Test & Testability Expert- SME- Stevenage/Bolton/Hybrid- Permanent- £70,000
Are you an experienced Test Engineering professional working within Defence with a passion for solving complex technical challenges?
Want to work on the most exciting projects of national importance? With a company that pays competitively and offers bonuses up to 27% of salary with a hybrid working pattern?
An exciting opportunity has become available within our Test Architect team for a Missile Test & Testability Expert — a highly influential technical role at the heart of advanced missile system development.
This is a unique opportunity to shape and improve the way missile systems are tested across the full product lifecycle, from early feasibility studies through to production and in-service support. If you thrive in technically demanding environments and enjoy driving innovation, strategy and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Subject Matter Expert within Test & Testability Architecture (TTA), you’ll play a key role across a range of missile programmes, helping to define and optimise testing strategies, architectures and methodologies.
You’ll work closely with project teams and senior engineering stakeholders to:
- Lead the definition of project test strategies
- Define Built-In Test (BIT) architectures and coverage requirements
- Improve technical specifications and testing methodologies across projects
- Analyse production test data to identify trends and diagnose failures
- Lead modelling and analysis activities to understand test coverage and generate diagnostic instructions
- Support critical development and manufacturing reviews, including Red-Team activities
- Contribute to new product bid activities
- Drive best practice and continuous improvement across the department
- Mentor and support engineers within the Test & Testability team
- Contribute to future roadmap and capability development activities
- This role offers significant technical influence and the opportunity to help shape the future direction of missile test and testability within a world-leading defence environment.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking an experienced engineering professional with strong technical leadership capability and a collaborative mindset.
Essential Experience:
- Degree qualified (or equivalent experience)
- Significant experience of electronic test across the full project lifecycle
- Electronic circuit design, testing and failure analysis techniques
- Test equipment design and specification
- Requirements capture and technical documentation
- Design for Test (DfT) and testability expertise
- Project planning and management experience
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and technical direction
What’s on Offer
- Bonus of up to 27% of base salary
- £300 per month car allowance
- Pension contributions up to 14%
- Private Medical Insurance
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Enhanced parental leave packages
- Subsidised meals and free on-site parking
- Excellent career development opportunities within a global engineering environment
If you’re ready to take on a technically challenging role with real impact, apply now and help shape the future of missile test and testability engineering. Please call Victoria on 07341347640/ email victoria@copello.co.uk
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Are you an experienced Test Engineering professional working within Defence with a passion for solving complex technical challenges?
Want to work on the most exciting projects of national importance? With a company that pays competitively and offers bonuses up to 27% of salary with a hybrid working pattern?
An exciting opportunity has become available within our Test Architect team for a Missile Test & Testability Expert — a highly influential technical role at the heart of advanced missile system development.
This is a unique opportunity to shape and improve the way missile systems are tested across the full product lifecycle, from early feasibility studies through to production and in-service support. If you thrive in technically demanding environments and enjoy driving innovation, strategy and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Subject Matter Expert within Test & Testability Architecture (TTA), you’ll play a key role across a range of missile programmes, helping to define and optimise testing strategies, architectures and methodologies.
You’ll work closely with project teams and senior engineering stakeholders to:
- Lead the definition of project test strategies
- Define Built-In Test (BIT) architectures and coverage requirements
- Improve technical specifications and testing methodologies across projects
- Analyse production test data to identify trends and diagnose failures
- Lead modelling and analysis activities to understand test coverage and generate diagnostic instructions
- Support critical development and manufacturing reviews, including Red-Team activities
- Contribute to new product bid activities
- Drive best practice and continuous improvement across the department
- Mentor and support engineers within the Test & Testability team
- Contribute to future roadmap and capability development activities
- This role offers significant technical influence and the opportunity to help shape the future direction of missile test and testability within a world-leading defence environment.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking an experienced engineering professional with strong technical leadership capability and a collaborative mindset.
Essential Experience:
- Degree qualified (or equivalent experience)
- Significant experience of electronic test across the full project lifecycle
- Electronic circuit design, testing and failure analysis techniques
- Test equipment design and specification
- Requirements capture and technical documentation
- Design for Test (DfT) and testability expertise
- Project planning and management experience
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and technical direction
What’s on Offer
- Bonus of up to 27% of base salary
- £300 per month car allowance
- Pension contributions up to 14%
- Private Medical Insurance
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
- Enhanced parental leave packages
- Subsidised meals and free on-site parking
- Excellent career development opportunities within a global engineering environment
If you’re ready to take on a technically challenging role with real impact, apply now and help shape the future of missile test and testability engineering. Please call Victoria on 07341347640/ email victoria@copello.co.uk
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