Environmental Test Technical Specialist

Location: Southend-on-Sea

Package:  49,275 - 54,750

Role :
SF20297

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an Environmental Test Technician Specialist at our Shoeburyness site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role As an Environmental Test Technician Specialist, there is an exciting opportunity to join a high performing team of multi-disciplinary engineers delivering critical test & evaluation of defence munitions through the application of vibration, shock, climatic & radiography test programs.

Day-to-day, you’ll work within a team of senior engineers, providing technical supervision and leadership to test programs. Assessing asset performance within the demanding environments that the systems will be subjected to throughout their operational life, simulating some of the most challenging environments in the world to ensure that the systems are ultimately safe and suitable for service.

Your responsibilities will include:

Leading environmental test programmes, ensuring compliance with customer requirements, quality standards, and safety legislation

Leading the design, planning, and execution of complex environmental trials, providing technical direction and support to team members

Reviewing documentation, analysing test data, and producing high-quality reports with robust quality assurance checks

Collaborating with customers and internal stakeholders, providing progress updates, solutions, and recovery plans where required

Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance testing capabilities, operational efficiency, and safety performance

Developing, training, and mentoring team members, promoting knowledge sharing, professional growth, and a strong safety culture

Essential experience of the Environmental Test Technician Specialist:  Demonstrating technical leadership and accountability, with a proven track record of delivering complex engineering projects

Applying a rigorous approach to compliance, safety, and best practice within test and engineering environments

Utilising a strong engineering background, with knowledge of structural behaviour, analysis, and environmental testing principles

Collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve project objectives and drive successful outcomes

Using instrumentation, data analysis tools, and IT systems to support testing, reporting, and decision-making activities.

Essential qualifications for the Environmental Test Technician Specialist:

Holding an HNC/HND (or equivalent) in an engineering or scientific discipline.

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Shoeburyness site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Shoeburyness

QinetiQ Shoeburyness is a significant test and evaluation facility specialising in defence and security technologies. The site is focused on Environmental Testing including the evaluation of various ordnance, explosives and related systems. Implementing measures to ensure that testing activities comply with environmental regulations and minimise ecological impact. Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

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