We're looking for a QA Engineer (Contract) to join our Product Engineering team and take ownership of quality on a new product currently in active development. You'll be hands on from day one, executing manual testing, building out automation coverage, and providing clear defect reporting that directly shapes engineering priorities.
You'll get a chance to:Execute functional, regression, and exploratory testing across a greenfield product
Design and maintain test cases and plans based on product requirements and engineering specs
Build and maintain an automated test suite using tools like Playwright, Cypress, or similar
Integrate automated tests into the pipeline for continuous quality feedback
Log, triage, and track defects with clear reproduction steps, severity ratings, and supporting evidence
Produce concise QA status reports for the Head of Product Engineering and the wider team
Contribute to sprint ceremonies and influence acceptance criteria from a quality perspective
You have proven experience in both manual and automated QA testing on software products in active development
You're comfortable writing and maintaining automated test scripts (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or equivalent)
You write clear, structured defect reports and test cases that engineers can act on immediately
You have experience with defect tracking tools (Jira, Linear, or similar) and understand CI/CD pipelines
You can work autonomously in a fast-moving environment with minimal hand holding
Experience with API testing (Postman or similar)
Familiarity with developer tools and log reading for debugging context
Experience on an early stage or greenfield product
Security is everyone's responsibility at Orbital. We ask all team members to follow our security policies, complete regular awareness training, and handle sensitive data with care in line with ISO 27001 standards. Spot something unusual? Reporting risks or incidents quickly helps us maintain the strong culture of security and compliance we all depend on.
At Orbital, we're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We especially welcome applications from people who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, or if the right role isn't listed yet, we'd still love to hear from you.
This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on several factors, which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and business requirements.