Aerospace Test Systems Architect | Design & Automation

Thales Group; Glasgow; Hybride; GBP 65 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid and flexible working

Résumé du poste

Thales Group, a global technology leader, seeks an experienced Test Design Engineer/Architect to define and deliver robust, scalable test architectures for aerospace and defence systems in the UK. You will align test strategies with MOD standards and customer requirements, shaping test systems across the product lifecycle.

You will lead cross-functional teams, drive innovation in test methods including automation and digital twins, and support bid activity with technical inputs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Test Systems Architect / Test Systems Engineer, with hands-on design and architecture.
• Strong background in test system design and architecture for complex systems.
• Experience of integrating hardware, software, and COTS solutions into test environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to interface with customers.
• Demonstrable ability to work across the full system lifecycle—from concept to in-service support.

Responsabilités

• Lead the design and architecture of test solutions for aerospace and defence systems, ensuring compliance with MOD and industry standards.
• Define test strategies, frameworks, and architectures to support product development, verification, qualification, and in-service support.
• Translate system and customer requirements into effective test system requirements and architectures.
• Ensure test solutions integrate with hardware, software, and system environments.
• Collaborate with design engineers, test engineers, and programme managers to ensure traceability and compliance throughout the lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to bid and proposal activity with technical input to estimates, schedules, and solution concepts.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure alignment with defence standards and best practices.
• Drive innovation in test methods, including automation, digital twins, and model-based test approaches.

Connaissances

Test systems design

Stakeholder management

Lifecycle engineering

COTS integration

Customer interface

Test automation

Security clearance

Description du poste

Thales Group, a global technology leader, seeks an experienced Test Design Engineer/Architect to define and deliver robust, scalable test architectures for aerospace and defence systems in the UK. You will align test strategies with MOD standards and customer requirements, shaping test systems across the product lifecycle.

You will lead cross-functional teams, drive innovation in test methods including automation and digital twins, and support bid activity with technical inputs.