity with AI-driven defect prediction and report summarization
• Electro-mechanical testing, Climatic testing & Failure Analysis.
• DOE, FEMA, DFSS, quality assurance (QA) experience.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies.
• Experience developing and executing automated tests using tools such as Cucumber or Postman (or able to demonstrate suitable transferrable skills).
• Compliance Testing

Education & Certifications

• B Eng / M Eng / BSc / MSc or equivalent in Electronics & Software
• HND / HNC or equivalent in Electronics &…