Job Description

Company Description

ALTEN is a global engineering and technology consultancy operating across over 35 countries worldwide. We partner with industry leaders across sectors including Aeronautics, Aerospace, Defence, Naval, Automotive, Energy, Rail, IT and many more to deliver innovative engineering solutions that drive technological advancement & support sustainable transformation.

Our teams of passionate and agile engineers work on cutting-edge projects that shape the future of technology and sustainability. At ALTEN, we empower talented engineers to innovate, solve complex challenges, and deliver impactful solutions that build tomorrow’s world—today.

Join us and start building tomorrow’s world today!

Job Description

We're looking for an experienced Software Integration & Verification Engineer to join our team in Manchester, supporting the delivery of advanced defence and maritime systems. This role is ideal for engineers with an embedded software background who enjoy solving complex integration challenges, working with Linux-based environments, and ensuring software performs reliably within mission-critical systems.

You'll be involved in integrating, verifying and troubleshooting sophisticated software solutions, working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver robust capabilities within a highly regulated engineering environment.

• Location: Manchester
• On Site: 5 days per week
• Clearance: Candidates must be willing and eligible to obtain SC clearance.
• Experience Level: 5+ years of relevant experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out software integration, verification and validation activities across embedded systems
• Deploy, configure and troubleshoot software within Linux-based environments
• Develop and maintain Bash scripts to automate integration and testing activities
• Work with containerised environments to deploy and manage software applications
• Collaborate with Software, Systems and Test Engineers to ensure successful delivery
• Support defect investigation, root cause analysis and issue resolution
• Produce technical documentation and test evidence in line with project requirements

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Linux environments
• Commercial experience with Bash scripting
• Experience integrating and verifying software within an embedded systems environment
• Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker

Soft Skills & Collaboration:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Comfortable communicating technical issues to a range of stakeholders
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to troubleshooting and continuous improvement
• Able to manage priorities within a fast-paced engineering environment

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, or relevant technical military background with equivalent experience.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience working within Defence, Maritime, Aerospace or other safety-critical industries
• Knowledge of automated testing and verification techniques
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking and debugging techniques
• Exposure to CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI
• Python scripting for automation or test activities

Additional Information

Why join us?

We bring together entrepreneurial, tech-driven people to deliver innovative solutions for leading companies.

At ALTEN, you’ll work on exciting projects, supported by ongoing learning, mentoring, and clear career development tailored to your goals.

Join a passionate team and help build tomorrow, today.

In short you get:

• A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
• A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
• Private Medical Insurance
• Cycle & Tech Scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Life insurance & Pension Scheme
• Social atmosphere, regular gatherings & team buildings
• Flexible way of working (role dependent)

We are proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant & actively encourage applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists, service leavers, and military spouses/partners. We recognise the value of military skills and experience and are committed to ensuring that no applicant is unfairly disadvantaged during our recruitment and selection processes.

ALTEN is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and values the strength that comes from a global mix of backgrounds and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of background or protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

This role may require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview.