Missile Test and Testability Expert
// Role Summary
Seeking a Missile Test and Testability Expert to enhance missile test processes from feasibility to production. This role requires expertise in electronic circuit design, testing, and failure analysis.
// Key Responsibilities
- Lead the definition of project test strategies and BIT architecture.
- Improve test equipment requirements and specification writing.
- Analyze production test data to identify trends and diagnose failures.
- Assess and recommend improvements to working practices.
- Mentor team members and contribute to roadmap development.
// Role Specification
Missile Test and Testability Expert
An exciting role has become available within our Test Architect team as a Technical Expert involved in all aspects of the Missile Test process. If you have experience in Electronic circuit design, testing, and failure analysis techniques, along with Test equipment design, then this could be just the role for you!
As the Missile Test and Testability Expert, you will report to the Test and Testability Department Head and, from a project perspective, to the Project Chief Design Engineer. As Test and Testability Architects (TTA), we are involved in all aspects of the Missile Test process - from early feasibility studies to series production and in-service support.
As a Subject Matter Expert for Missile Test and Testability Architecture, you will participate in a range of missile programmes, using your experience and expertise to improve the definition of test equipment technical requirements by focusing on key areas and removing waste. You'll manage the definition of the project test strategy, the definition of Project BIT (Built-In Test) architecture including coverage requirements, and improve the way we write our specifications across all projects.
As a key member of the team, you'll assess and recommend improvements to our ways of working across TTA and lead the analysis of production test data to spot trends and diagnose failures. There will also be a need for you to lead the analysis and modelling of our system to understand the test coverage and generate diagnostic instructions.
Day-to-day responsibilities include:
- Participating in and supporting Red-Team reviews and activities into critical issues during development and manufacture.
- Supporting new product bid activities.
- Identifying, documenting, and deploying best practice across the department and within projects.
- Mentoring and actively supporting members of the Test & Testability department.
- Leading or participating in roadmap development activities.
What we can offer you:
- Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 27% of base salary
- Car allowance: £300 per month
- Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- Private Medical Insurance
- Flexible working: We welcome applicants looking for flexible working arrangements.
- 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.