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Functional Integration Lead

Location: Stevenage

Salary: £50,000 to £65,000 per annum

A specialist recruitment partnership is seeking a Functional Integration Lead to join a high-performance team supporting missile systems integration and verification. This permanent role offers the opportunity to lead technical delivery of functional integration and system verification activities, contributing to complex programmes and developing system-level expertise.

Role Overview

The Functional Integration Lead will take responsibility for the day-to-day management and technical delivery of functional integration and system verification activities. Reporting to the Chief Systems Proving Engineer, the role involves planning and conducting integration and compatibility testing for missile and munition equipment. The successful candidate will work closely with multiple project stakeholders to ensure design verification and evidence requirements are met, while mentoring a small team of integration engineers to support skills development and knowledge sharing.

Key Responsibilities

Lead functional integration and system verification activities for assigned programmes

Plan and execute integration, compatibility and proving tests, including HWIL and software integration

Work collaboratively with project teams to achieve verification milestones

Manage and mentor a small team of integration engineers

Apply practical problem-solving skills to complex systems challenges

Maintain awareness of system and subsystem functionality and behavioursCandidate Requirements

Degree or equivalent in an engineering discipline

Understanding of hardware and software integration and test activities

Experience with commercial laboratory test equipment

Familiarity with data analysis tools and methods

Appreciation of electronics technologies is advantageous

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to lead and develop a small team

Adaptable, innovative, and capable of working in a fast-paced environmentBenefits and Flexibility

Hybrid working with three days per week on site and flexible arrangements

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension scheme with total contributions up to 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

Healthcare Cash Plan covering optical, dental and wellbeing expenses

Up to 15 additional flexi leave days

Enhanced parental leave and flexible leave options

Excellent site facilities including subsidised meals and free car parkingDue to the nature of work at our client’s site, these vacancies are only open to British who hold BPSS clearance or can obtain it.

This is a permanent role.

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 do not hear from us within seven working days, please presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. You are free to resubmit your CV or details in the future, and we shall assess your suitability then

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