Hybrid Test Solutions Architect - Aerospace & Defence

Thales Group; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Life cover

Volunteer day

Employee discounts

Job summary

Thales Group is seeking an experienced Test Design Engineer focused on Test Solutions to design robust test architectures for aerospace and defence systems. You will align test strategies with MOD standards and customer requirements, guiding the interface between design engineering, integration, and customers.

You will shape test system direction across the lifecycle, mentor multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to bids and proposals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Systems Architect / Systems Engineer.
• Strong background in test system design and architecture.
• Experience integrating hardware, software, and COTS solutions into test.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, interfacing with customers.
• Demonstrable ability to work across the full system lifecycle from concept to in-service support.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of test solutions for complex aerospace and defence systems, ensuring MOD and industry standards compliance.
• 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 engineering teams.
• Engage in bid and proposal activity, contributing technical input to estimates, schedules, and solution concepts.

Skills

Systems Architect

Systems Engineer

Test system design

Hardware/software integration

Stakeholder management

Lifecycle support

Job description

Thales Group is seeking an experienced Test Design Engineer focused on Test Solutions to design robust test architectures for aerospace and defence systems. You will align test strategies with MOD standards and customer requirements, guiding the interface between design engineering, integration, and customers.

You will shape test system direction across the lifecycle, mentor multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to bids and proposals.