Missile Test Lead Architect

About the Role

As a Missile Test Lead Architect, you will play a crucial role in overseeing test design considerations and ensuring their implementation across project development. Your responsibilities include specifying missile level pass out tests, in-service, and BIT routines. Collaboration with manufacturing and design teams is key to ensuring comprehensive testability of the product and addressing any test coverage gaps efficiently.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead a team of Test Architects as part of the Missile Design team.
• As a senior member of the TTA department, support the department head and provide functional leadership.
• Take ownership of the missile test equipment specification and delivery.
• Ensure that product testability is built into the design.
• 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

• Substantial experience of test equipment design, product testability, or electrical/electronic engineering.
• Proficient in at least one of the following areas: digital electronics and microprocessor systems, analogue electronics, electronics testing, or test equipment design.
• Experience in people leadership and influencing.
• A good understanding of gathering requirements, overseeing projects, creating plans, and managing relationships with key customers.

What We Can Offer You

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary.
• Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
• Dynamic (hybrid) working: Typically 2 to 3 days per week on-site, due to workload classification.
• 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.
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health, and wellbeing, and more.