Hybrid Test Design Engineer – Aerospace & Defence Systems

Thales Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

28 days annual leave

Life cover

Job summary

Thales Group is seeking an experienced Test Design Engineer focusing on Test Solutions to define and deliver robust, scalable test architectures for aerospace and defence systems. You will bridge design, integration and customer teams to ensure traceability and compliant testing across the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes leadership in test strategy, automation opportunities, and collaboration with MOD-aligned standards, while offering hybrid work options across UK sites.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Systems Architect / Systems Engineer.
• Strong background in test system design & architecture.
• Experience integrating hardware, software and COTS into test environments.
• Strong stakeholder management and clear communication with customers.
• Ability to work across the full system lifecycle from concept to in-service support.
• Desirable: experience with test automation; knowledge of safety, security and information assurance in defence systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of test solutions for complex aerospace and defence systems, ensuring compliance with MOD and industry standards.
• Define test strategies, frameworks and architectures to support development, verification, qualification and in-service support.
• Translate requirements into test system requirements and architectures with traceability.
• Ensure test solutions integrate with hardware, software and system environments.
• Collaborate with design, test and programme management teams to maintain lifecycle traceability.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to multidisciplinary teams; contribute to bids and proposals.

Skills

Systems Architect / Systems Engineer

Test system design

Hardware/Software integration

Stakeholder management

Lifecycle knowledge

Test automation (desirable)

Safety & information assurance (def)

Job description

Thales Group is seeking an experienced Test Design Engineer focusing on Test Solutions to define and deliver robust, scalable test architectures for aerospace and defence systems. You will bridge design, integration and customer teams to ensure traceability and compliant testing across the lifecycle.

The role emphasizes leadership in test strategy, automation opportunities, and collaboration with MOD-aligned standards, while offering hybrid work options across UK sites.