ISV Naval Based Air Defence Systems Proving Engineer

MBDA; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension: up to 14% contributions

Overtime opportunity

Flexi Leave: up to 15 days

Flexible working

Job summary

MBDA is seeking a proactive Naval Based Air Defence Systems Proving Engineer to join the Integration and Systems Validation team. The role involves planning and executing trials with systems engineering, coordinating data collection, and delivering trials documentation across lab, ground, harbour and sea environments.

Travel within the UK and abroad is expected. The position offers hybrid working and a competitive package with a company bonus and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in system integration or design proving and trials.
• Experience in naval integration or missile test environments.
• Ability to travel within the UK and abroad.

Responsibilities

• Plan, generate and execute trials with systems engineering and design teams.
• Liaise to ensure adequate trials data and resolve design issues.
• Generate trials documentation and deliver Trials Readiness Reviews.
• Perform post-trials data analysis and reporting.
• Support a range of trials (lab, ground, harbour, sea, firing) including foreign deployments.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Tools

DOORS

Rhapsody

RTC

Python

Job description

MBDA are looking to secure the services of a number of Naval Based Air Defence Systems Proving Engineers.

Salary: Up to £46,500 Depending on experience.

Hybrid working pattern: 4-5 days a week onsite

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.
• Private Medical Insurance: Eligible employees are enrolled as standard into the company funded Private Medical Insurance benefit

The opportunity:

We are looking for a proactive and committed Systems Proving Engineer to join the Integration and Systems Validation team in the Naval Based Air Defence domain. Due to contracts won and expected, this is an exciting time to join an expanding team.

We are looking for a broad-based Systems Proving engineer who will be able to:

• Work with the systems engineering team and design teams to plan, generate and execute trials.
• Liaise with the systems engineering team and design teams to ensure adequate trials data is acquired and to investigate and resolve design issues.
• Generate trials documentation
• Prepare, deliver and follow up internal and external Trials Readiness Reviews
• Conduct post trials data analysis and reporting
• Conduct and/or support trials including
  • Laboratory based functional integration trials / system trials
  • Ground based trials
  • Harbour trials and sea trials
  • Firing Trials
  • Trials in foreign countries

In addition, the candidate will assist with:

• Lab Management responsibilities (e.g. maintain risk assessments, asset management, host audits, maintain lab safety etc.)
• Maintaining hardware and software configuration control

The job will involve opportunities to travel within the UK and abroad.

What we’re looking for

Experience of working in one of the following environments:

• System Integration
• Design Proving and Trials
• Naval Integration
• Missile Test
• Interface Design
• System assessment and acceptance
• Design Verification
• Electrical / mechanical construction and interfacing
• Electronic design/test
• Network integration

Plus:

• Be able to communicate with a wide range of internal customers, sub-contractors / partners/ suppliers at both engineering and management levels
• Beneficial to have experience of MBSE tools, e.g. DOORS, Rhapsody, RTC
• Beneficial to have experience of coding, especially Python

Our company:

Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

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