Onboard Functional Validation Engineer (9 months contract) bei Sopra Steria

HE Space is a successful international space company, specialised in providing managed services and human resources to the international space sector for over 40 years.
We hire space experts all over Europe across the whole spectrum of space-related activities, from engineering to science, software development, operations, marketing, finance and administration. Our employees contribute towards a wide range of groundbreaking space programmes including Galileo and Copernicus, ExoMars, Iris2, ESA BASS, ESA GSPT, LISA Pathfinder, Euclid, the Ariane and Vega launchers as well as the International Space Station.
HE Space has joined forces with CS Group  and Sopra Steria to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting.
We are passionate about people and invest in you to support the development of the European space industry. 

As part of the Airbus Defense & Space team, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Design and execute validation test plans for software and hardware components used in space systems;
• Flash and configure embedded software onto telecom hardware platforms for testing purposes;
• Develop and maintain Java-based test tools and utilities for hardware-software integration;
• Document test results and issues in Jira, and collaborate with cross-functional teams via Confluence.

You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience:

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or Engineering;
• Strong validation experience is important:
  • Core skills in SW and HW-related tests preferably in Space
  • Familiarity with flashing SW on HW
  • Production of code, debugging, ability to be autonomous in testing & investigating
  • Ability to define & link tests with tech specification
• Proficiency in in Java;
• Experienced working in Linux-based environments, including remote system access and control via SSH;
• Telecoms HW knowledge (instruments) would be a plus;
• Familiarity with following is preferred:
  • Eclipse dev environment
  • Doors
  • Jira & Confluence
• Fluency in English is mandatory; knowledge of another European language is an advantage.

This job is located in Portsmouth, UK.

If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send your CV (in English and in Word or PDF) to Annie Kontou, by clicking on the button “Apply for this job” quoting job UK-HE-25157.

An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!

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Last apply date: 31/10/2025