Hardware Test Architect

Electus Recruitment; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense company in Stevenage is seeking a Hardware Test Verification Architect to implement a structured Test Philosophy for military products. Responsibilities include defining test equipment requirements, deploying diagnostic strategies, and verifying test coverage to meet customer needs. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering, with strong skills in stakeholder management and testability. This is a permanent position with a salary around £55,000 plus bonuses and benefits, requiring British citizenship due to security requirements.

Benefits

Bonuses

Annual salary reviews

Paid overtime

Qualifications

• Degree qualified or equivalent experience in Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering.
• Understanding of testability, test specifications, and test equipment.
• Experience in development and production test techniques.

Responsibilities

• Implement structured Test Philosophy for defense products.
• Define Test Equipment Requirements for products.
• Verify test coverage of products to meet customer needs.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and production teams.

Skills

Hardware test verification

Testability

Test specification

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Mathematics, Physics or Engineering

Job description

Utilise your expertise to implement a structured Test Philosophy for current and future defence products as a Hardware Test Verification Architect.

This leading defence company that produces military weapons systems will reward your hard work significantly with bonuses, annual salary reviews and paid overtime among other benefits.

You will be responsible for exploring testability options from design through to manufacturing.

What’s involved?

• Definition of Test Equipment Requirements for the product.
• Deployment of diagnostic strategies for production.
• Verifying the test coverage of our current and future products to ensure they deliver the needs of the customers.
• Collaborating with manufacturing and production design support teams for production test.

About You

• Ideally degree qualified or suitable equivalent experience with demonstrable experience in or track record of Mathematics, Physics or Engineering fields.
• Understanding of testability, test specification (POTS), test schedules etc. of products and test equipment.
• Good knowledge of stakeholder management.
• Experience of development and production test techniques and implementation.

Key Information

• Role: Hardware Test Verification Architect
• Salary: Circa £55,000 Plus Bonus and Benefits
• Location(s): Stevenage – 1-2 Days On-Site per Week Average
• Eligibility: Must Hold British Citizenship Due To Security Requirements (See More Below)

Key Skills

• Hardware test verification
• testability
• test specification
• stakeholder management

Due to the nature of work undertaken at our client’s site, incumbents of these positions are required to meet special nationality rules and therefore these vacancies are only open to British or Dual Citizens. Applicants who meet this criteria will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting, if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

This is a permanent position.