Test lead Work, Jobs in Southbourne, Dor (with Salaries)

Lead Flight Test Engineer
Draken —Bournemouth
- Military
- Engineering
- Bachelor's degree
Test Technician
Curtiss-Wright —Christchurch
- Full-time
- Travel
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Annual leave
Product Testing Team Leader
Appello —New Milton
- £38,000 - £42,000 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Hybrid work
- Computer Science
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Free parking
- Work from home
3d
Academy Football Administrator
AFC Bournemouth —Bournemouth
- Full-time
- Travel
- Business
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
4d
Band 6 Discharge and Flow Clinician (Salisbury)
HCRG Care Group —Salisbury
- £39,959 - £48,117 a year
- Weekend availability
- Hospital
- Discharge planning
- Care plans
- Employee discount
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13d
Business Analyst and Change Officer
Isle of Wight Council —Newport
- £37,955 - £40,787 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
10d
Programme Facilitator - Poole (South West)
HM Prison & Probation Service —Poole
- £20,001 - £40,000 a year
- Weekend availability
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Portable Appliance Tester
CBRE —Salisbury
- From £30,000 a year
- Full-time
- Schematics
- Maintenance
- In-person
- Free parking
- Employee discount
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12d
Global Payments Project Product Controller
JPMorganChase —Bournemouth
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Accounting
- Communication skills
20006 – Activities Unit Manager - Neurodiversity Support Manager, HMP Isle of Wight
Ministry of Justice —Newport
- £40,001 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Annual leave
6d
R0030266 Principal / Lead Networks Systems Engineer
Leonardo UK Ltd —Southampton
- £50,000 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Accounting
- Computer networking
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
Lead Systems Engineer (DA)
Leonardo UK Ltd —Southampton
- £67,000 - £81,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Military
- System design
- Analysis skills
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
Principal Test Systems Engineer
Leonardo UK Ltd —Southampton
- £55,000 - £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
Customer Care Manager
Dandara —Southampton
- Customer service
- Continuous improvement
- Construction experience
- Employee assistance programme
14d
Senior Lead Software Engineer - Terraform, AWS
JPMorganChase —Bournemouth
- Full-time
- System design
- AWS
- Maths
Senior Strategic Consultant (12-month FTC)
Benifex —Southampton
- Remote
- Human resources
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
HP Substrate Developer
British American Tobacco —Southampton
- Continuous improvement
- Travel
- Organisational skills
5d
FPGA Firmware Specialist
Leonardo UK Ltd —Southampton
- £54,000 - £84,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme
Lead Engineer
Emcor —Chandlers Ford
- Up to £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- HVAC
- Contracts
- IT
- Employee assistance programme
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Product Cyber Resilience Manager
Leonardo UK Ltd —Southampton
- £60,000 - £80,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Engineering
- Travel
- Flexible schedule
- Referral programme

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Lead Flight Test Engineer

Draken -
Bournemouth

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Job details

Permanent

Qualifications

Military
Engineering
Bachelor's degree
Category C Licence

Full job description

The Role

Be at the forefront of airborne Electronic Warfare training with Draken

Draken is seeking an exceptional Lead Flight Test Engineer to join our growing team at Bournemouth International Airport. This is a rare opportunity to play a critical role at the cutting edge of Electronic Warfare (EW) and Operational Readiness Training, supporting the UK Ministry of Defence and NATO allies worldwide.

At Draken, we don’t just operate aircraft — we deliver mission‑critical capability. Our work directly enables military aircrew and ground radar operators to train as they will fight, using some of the most advanced and representative airborne EW effects available today.

Our Lead Flight Test Engineer

Reporting directly to the Flight Test Manager, you will lead the definition, planning, execution and reporting of flight test activity across Draken Europe’s diverse and unique fleet.

Your work will directly support the continued evolution of next‑generation EW training systems, ensuring Draken remains the partner of choice for complex, high‑end defence training.

