Product Design Lead

MBDA UK; West of England; Presencial; GBP 51 000 - 63 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Company bonus

Pension up to 14%

Paid overtime

Flexi Leave

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Site facilities

Healthcare cash plan

Resumo da oferta

MBDA UK is seeking a C2 Product Design Lead to own the hardware and software design across domestic and export programmes for the C2 product. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape critical defence capabilities and work across multiple programme lines.

You will lead a small team, set build standards, and engage with stakeholders to deliver against schedules while solving complex design challenges. This position provides exposure to end-to-end product development and career growth within

Qualificações

• Appreciation of the software development lifecycle.
• Experience in developing software design baselines from requirements to testing.
• Ability to lead small teams to achieve planned outcomes.
• Ability to work effectively within cross functional teams.
• Ability to analyse requirements and interface definitions to articulate design needs.
• Strong problem-solving skills for design investigations and resolutions.
• Passion for delivering designs that meet diverse customer needs.

Responsabilidades

• Lead a small team delivering new equipment software designs.
• Support development of hardware build standards.
• Engage with wider project stakeholders in the Weapon System design process.
• Meet project schedules by reporting progress and predicting completion dates.
• Manage change processes and embodiment of new designs.

Conhecimentos

Software design leadership

Team leadership

Requirements analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Problem solving

Engineering lifecycle

Formação académica

Degree in STEM

Ferramentas

DOORS

Rhapsody

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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. As the C2 Product Design Lead, following a product line approach you will take ownership of and lead the development of the hardware and software design across domestic and export programs for the C2 product. Recent successes in the export market has yielded a number of new customers bringing significant functional development and integration challenges for the C2 product. Working as the C2 Product Design Lead within MBDA provides the opportunity to interact with all areas of the company, to see the full product development life-cycle and deliver real capability to the customers to protect their home nation for the future.

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 MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more… We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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What we do matters. Because defence matters. As a leading company in the defence industry we support our nations by delivering essential military capabilities, both for today and the future.

We are proud to be an award-winning employer and are proud of the growing diversity of our workforce.

Our people are the ones who drive our constant innovation and deliver against challenging targets.

Whatever your background, we welcome your application to MBDA UK and look forward to speaking with you soon.