Future Products Missile Architect

Mbda Systems; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation in Bristol is seeking a Missile Architect to define product structure and support deployment of policies. You will work in a hybrid setting and collaborate with various stakeholders on missile and weapons system designs. Ideal candidates will have a degree or equivalent experience, strong understanding of missiles, and project management skills. This role offers excellent benefits including a significant company bonus and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Company Bonus: up to 21% of base salary

Pension: maximum total contribution of up to 14%

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free car parking

Qualifications

• Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Solid understanding of missiles, subsystems and platforms.
• Experience in mechanical and/or electronic design or relevant fields.

Responsibilities

• Define overall product structure, interfaces and architecture.
• Facilitate architectural trade studies.
• Assess technology application and maturity using design assessment tools.

Skills

Collaboration

System trade studies

Project management

Understanding of missiles

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Job description

Missile Architect

Bristol

• Salary: Circa £65,000 depending on experience
• Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 days per week on site
• Security Clearance: British Citizen or Dual UK national with British citizenship
• All successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS) after the offer stage

As a Missile Architect within the newly formed Future Products team you will work to shape the next generation of MBDA products.

What we can offer you

• Company Bonus: up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave – enhancements 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

• Define overall product structure, interfaces and architecture
• Facilitate architectural trade studies
• Support deployment of generic policies e.g. GMA, modularity & re-use, design for assembly
• Assess technology application and maturity using design assessment tools
• Support product technical and programme phase reviews

You’ll work with a wide range of stakeholders such as S&BD, Future Systems, MOD, DSTL and key industrial partners, and will have exposure to new technologies to develop brand new capabilities and designs.

Opportunities to shape and grow with the chance to lead a small multidisciplinary team, and to develop a deep understanding of early phase missile and weapons system design.

What we're looking for from you

• Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment
• Confidence to embrace the uncertain nature of early concept development
• Desire to utilise new techniques and methods to develop concepts and system trade studies
• Ability to manage a broad range of activities and experience with planning and task management
• Solid understanding of missiles, subsystems and platforms
• Relevant Systems Engineering knowledge
• Ideally experienced in mechanical and/or electronic design (or broader engineering fields relevant such as Aero, Control, Structures, System Design, Software, etc.)

Our Business

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.

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