Project Test Manager

Introduction

Saab UK is part of Scandinavia's largest defence company, bringing together the best of Swedish and British innovation. Saab offers world-leading solutions and services in defence, aviation, space, and civil security to keep people and society safe. Our UK presence has been growing at pace, meaning we can offer a wide range of opportunities for personal fulfilment and career growth. We currently employ over 600 people across eight sites in the UK, and our specialisations include software engineering, underwater robotics, radars, AI, and armed forces training.

What you will be part of

Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose, to help nations keep their people and society safe.

Empowered by its 28,000 talented people, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world.

Saab designs, manufactures and maintains advanced systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors and underwater systems.

Saab is headquartered in Sweden. It has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations.

The Role:

This position will be working on new customer implementations or new product delivery projects, with accountability for testing across the full project lifecycle.

Project Test Leadership

Provide overall test oversight for assigned delivery projects

Define and implement the project test strategy aligned to delivery timelines and milestones

Create and maintain test plans for all phases (e.g. SIT, FAT, SAT, UAT, BCDR)

Produce and manage test schedules

Ensure testing is integrated throughout the delivery lifecycle and not treated as a standalone phase

Early Lifecycle Involvement

Engage from the requirements stage onwards, ensuring features are clearly defined, testable and aligned to user and operational needs

Review and challenge requirements and designs to identify gaps, ambiguity and risks early

Ensure key non-functional requirements (e.g. performance, usability, resilience) are considered before development begins

Feed identified risks, dependencies and constraints into project planning

Test Environment & Readiness

Define test environment requirements for each phase

Plan and lead Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) and Test Wash-Up Reviews (TWR)

Test Delivery Oversight

Oversee and support test script creation at both project level and sprint/feature level

Oversee test execution across all phases, including testing during development

Ensure regression testing is maintained and executed regularly throughout delivery

Defect & Quality Management

Coordinate defect management across all test phases

Track and report on progress, including completion, status and velocity

Reporting & Closure

Produce test phase closure reports with a clear view of quality and risks

Provide stakeholders with confidence in system readiness for release

By submitting an application to Saab UK you consent to undertaking workforce screening activities that may include but are not limited to: Baseline Personnel Security checks, National Security Vetting, reference checks, verification of working rights and in all circumstances preferred candidates will be placed through a security interview