Testing SME- Defence

Test & Testability Expert- SME- Stevenage/Bristol/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 (phone number removed)