Development Test Engineer – Outside IR35

Development Test Engineer – Outside IR35 We are looking for an experienced Development Test Engineer for an initial 12-month contract to support the planning, execution and reporting of Verification & Validation (V&V)…

Outside IR35 IT
Contract type Contract
Posted 15 September 2026

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Development Test Engineer – Outside IR35

We are looking for an experienced Development Test Engineer for an initial 12-month contract to support the planning, execution and reporting of Verification & Validation (V&V) activities within our clients engineering team.

Key Responsibilities

* Design and plan V&V activities.

* Create Test Plans, Test Protocols, Test Cases and Test Methods.

* Support test execution, anomaly management and reporting.

* Create and maintain test documentation and reporting templates.

* Review Test Plans, Test Results and technical documentation.

* Support continuous improvement of test processes and methodologies.

Skills & Experience

* Good understanding of software behaviour and development.

* Understanding of control/command systems and physical/mechanical processes.

* Knowledge of qualification and statistical methods, including MSA and Six Sigma.

* Strong technical writing and documentation skills.

* Experience with tools such as Polarion, Jira or Azure DevOps (ADO).

* Good reporting skills using Excel, PowerPoint and similar tools.

* Basic understanding of scripting/pseudo-code such as Python, VBA or HTML.

Personal Skills

* Independent, proactive and organised.

* Strong team player with clear communication skills.

* Practical and solution focused.

* Flexible and comfortable working within evolving requirements.

* High attention to detail, with a balance of rigour and creativity.

Development Test Engineer – Outside IR35

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