Test Systems Software Engineer
Reference Number: 438538
Published Date: 12/05/2026
Job Type: Contract
Salary: £65 - £70 Per hour
Industry: Engineering
Hours: Full Time
Job Title: Test Systems Software Engineer
Rate: £70 per hour via Umbrella (Inside IR35)
Location: Cheltenham (Onsite at least 3 days a week)
Contract Length: 12 Months
Role purpose
On-going critical work that effects customer deliveries of ELMS panels, that needs on-going resourcing.
Key Responsibilities
- Writing release documents
- Configuration control of code (in IBM ELM aka RTC)
- Configuration control of documentation (Windchill for Word document)
- Co-ordinating and leading document reviews and release tollgate meeting
- Co-ordinating with stakeholders any deviations or exceptions to process
- On-site informal verification of software and debugging
- On-site kicking off formal verification
- Hosting independent DQA
- Daily update to team, including proactive blocker reporting and task estimation
- Writing code from schematics (Automeg & C++)
Qualifications / Requirements
- Good documentation skills.
- Good communication & interpersonal skills.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Familiarity with a formal software lifecycle and documentation set.
- Ability to read and interpret schematics
- Coding skills.
- An ability to debug software on target hardware.
- Experience with formal configuration control (e.g. IBM ELM, Windchill)

