Equipment Design Authority

MBDA S.A.S.; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense organization is seeking a Launch Management System Design Authority to oversee technical development and ensure certification sign-off. This role involves managing relationships with stakeholders, leading design efforts for complex electronic systems, and ensuring the evolution of hardware and software to meet system capabilities. Ideal candidates will have expertise in systems engineering and a commitment to supporting armed forces. This position offers a salary ranging from £49,000 to £65,000, with dynamic working arrangements.

Benefits

Company bonus: Up to £2,500

Pension contributions up to 14%

Paid overtime opportunities

Flexi Leave: up to 15 additional days

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Fantastic site facilities

Qualifications

• Experience leading design for electronics subsystems.
• Ability to manage product development risks.
• Strong stakeholder relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical development for the Launch Management System.
• Engage in cross-disciplinary technical aspects.
• Ensure hardware and software designs evolve as needed.

Skills

Design leadership for a complex electronics subsystem

Manage technical risks and opportunities

Develop strong relationships with Product Design stakeholders

Mastering systems engineering principles

Requirements engineering at system level

Knowledge of hardware and software for electronics

Ability to validate test procedures

Job description

Overview

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

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 is maintained within the team to promote the design goals required of the team and wider MBDA organisation.

Qualifications

• 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

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 recognize that everyone is unique and encourage you to speak to us if you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Benefits

• 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%
• Paid overtime opportunities
• 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, with 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

Salary, Working Hours & Security Clearance

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 the 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.

Company Culture

We are proud of our employee‑led networks, including Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more. Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information. Regarded as one of the most trusted suppliers of defence solutions in Europe, we have a relationship with the UK military spanning back over 70 years. Whether it's designing a future concept for the British Army, managing the procurement of a missile component or harnessing our expertise in software to integrate one of our products onto the newest fighter jet, all of our employees are part of delivering a more secure tomorrow.