Actuation Systems Equipment Testing Lead

MBDA UK; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension up to 14%

Overtime

Flexi leave

Flexible working

Parental leave enhancements

Site facilities

Healthcare plan

Job summary

MBDA UK is seeking an experienced Testing Engineer to lead testing strategy across the lifecycle of Actuation Systems. The role focuses on component and full actuation system tests, building testing capability, and delivering compliant evidence for certification.

You will work within a multidisciplinary design team and influence testing directions while supporting design verification planning for actuators, ensuring adequate test coverage and robust data analysis.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Technical leadership experience.
• Strong understanding of dynamic systems and testing, including mechanical systems, motors and sensors.
• Experience with MATLAB & Simulink for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement testing strategy across the full product lifecycle.
• Build testing capability within the team and promote best practices.
• Generate and deliver analysis scripts and data to support testing and certification.
• Diagnose fault conditions and develop robust test evidence for compliance.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary actuation teams and stakeholders.
• Shape current and future direction for testing Actuation Systems.

Skills

Technical leadership

Dynamic systems testing

MATLAB & Simulink

dSPACE

Motors & drives

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

DOORS

Job description

The Actuation Systems Centre of Excellence Servo domain are looking for experienced testing engineer to lead and define testing strategies across the full lifecycle of our products.

Salary: Between £55,000 - £60,000 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…
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

The servo domain work within a multi-disciplinary design team responsible for the design, development and testing of Actuation Systems, which ensures customer performance requirements are successfully met.

This role focusses on contributing to the testing strategy and execution of tests for Actuation Systems which will include component level testing, as well as full actuation systems.

You will be responsible for building the testing capability within the team over a wide range of projects, promoting best practices and documentation delivery to ensure varying levels of compliance evidence can be sought towards product certification and the generation of analysis scripts and diagnosing fault conditions identified throughout the product lifecycle.

The Actuation Systems Equipment Testing lead will be involved in finding innovative solutions throughout the testing phases and may be exposed to other activities within the servo role to strengthen the understanding and needs of the team

Your role will involve supporting the Design Verification Planning for Actuators ensuring sufficient coverage of tests contributing to compliance and have the ability to generate design proving test specifications at all levels with the appropriate data analysis methods to support.

There will be interactions across the multi-functional actuation teams.

You will influence the current and future direction for testing Actuation Systems and work collaboratively with stakeholders.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
• Technical leadership experience
• Strong understanding of dynamic systems and testing, which include mechanical systems, motors and sensors.
• Knowledge of electric motors and drive / communication strategies to support low level testing.
• dSPACE proficient or equivalent to enable testing
• Experienced user of MATLAB & Simulink for data analysis
• Experience with DOORs tools is desirable
• Requirements generation and definitions to support testing campaigns
• Technical documentation generation
• Proven experience of process improvement and being a part of a continuous improvement culture
• Strong communicator with the ability to influence, collaborate and network

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, Disability 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.

What we do matters. Because defence matters.

As a leading company in the defence industry we support our nations by delivering essential military capabilities, both for today and the future.

We are proud to be an award-winning employer and are proud of the growing diversity of our workforce.

Our people are the ones who drive our constant innovation and deliver against challenging targets.