Product Test Manager

Product Test Manager | Guildford | Aerospace | Competitive Package
 
Are you an experienced Product Test Manager within the space, satellite or defence sector?
 
Do you want to be part of a world-leading space engineering team delivering landmark missions?
 
Do you want to work on end-to-end spacecraft lifecycle – from integration to launch and beyond?
 
Then this might just be the role for you!
 
We’re currently hiring for a product test manager responsible for the development, and execution, of avionics hardware testing. The role focuses on executing controlled test procedures, ensuring measurement integrity, maintaining safe test environments and contributing to the development of product test capabilities/methods. The test engineer will work closely with core avionics teams across the business to ensure high-reliability testing appropriate with flight hardware.
 
This is a technical, lab-based role with an emphasis on continuous improvement to current test methodologies.
 
Key Tasks
 

• Conduct flight model hardware testing, including but not limited to The Engine while remaining hands-on with technical work.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Department to agree handover plans, scope, ownership, responsibilities and boundaries for testing activities.
• Perform detailed circuit-level debugging using lab equipment and diagnostic tools.
• Support design teams by reviewing schematics and layouts, ensuring test robustness.
• Recording results – including processing and analysing raw data.
• Provide Test Engineering support for one-off or low-volume hardware testing (e.g. Imager Electronics).
• Maintain accurate records of testing processes, procedures and results in a centralised, accessible database with consistent data management.
• Control of technical solutions, budgets, and schedules relating to verification and test activities.
• Host Test Readiness Reviews and Test Review Boards with stakeholders.
• Fault investigation and debugging.
• Support in the design of test equipment (test racks/jigs).
• Refine and automate manual testing to streamline and improve test efficiency.
• Identify process inefficiencies, risks, and failure points, and propose justified improvements to management, including equipment upgrades or new workflows.
• Install, configure and operate test rigs, ground support equipment and subsystems.

 
Job Requirements
 

• Proven experience in electrical hardware testing, preferably within aerospace, space systems, defence or other high-reliability domains.
• Practical hands-on experience testing electrical, RF, or mixed-signal hardware.
• Familiarity with environmental, functional, and integration testing of complex electro-mechanical systems.
• Understanding of DC Power systems, RF test principles and required equipment (VNA/spectrum analysers/signal generators), on-board computer systems, payload data storage and interfacing.
• Understanding of Design for Test (DfT) and scalable production test methodologies.
• Engineering qualification (HNC/HND or degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, or related field).
• Knowledge of industry standards, ideally for space hardware testing (e.g., ECSS, NASA GEVS, MIL-STD).
• Test automation experience highly preferred, using Python or similar.

 
What’s in it for you?

• Highly competitive Salary.
• Flexible working policies.
• 32 days annual leave + BH.
• Annual Company Bonus Scheme.
• Up to 8% employer pension contribution.
• Life Assurance (6X salary).
• Private Health Care.
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave.
• Multiple Discount, Memberships schemes.