Weapon Systems Test Architect

Job Title: Weapon Systems Test Architect
Salary: Circa £35,000 to £55,000 depending on experience
Location: Stevenage

Dynamic (hybrid) working: typically 2 to 3 days per week on-site, due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS)

The opportunity:

You will be responsible for ensuring that design for test considerations are applied during the project development and specifying all missile level factory, in-service and BIT routines. Whilst working closely with the manufacturing and design teams to ensure the final product is fully testable and to understand/minimise gaps in test coverage.

• Take ownership of the test and testability aspects of the missile.
• Generate and manage compliance with lower-level test requirements for design teams, including test access needs, BIT coverage/timings, and factory test functionality.
• Analyse and model our system to determine test coverage and generate diagnostic instructions.
• Work closely with the Chief Design Engineer to make cost vs test coverage trade-offs.

What we're looking for from you:

• Do you have substantial experience of test, electrical or electronic engineering?
• Are you proficient in at least one of the following areas: digital electronics and microprocessor systems, analogue electronics, electronics testing, or test equipment design?

The role will require you to have a good understanding of gathering requirements, overseeing projects, creating plans, and managing relationships with key customers.

Benefits:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities