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Missile Test Architect

Guidant Global
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG2 7BG

Salary

£50,000 - £60,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client, a partner of the Ministry of Defence in the UK, is looking for a Test Architect with substantial experience in Test, Electrical, and Electronic engineering, specifically in digital and analogue electronics, and Test Equipment Design.
  • The position is based in Bolton and requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience along with a degree in a related field.
  • Key responsibilities include defining and implementing a comprehensive test strategy, managing compliance with test requirements, and analyzing systems for test coverage.
  • The role offers a competitive salary of £60,000 to £70,000, depending on experience, along with training and development opportunities.
  • Candidates must be British citizens or dual UK nationals and will need to undergo security checks post-offer.

Our client, a trusted partner of the Ministry of Defence in the UK, is seeking a skilled Test Architect to play a crucial role in defining and managing the requirements for Test Equipment and Test Specifications. This position is based at our Bolton site.

What we're looking for:

  • Ideally educated to degree level with substantial experience in Test, Electrical, and electronic engineering.
  • Digital electronics and microprocessor systems.
  • Analogue electronics; Power Electronics.
  • Test Equipment Design.
  • DOORS (Essential)

Key Skills and Qualifications:

  • Good understanding of Project Management, planning, cost, and budget control.
  • Ability to manage diverse and conflicting stakeholders effectively.
  • Capability to technically manage internal and sub-contract activities.
  • Strong influencing skills with managers and stakeholders across the company.
  • Determination and desire to succeed.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and verbal).

What you'll get to do as a Test Architect:

To ensure the success of the project, it is essential to define and implement a comprehensive test strategy. This includes establishing the project BIT architecture, which encompasses coverage requirements, timings, and system-level routines. Additionally, specifying missile factory pass-out testing is crucial to ensure the correct build and to support the manufacturing team with optimal test stages during production.

In-service test routines on missiles must also be specified to maintain operational integrity. It is important to generate and manage compliance with lower-level test requirements for design teams, including test access needs, BIT coverage/timings, and factory test functionality. Analyzing and modeling systems to understand test coverage and generate diagnostic instructions is another key aspect of the strategy.

Furthermore, proposing and recommending cost versus test coverage trade-offs with the Chief Design Engineer will help in making informed decisions. Finally, producing and maintaining plans for activities within the sphere of responsibility will ensure that all tasks are aligned with the project's objectives and timelines.

Join MBDA and be part of our dynamic team, shaping the future of defence technology.

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), which are managed by our clients Security Team.

More about the role:

Our client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This job is at our client's site in Bolton facility, one of the North West's leading manufacturing sites for at least 25 years. The facility offers showers and bike racks and is near the motorway, with a petrol station outside. Amenities like an onsite canteen. All employees get training and development opportunities.

Guidant Global (BH4SF) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.