Systems Integration & Test Engineer
// Role Summary
Join Lockheed Martin in Newcastle as a Systems Integration & Test Engineer, playing a pivotal role in delivering secure military communication satellites for the UK Ministry of Defence and contributing to national security.
// Key Responsibilities
- Design, integration, verification, and validation of complex systems.
- Ensure customer and system requirements are met through robust engineering solutions.
- Work across the full system lifecycle, from concept to deployment.
- Develop technical capability in systems thinking and problem-solving.
- Requires experience in systems engineering, integration, or testing.
- Security Clearance: SC required.
// Role Specification
About the Role
Be part of a team delivering the next generation of secure military communications satellites for the UK Ministry of Defence. This work provides resilient, high performance connectivity for the UK, its allies and Defence personnel worldwide, playing a critical role in protecting national security as space becomes more contested and demand for secure data continues to grow.
Joining Lockheed Martin also means helping to shape significant investment in the North East space sector, with more than £100 million proposed to support high skill jobs, advanced manufacturing and long term economic growth. Opportunities include potential satellite manufacturing in County Durham and collaboration with NESST – the North East Space Skills and Technology Centre at Northumbria University – helping to build a strong pipeline of talent, learning and innovation.
This is your chance to work on mission critical technology, develop cutting-edge skills and build a meaningful career, while delivering lasting impact for the region and the nation.
The Role:
The Systems Integration & Test Engineer will play a key role in supporting the design, integration, verification, and validation of complex systems across their full lifecycle. The role contributes to ensuring that customer and system requirements are effectively translated into robust, testable engineering solutions that meet technical, schedule, and cost objectives. Working as part of a collaborative engineering team, the role supports activities from early concept through to design, fabrication, testing, integration, and operational deployment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting systems analysis activities across complex engineering programmes
- Assisting with integration planning and coordination of system elements
- Contributing to test development and verification and validation activities
- Supporting requirements management and traceability throughout the system lifecycle
- Assisting with interface definition between hardware and software components
- Participating in trade studies to evaluate and compare engineering solutions
- Working across multiple phases of the system lifecycle, from concept through to delivery and support
- Developing technical capability in systems thinking, problem-solving, and engineering delivery.
Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience:
- Experience working within systems engineering, integration, testing, or a related engineering discipline
- Ability to develop practical solutions to complex technical problems, working with appropriate guidance and support
- Strong understanding of engineering principles and the ability to apply them across structured technical tasks
- Ability to work independently on defined activities while engaging with senior engineers on key decisions and technical direction
- Good awareness of industry practices and engineering processes, with the ability to apply them effectively in delivery
- Demonstrated ability to build capability and develop expertise within a technical engineering environment.