Systems Integration and Proving Engineer – Strike Weapons

Job Title: Systems Integration and Proving Engineer – Strike Weapons
Location: Bristol (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £50,000 DOE + Benefits

Are you an experienced Systems Engineer with a passion for proving, trials and validation? Do you enjoy working across cutting-edge test environments, from virtualised software platforms to full system firing trials?
A leading defence company is seeking a Systems Integration and Proving Engineer to join a high-impact team in the development, integration, and qualification of next-generation strike weapon systems. You’ll be working across the full proving lifecycle, helping to deliver safe, effective, and robust systems that meet stringent defence requirements. What You’ll Be Doing:

• Planning, executing, and analysing system trials to demonstrate platform integration and weapon system performance.
• Carrying out in-depth behaviour analysis across complex internal and external system interfaces.
• Delivering trials in multiple environments:
• Software virtualised platforms
• Lab-based functional integration rigs
• Platform-level acceptance testing
• Live system integration and firing trials
• Conducting and supporting fault investigation and root cause analysis.
• Ensuring safe and reliable test execution through robust risk management and asset control. 

What You’ll Bring:
We’re looking for candidates with experience in one or more of the following:

• Systems Integration & Validation
• Systems Qualification and Acceptance
• Test & Evaluation (T&E) in hardware-software systems
• Software test environments and network integration
• Automated verification techniques and data analysis

Additional desirable skills:

• Experience using IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management tools
• Familiarity with Jira or similar project management tools
• Scripting or software tooling experience for system analysis or automation

Why Apply?

• Bonus up to £2,500 based on company performance
• Hybrid working: 2–3 days per week on-site
• Flexible leave options, including up to 15 additional flexi days
• Generous pension contributions (up to 14%)
• Enhanced parental leave policies
• Career development support and cross-functional training
• Excellent facilities, including subsidised meals and free parking

Security Requirements:
Due to the nature of the work, British nationality is required. All successful candidates will be subject to BPSS and potentially SC clearance. Keywords:
Systems Integration, Systems Proving, Systems Validation, System Qualification, Test and Evaluation, Systems Engineering, Strike Weapons, Hardware-in-the-Loop, Platform Testing, Network Integration, Software Test, Defence Engineering, Acceptance Trials, SC Clearance

Electus Recruitment Solutions provides specialist engineering and technical recruitment solutions to a number of high technology industries. We thank you for your interest in this vacancy. If you don't hear from us within 7 working days please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are of course free to resubmit your CV/details in the future and we shall assess your suitability at that time.

Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client's site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to sole British Citizens. Applicants who meet this criteria may also be required to undergo security clearance vetting to SC level.

This is a permanent position.