Missile Test Architect - Test Equipment

Morson Edge; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence contractor in Stevenage is seeking a Missile Test Architect for a 6-month contract. The role involves managing test equipment needs for missile projects and ensuring compliance with testing requirements. Candidates should have a degree-level education in electrical or electronic engineering, with skills in digital and analogue electronics, and test equipment design. The position offers a pay rate of up to £45.87 per hour PAYE. Security clearance is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Proven ability in test, electrical or electronic engineering is essential.
• Good understanding of requirements capture and project management.
• Strong communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the project test strategy.
• Specify missile factory testing requirements.
• Generate compliance to lower level test requirements.
• Manage the test coverage and generate diagnostic instructions.
• Produce and maintain plans for responsibility activities.

Skills

Digital electronics and microprocessor systems

Analogue electronics

Electronics testing

Test equipment design

Education

Degree level or equivalent in test, electrical or electronic engineering

Job description

Missile Test Architect - Test Equipment Development Engineer

Stevenage - 6 month duration - Pay rate up to £45.87 p/h PAYE basic (£52.54 including holiday pay) or £60 p/h Umbrella

Our defence client is looking for a Test Equipment Engineer who wants to use their knowledge in a system/sub system management role. The role includes determining the project test equipment needs, managing the requirements for test equipment and managing the development through delivery and into service. In this role, you will be responsible for the projects test equipment and reporting into the Chief Design Engineer.

The department is responsible for the test architecture of missiles, specifying and analysing the missile built in test, specifying the production testing requirements and managing the specification and delivery of the missile test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Defining and implementing the project test strategy
• Defining and implementing the project BIT architecture including coverage requirements, BIT timings and system level BIT routines.
• Specifying the missile factory pass out testing used to ensure correct build of our product, supporting the manufacturing team with identifying the optimal test stages during production.
• Specifying the in service test routines on our missiles.
• Generating and managing compliance to the lower level test requirements placed upon design teams including test access needs, BIT coverage/timings and factory test functionality.
• Analysing and modelling our system to understand the test coverage and generate diagnostic instructions.
• Proposing and recommending, with the Chief Design Engineer, the cost vs test coverage trade-offs.
• Producing and maintaining plans for activities within their sphere of responsibility.

Skillset / Experience Required

Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent with proven ability of test, electrical or electronic engineering, ideally including at least one of the following:

• Digital electronics and microprocessor systems.
• Analogue electronics.
• Electronics testing.
• Test equipment design.

Good understanding of: requirements capture, project management and planning & stakeholder management.

Other Attributes

• Ability to influence stakeholders across the company.
• Determination and desire to succeed.
• Strong interpersonal and well developed communication skills (written & verbal).
• Willingness to travel when required.

Additional Information

Please note, due to the sensitive nature of the projects involved, all candidates must be capable of gaining a UK MOD Security Clearance to SC level. You will require a live SC before you can start.