Integration and Systems Validation Lead - Sparkworks

MBDA; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus: Up to £2,500

Pension: up to 14%

Overtime available

Flexi Leave: 15 days

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Free car parking

Healthcare cash plan

Job summary

MBDA in Bristol seeks a Trials Lead to manage the lifecycle of diverse projects, focusing on hardware testing and model validation. The role supports a world-leading testing capability for UK MoD, with on-site majority work and some off-site deployments.

You will agree testing requirements, prepare safety plans, develop test hardware and write reports, ensuring safe, compliant trial conduct. DV clearance is required; BPSS checks follow offer.

Qualifications

• IoT / electronic design experience desirable.
• Understanding of trials processes and safety management.
• Knowledge of verification and validation processes (DVP).

Responsibilities

• Lead trial conduct and ensure health and safety during activities.
• Agree testing requirements, produce planning and safety documentation.
• Develop & build test hardware and report writing for trials.

Skills

IoT

Electronic design

Safety management

Flexible working

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to join the Sparkworks RF Directed Energy Weapons and Low Observability (Stealth) Integration and Systems Validation Team, due to an increasing workload. The role involves providing a world leading and business winning trials and testing capability to the UK MoD.

Salary: Up to £56,000 depending on experience

Location: Bristol (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 - 5 days per week on-site, due to workload classification (depending on testing)

Security Clearance: British Citizen

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 opportunity:

You will be involved in the whole lifecycle of a multitude of differing projects, typically running for only a year or two at a time. Whilst the primary focus is testing of hardware and model validation, a lot of work is involved is getting to the point of testing.

Agreeing testing requirements, producing planning and safety documentation, developing & building test hardware and report writing all form part of the job as well as the trial conduct itself. During trials, as the Trials Lead, you will be responsible for the trial conduct as well as the health and safety of all personnel during these activities. The test phases also vary in size, from small screened room tests in Filton to offsite (UK and overseas) multi week deployments.

Each team member also has a secondary role to do with maintaining and evolving our world leading testing capability.

What we're looking for from you:

• IoT / Electronic design experience would be desirable (safety, control, diagnostics and measurement)
• An understanding of trials processes and safety management
• An appreciation of the verification and validation process delivering a programme in accordance with the DVP
• Ability to work in a flexible manner to deal with adapting programme milestones and timescales
• For this role, candidates must be willing to undertake the DV (Developed Vetting) security clearance process

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