Working hand‑in‑hand with our Design Office, maintenance teams, and test pilots, you will lead flight test programmes from concept through to delivery, both in the UK and across global deployment locations. You will also play a key role in navigating regulatory and certification landscapes, securing the approvals required to conduct safe, effective, and compliant flight testing.

The Lead Flight Test Engineer role is a flying role. When not conducting flight test duties and depending on previous qualifications, opportunities to conduct Operational Readiness Training as a rear crew may be available in a variety of aircraft and roles.

The role requires international travel, with deployments across Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East

Why Draken?

Draken Europe combines advanced technology, a highly capable fleet, and exceptional people to deliver aviation solutions that matter. Our teams operate at the intersection of engineering excellence, operational realism, and global defence collaboration.

Joining Draken means:

Direct impact on front‑line military readiness

Exposure to complex flight test programmes.
Opportunities to work across a wide range of aircraft platforms

A culture built on Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Team
Working alongside some of the most experienced EW and aviation specialists in the industry
A genuinely global aviation career

Key Responsibilities

Lead the safe and effective delivery of flight test activities in the UK and at deployed locations worldwide
Plan and conduct airborne and ground flight testing as a Lead Flight Test Engineer
Develop and own test strategies, test plans, and test procedures
Maintain close collaboration with the Design Office, including participation in design and technical safety reviews
Develop and manage certification plans in support of flight test requirements
Produce clear, high‑quality flight test reports
Actively manage flight test risk to ALARP and tolerable levels
Ensure full regulatory compliance, cultivating trusted relationships with the UK CAA and other regulatory authorities

Essential Experience & Qualifications

Proven experience as a Lead Flight Test Engineer across multiple air vehicle types
Qualification as a Flight Test Engineer from a recognised and approved Flight Test Training Organisation
Hold, or be eligible to obtain, UK Security Clearance (SC)
Hold, or be able to meet, a minimum CAA Class 2 medical standard

Desirable Experience & Qualifications

Cat 1 Flight Test Engineer qualification
Military or civil aviation experience as flight crew or engineer
Degree (BSc / BEng or higher) in an engineering or science‑related discipline
Knowledge of UK, US and European civil and military regulatory frameworks
Experience with COTS or bespoke flight test instrumentation and data acquisition systems
Background in military EW / RF jamming, or specialist EW roles supporting the RAF or RN
Previous UAS / RPAS experience

Our Commitment to You

Draken is committed to the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and professionalism. We value diversity of thought, experience, and background — because better teams deliver better outcomes.

We are proud to be an Armed Forces‑friendly organisation and actively welcome applications from veterans, service spouses, and partners
We are a Disability Confident employer and will provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process
We are unequivocal in our stance: intolerance has no place at Draken
Every team member deserves respect, fairness, and the opportunity to succeed

Our employee values

Draken is committed to eliminating unlawful and unfair discrimination and we celebrate the differences that a diverse workforce brings. A range of perspective and talent supports our values and drives our success, with a mix of voices generating better discussions, business decisions and outcomes for all.

To us, diversity means bringing your own perspective to the conversation; inclusion means having a voice - and equality means that your voice is heard.

At all our sites internationally, every member of the Draken team is accountable to ensure that we are all treated fairly and with respect.

Intolerance has no place in our Company. We condemn it outright. Instead, we strive to create a culture where each person who joins our team feels they have the opportunity to succeed, to grow, and to work within an environment where they can be themselves.

We are also an Armed Forces friendly organisation, and as part of our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant, welcome applications from veterans and services spouses and partners who met the criteria in our job specifications.

In line with our Disability Confident Commitments, we provide reasonable adjustments to facilitate our interview process, please liaise with us if any reasonable adjustments are required.

About You

About Us

Whether it is adversarial support, electronic attack or customised rotary-wing training, we offer the most accurate and advanced readiness training in the industry. Our vast, differentiated fleet, cutting edge hardware and experienced instructors are engaged to help your mission take off.

Being ready is not only a matter of when. But where. We provide services in the UK, US and across the NATO countries. Making sure that our allies can manoeuvre around defeat and prepare to prevail.

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