Requirements Lead

MBDA; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 53,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension up to 14%

Overtime

Flexi Leave

Flexible working

Parental leave enhancements

Site facilities

Healthcare cash plan

Job summary

MBDA in Stevenage is looking for a capable professional to lead the delivery of the Engineering Design Record (EDR) within the Portfolio Systems team. You will coordinate with MOD and MBDA stakeholders, shaping requirements and ensuring timely delivery across projects.

You will manage a small team, travel within the UK to MBDA sites as needed, and contribute to leadership discussions on system design and trade-offs while expanding your knowledge of MBDA’s products and portfolio practices.

Qualifications

• Understanding of weapon systems and design processes across product life cycle.
• Ability to engage multiple stakeholders and build effective relationships.
• Experience leading small teams and developing junior colleagues.
• Ability to work with senior MOD and MBDA management and challenge where needed.
• Flexible mindset to develop innovative solutions for complex problems.
• Ability to balance big-picture view with key tactical issues.
• Strong knowledge of Systems Engineering approaches and requirement management (DOORS).
• Capable of system design/requirement trade and acceptance with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the Engineering Design Record (EDR) and related activities.
• Influence direction across UK Portfolio and coordinate with MOD/MBDA stakeholders.
• Develop and manage work packages within the Systems Team and mentor juniors.
• Present work at Portfolio Engineering Working group and travel to MBDA sites in the UK.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Systems engineering

Requirements management

DOORS experience

Problem solving

Tools

DOORS

Job description

Stevenage

Salary

Between £53,000 - £57,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working

Typically 2 days per week on-site, due to workload classification

Security Clearance

British Citizen Only. 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:

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Portfolio Systems team to lead the delivery of the Engineering Design Record (EDR) and associated activities.

This is a high visibility, stakeholder rich role with an opportunity to influence and shape one of the key engineering activities across the UK Portfolio. You'll work with a broad range of stakeholders across multiple projects, navigating a fast-paced environment while delivering tangible outputs to MBDA and MOD. This role offers an excellent opportunity to challenge yourself, lead a small team and packages of work, broaden your strategic understanding and build a deeper understanding of MBDA and MOD business practices, whilst developing your knowledge of MBDA's products and the wider Portfolio.

The Portfolio Management Team (PMT) provides a leading role in evolving the way MBDA develops and delivers our products in a joint environment with MOD. The Portfolio seeks to provide greater levels of capability within the UK budget, with increased UK sovereign control and better value for money than our competitors.

The Portfolio Systems team supports the development of the engineering coherence through Commonality, Modularity and Reuse across the UK Portfolio of Complex Weapons - current and future - by managing and delivery of the Portfolio Engineering Design Record (EDR). This includes engaging with senior stakeholders across the business to define, agree and verify the Portfolio requirements on Programmes, Equipment Teams, Centres of Excellence and Functional teams.

The role will allow the individual to influence the direction of travel and broaden their skillset through a range of supporting Systems Team work packages; such as Intellectual Property, Test & Evaluation Facilities, MBDA Supplier Databases, Systems Studies exploring technical trades-offs, etc.

There will be opportunities to develop and lead junior colleagues and present your work at the Joint MOD/MBDA Portfolio Engineering Working group as well as travel within the UK to other MBDA sites. The successful individual will also get exposure and opportunities to support wider Portfolio factors such as platform integration, financial efficiencies, operational performance, exportability, obsolescence and Freedom of Action to the UK MOD.

What we're looking for from you:

• A general understanding of weapon systems, missile systems and design process throughout a product's life cycle.
• Is comfortable engaging with multiple stakeholders and building effective working relationships across the Portfolio enterprise and the wider business.
• Ability to lead and motivate small teams, including developing and empowering junior colleagues.
• Ability to work with, influence, and where required, challenge senior MOD and MBDA management.
• A flexible mindset, able to tackle problems and develop genuinely innovative solutions for a given challenge.
• An ability to take a big picture view and then select the key tactical issues to focus in on.
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering approaches and practices, ideally familiar with using DOORS, and in particular requirement management.
• Ability to develop and work a System Design / Requirement Trade, including requirement acceptance with stakeholders.
• Ability to operate with autonomy and effectively manage their priorities when presented with issues from multiple stakeholders.

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