Head of Sub-Systems - Sea Ceptor

MBDA; West of England; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Bonus: up to 30% of salary

Car Allowance: £300 per month

Pension: up to 14% total contribution

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave: up to 26 wks

Private Medical Insurance

Job summary

MBDA is seeking a Head of Subsystems for the Sea Ceptor programme. You will lead the development and delivery into service of major platform subsystem equipment, including command and control, system control, launch management and platform datalink, while ensuring safety and timely delivery.

The role involves coordinating across multi-programme subsystems, managing updates, and guiding design authorities to integrate with Mk41 launcher and other platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex work packages and managing risks/opportunities.
• Ability to build strong relationships with Sea Ceptor and other MBDA teams.
• Strategic thinking to evolve products across contracts and product lines.
• Excellent management of engineering stakeholders across systems, electronics, software, and test equipment.
• Experience in development and certification processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery into service for Sea Ceptor subsystem equipment.
• Ensure subsystems meet design certificates and delivery targets for cost/quality/schedule.
• Guide and oversee design authorities across multiple concurrent programmes.
• Manage mid-life updates and obsolescence, plus in-service product support.
• Provide oversight for new bids within the subsystems group.

Skills

Delivery of complex programs

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Job description

Lead the development and delivery into service for Sea Ceptor maritime platform equipment!

Salary: Up to £71,000 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: Bonus of up to 30% of salary
• Car Allowance: £300 per month cash allowance
• 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: 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
• Private Medical Insurance: Eligible employees are enrolled as standard into the company funded Private Medical Insurance benefit.

The opportunity:

The Sea Ceptor programme is entering a new phase of development, with new export customers and changes to the system design including integration with the Mk41 launcher, and expected contracts to develop dual-layer and tri-layer capabilities with new variants of the CAMM munition. The MLU/MLR programme is also live with UK MOD to provide updates to the Royal Navy's capability. The Head of Subsystems role is a direct report to the chief engineer, and is responsible for the development and delivery into service of major platform subsystem equipment:

• Command and Control - provides the functionality for the user to operate the weapon system
• System Control Equipment - high-integrity control of the weapon system
• Launch Management System - interface to the launcher and munitions
• Platform Datalink - secure communication with munitions in flight
• Maintainer Local Terminal - weapon system configuration, software update, log retrieval and data analysis.

The Head of Subsystems is accountable for:

• Delivery of the subsystem Certificates of Design, directing the Design Authorities for these subsystems to ensure delivery on time/cost/quality.
• Lead the subsystem Design Authorities and create the environment for them to deliver on time/cost quality across multiple concurrent development programmes
• Managing mid-life update and obsolescence programmes as well as support to in-service product queries
• Accountability for all Subsystem Safety activities, and responsible for bringing cohesion across all subsystems that feed into these deliverables
• Provide guidance and oversight for new business bids for the subsystems task group

The Sea Ceptor Head of Subsystems needs to ensure that the Sea Ceptor programme's needs are met by the subsystem Product Lines that deliver common components for Sea Ceptor and other air defence programmes. Working alongside counterparts in Sea Viper and Land Ceptor, you will:

• Ensure subsystem product lines have product evolution plans that meet the needs of the Sea Ceptor
• Find opportunities for convergence and coherence across the programmes and product lines that benefit MBDA through reduced time and cost while ensuring a balance between delivery and future evolution.

What we're looking for from you:

• Experience in delivering complex work packages, risk and opportunity management.
• Ability to building strong relationships with all teams delivering Sea Ceptor and demonstrate collaborative leadership to overcome challenges
• Strategic thinking to manage evolution of the product across multiple contracts and influence across subsystem product lines
• Excellent management of engineering Stakeholders - systems design, electronics engineering, software engineering, test equipment.
• Experience in development and certification.
• Strong communication skills and leadership.
• Experience in development of systems with complex interfaces and functionality (software and/or electronics).

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