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# Missile Test Lead Architect

- **Company:** MBDA S.A.S.
- **Location:** Bolton, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £64,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Analog Electronics, Code Coverage, Digital Electronics
- **Published:** May 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8ee55c6d3add6d97

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Requirements gathering?, * Substantial experience of test equipment design, product testability or electrical/electronic engineering

 * Proficient in at least one of the following areas: digital electronics and microprocessor systems, analogue electronics, electronics testing, or test equipment design
 * Experience in people leadership and influencing
 * A good understanding of gathering requirements, overseeing projects, creating plans, and managing relationships with key customers

## Description

As a Missile Test Lead Architect, you will play a crucial role in overseeing test design considerations, ensuring their implementation across project development. Your responsibilities include specifying missile level pass out tests, in-service, and BIT routines. Collaboration with manufacturing and design teams is key to ensuring comprehensive testability of the product and addressing any test coverage gaps efficiently.

As a Lead Test Architect you will be responsible for -

 * Lead a team of Test Architects as part of the Missile Design team
 * As a senior member of the TTA department support the department head and provide functional leadership
 * Take ownership of the missile test equipment specification and delivery
 * Ensure that product testability is built in to the design
 * Generate and manage compliance with lower-level test requirements for design teams, including test access needs, BIT coverage/timings, and factory test functionality.
 * Analyse and model our system to determine test coverage and generate diagnostic instructions.
 * Work closely with the Chief Design Engineer to make cost vs test coverage trade-offs.


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