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Equipment Design Authority

Mbda Systems

Bristol

Hybrid

GBP 49,000 - 65,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

A leading defense organization is seeking an Equipment Design Authority in Bristol to ensure the technical development and certification of the Launch Management System for key defense programs. This mid-senior level role requires strong design leadership and the ability to manage technical risks, while collaborating with stakeholders across various engineering disciplines. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working arrangements, and various employee benefits including a company bonus and flexible leave.

Benefits

Company bonus

Pension contributions

Paid overtime

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidized meals and free parking

Qualifications

Experience in design leadership for complex electronics subsystems.
Ability to manage technical risks and promote product development.
Knowledge of requirements engineering at various levels.

Responsibilities

Ensure technical development and certification for the Launch Management System.
Engage in system design across software engineering, electronics, and mechanical engineering.
Validate test procedures and gather evidence for product certification.

Skills

Design leadership

Manage technical risks

Relationships with stakeholders

Systems engineering principles

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Bristol

Bristol

The Launch Management System Design Authority is responsible for ensuring the technical development of, certification sign-off and in-service support for the Launch Management System (LMS) on two major programmes, Sea Ceptor and Land Ceptor.

Salary: £49,000 - £65,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-4 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The Opportunity

The Launch Management System (LMS) is a critical component in ensuring the safe and secure launch of missiles from our Weapon Systems. The LMS Design Authority is responsible for ensuring the technical development of, certification sign-off and in-service support for the Launch Management System (LMS) on two major programmes, Sea Ceptor and Land Ceptor.

By building on and maintaining a complex structure of functional and physical design, you will ensure every aspect of the product can be verified, validated and accepted into the Weapon System capability by our Customers. In this role, you will be expected to have a high level of engagement across a variety of technical aspects, including system design, software engineering, electronics and mechanical engineering, in-service reliability and support, safety, cybersecurity and other disciplines. In addition, you will need to ensure the hardware and software design continues to evolve in order to meet the demand of the overall system capability expected by our customers.

The LMS Design Authority will be supported in their career development goals and will ensure expertise are maintained within the team to promote the design goals required of the team and wider MBDA organisation.

What we're looking for from you:

If you have experience or are interested in developing your skills in the following areas, this role may be for you:

Design leadership for a complex electronics subsystem
Manage technical risks and opportunities in line with product development requirements
Developing strong relationships with Product Design stakeholders
Mastering Systems engineering principles, processes and practices
Requirements engineering at System, Subsystem or Component level to enable evolution of the product design and system certification
Broad knowledge associated with the design and build of hardware and software for computer based electronics equipment
Ability to validate test procedures required to verify products and gather evidence to enable certification.

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Defense and Space Manufacturing

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