Hybrid Defence Test Systems Architect

Thales Group; Templecombe; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-related bonus

Friday early finish

28 days annual leave

Volunteering day

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Life cover

Employee Assistance Program

Employee discounts

Gym discounts

Job summary

Thales Ltd. is seeking an experienced Test Design Engineer focused on Test Solutions to join our engineering function. You will define and deliver innovative, robust, and scalable test architectures to support the development, verification, and validation of complex aerospace and defence systems.

Location options include Crawley, Reading, Cheadle, Bristol, Glasgow or any other Thales site in the UK, with hybrid working options available.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Systems Architect / Systems Engineer.
• Strong background in test system design and architecture.
• Experience integrating hardware, software, and COTS into test.
• Stakeholder management and customer interfacing capabilities.
• Experience across the full system lifecycle from concept to in-service support.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and architecture of test solutions for aerospace/defence systems.
• Define test strategies, frameworks, and architectures for development and support.
• Translate requirements into test system requirements and architectures.
• Ensure test solutions integrate with hardware, software and systems.
• Collaborate with design engineers, test engineers and programme managers for traceability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to multidisciplinary teams.
• Contribute to bids with technical input on estimates and schedules.
• Engage with stakeholders to align with defence standards and policies.
• Drive innovation in test methods including automation and digital twins.

Skills

Systems Architect

Test System Design

Hardware Integration

Stakeholder Mgmt

Lifecycle Experience

Job description

Thales Ltd. is seeking an experienced Test Design Engineer focused on Test Solutions to join our engineering function. You will define and deliver innovative, robust, and scalable test architectures to support the development, verification, and validation of complex aerospace and defence systems.

Location options include Crawley, Reading, Cheadle, Bristol, Glasgow or any other Thales site in the UK, with hybrid working options available.