Test & Testability Expert- SME- Stevenage/Bristol/Hybrid- Permanent- £70,000
Are you an experienced Test Engineering professional working within Defence with a passion for solving complex technical challenges?
Want to work on the most exciting projects of national importance? With a company that pays competitively and offers bonuses up to 27% of salary with a hybrid working pattern?
An exciting opportunity has become available within our Test Architect team for a Missile Test & Testability Expert — a highly influential technical role at the heart of advanced missile system development.
This is a unique opportunity to shape and improve the way missile systems are tested across the full product lifecycle, from early feasibility studies through to production and in-service support. If you thrive in technically demanding environments and enjoy driving innovation, strategy and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Subject Matter Expert within Test & Testability Architecture (TTA), you’ll play a key role across a range of missile programmes, helping to define and optimise testing strategies, architectures and methodologies.
You’ll work closely with project teams and senior engineering stakeholders to:
* Lead the definition of project test strategies
* Define Built-In Test (BIT) architectures and coverage requirements
* Improve technical specifications and testing methodologies across projects
* Analyse production test data to identify trends and diagnose failures
* Lead modelling and analysis activities to understand test coverage and generate diagnostic instructions
* Support critical development and manufacturing reviews, including Red-Team activities
* Contribute to new product bid activities
* Drive best practice and continuous improvement across the department
* Mentor and support engineers within the Test & Testability team
* Contribute to future roadmap and capability development activities
* This role offers significant technical influence and the opportunity to help shape the future direction of missile test and testability within a world-leading defence environment.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking an experienced engineering professional with strong technical leadership capability and a collaborative mindset.
Essential Experience:
* Degree qualified (or equivalent experience)
* Significant experience of electronic test across the full project lifecycle
* Electronic circuit design, testing and failure analysis techniques
* Test equipment design and specification
* Requirements capture and technical documentation
* Design for Test (DfT) and testability expertise
* Project planning and management experience
* Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and technical direction
What’s on Offer
* Bonus of up to 27% of base salary
* £300 per month car allowance
* Pension contributions up to 14%
* Private Medical Insurance
* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
* Enhanced parental leave packages
* Subsidised meals and free on-site parking
* Excellent career development opportunities within a global engineering environment
If you’re ready to take on a technically challenging role with real impact, apply now and help shape the future of missile test and testability engineering. Please call Victoria on (phone number removed)