Product Design Lead

MBDA France société par actions simplifiée; West of England; Vor Ort; GBP 34.000 - 57.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension up to 14%

Overtime paid

Flexi Leave up to 15 days

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave up to 26 weeks

Subsidised meals

Free car parking

Healthcare Cash Plan

Zusammenfassung

MBDA is seeking a Software Team Lead for its C2 system work, focusing on developing equipment software designs and enabling hardware build standards. You will engage with stakeholders across the Weapon System design process and manage schedules and changes.

The role requires lifecycle knowledge, strong problem-solving, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams. On-site with flexible workload arrangements is available.

Qualifikationen

• Experience with the software development lifecycle.
• Experience in developing software design baselines from requirements to tested products.
• Ability to lead small teams to achieve planned outcomes.
• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Ability to analyse requirements and functional interfaces and produce detailed design documentation.
• Strong problem-solving skills to drive investigations and issue resolution.
• Passion for understanding diverse customer needs and translating into product designs.

Aufgaben

• Leading a small team delivering new equipment software designs.
• Supporting development of new hardware build standards.
• Engaging with wider project stakeholders within the Weapon System design process.
• Meeting project schedules by reporting accurate progress and predicting completion dates.
• Management of change management processes and embodiment of new designs.

Kenntnisse

Lifecycle knowledge

Software design baselines

Team leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Requirements analysis

Problem solving

Customer-focused design

Ausbildung

Degree in STEM

Tools

DOORS

Rhapsody

Jobbeschreibung

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop and diversify your skills while working on a flagship program?

Salary: Up to £57,000 depending on experience

Dynamic working: 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:

A C2 system is the heart and brains of the weapon system: it has to understand the threats to the protected assets, and plan and then manage engagements of those threats, in a complex and changing situation. C2 systems are central to the user experience and are fundamental to delivering weapon system capability to the customer.

What you will be doing:

• Leading a small team delivering new equipment software designs
• Supporting development of new hardware build standards
• Engaging with wider project stakeholders within the Weapon System design process
• Meeting project schedules by reporting accurate progress and predicting completion dates
• Management of change management processes and point of embodiment of new designs

What we’re looking for from you:

• An appreciation of the software development lifecycle
• Experience in developing software design definition baselines from requirements to products ready for testing
• Ability to lead small teams to achieve planned outcomes
• Ability to work effectively within cross functional teams
• Ability to analyse requirements and functional interface definitions, to generate detailed functional design documentation to articulate design need
• Excellent technical problem-solving skills in order to lead investigation and resolution of design issues
• Passion for understanding a variety of challenging customer needs and the ability to generate designs for product solutions
• Proficiency in DOORS, Rhapsody or similar engineering or configuration management tools
• Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) preferably in a STEM field

Our company:

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

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