Mission Planning and Control Systems Engineer

MBDA; West of England, Stevenage, Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension up to 14%

Overtime paid

Flexi Leave up to 15 days

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave up to 26 weeks

Free car parking

Healthcare Cash Plan

Job summary

MBDA Missile Systems in the United Kingdom is seeking a motivated engineer to join a dynamic team delivering Mission Planning products for domestic and export customers. The role offers hybrid working (3-4 days on-site) and a salary in the £46k–£57k range depending on experience, with BPSS security clearance requirements.

You will work across international boundaries, collaborating with MBDA-France and external partners like BAE Systems and MoD.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Systems Engineering Process is essential.
• Experience with Requirements Capture tools (e.g. DOORS) and Configuration Management.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively across teams and locations.
• Experience in technical problem solving and analytical thinking.
• Knowledge of mission planning principles is beneficial.
• Engineering degree or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Work across a large range of the product lifecycle, including requirements definition, design generation and flow down through to proving and certification activities.
• Work with MBDA-Fr and local SMEs to build a sound understanding of the underlying principles of the system.
• Author key documents, both internal and for the end user.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements capture

Configuration management

Collaborative work

Analytical thinking

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

DOORS

Job description

MBDA Missile Systems - Deliver for a more secure tomorrow

An opportunity has arisen to join an enthusiastic, driven and dynamic team, working across international boundaries who are focussed on delivering a variety of Mission Planning products for key domestic and export customers across many domains including One-Way Effectors, Tactical Strike Weapons and through to Deep and Extended-Deep Strike Weapon Systems.

Salary: Circa to £46k - £57k 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 opportunity:

You will be working on Mission Planning products for key domestic and export customers across a wide range of Missile Mission sets. The department is closely coupled with MBDA-France and as such, there is a strong emphasis on strong international working, providing opportunity for some travel and exposure across the French side of our business. In addition, we work closely with many external partners, which the successful candidate would have the opportunity to participate in, these include BAE Systems and several areas within the Ministry of Defence.

Additionally, you will have the opportunity to…

• • Work across a large range of the product lifecycle, including requirements definition, design generation and flow down through to proving and certification activities.
  • Work with MBDA-Fr and local SMEs to build a sound understanding of the underlying principles of the system.
  • Author key documents, both internal and for the end user.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Understanding of System Engineering Process is essential with recent experience in a systems engineering role.
• Experience in tools for Requirements Capture and Control (e.g. DOORS) and Configuration Management.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively in a collaborative environment spanning a number of teams and locations.
• Experience of technical problem solving and a strong ability to think analytically.
• General understanding of mission planning principles would be beneficial.
• Engineering degree or equivalent.

Our company:

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