Sea Ceptor Functional Architecture Development Lead

MBDA; Stevenage; Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation in Stevenage is seeking a Systems Engineer for their Sea Ceptor Weapon Systems team. This role requires coordination of technical studies and integration support, alongside managing systems evolution and interface definitions. Candidates should have significant experience in systems integration within a complex engineering environment, alongside strong analytical, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. The position offers a hybrid working model and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contribution up to 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

Up to 15 additional days Flexi Leave

Healthcare Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Systems Engineering lifecycle.
• Understanding of technical data analysis and documentation.
• Experience in defect management and investigation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate detailed technical studies and assessments.
• Manage task packages and technical queries.
• Provide technical support to combat systems integration.

Skills

Experience of systems integration

Knowledge of requirement elicitation

Problem-solving within Systems Engineering

Strong interpersonal and influencing skills

Tools

RTC

DOORS

Job description

The Sea Ceptor Weapon Systems team is expanding and seeks a System Engineer to work in this dynamic and challenging environment.

Pivotal to these roles is enabling the delivery of Sea Ceptor to multiple customers concurrently, whilst managing adaptations to enhance the Sea Ceptor System.

Salary: Circa £57,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 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:

Sea Ceptor is a very successful, growing, innovative, high profile maritime air defence system that has secured multiple UK and export contracts.

A Systems Engineering position is available supporting the sustainment and development of the Sea Ceptor Weapon System. This includes coordinating/conducting detailed technical studies, assessments and work packages associated with future Sea Ceptor development/evolution, as well as leading resolution of technical issues and managing system architecture definition. The successful candidate would also be expected to support the wider team involved in Trials data analysis, Combat System Integration, verification, safety, security and performance activities.

The successful candidate would be responsible for:

• Coordinate and conduct detailed technical studies and assessments on future Sea Ceptor development and evolution
• Task Package management;
• Systems support to technical and combat systems integration queries across Sea Ceptor domestic and export programmes;
• Reviewing and analysing technical data in order to understand and document findings;
  • Investigating defects, through analysis of data and understanding the system design in order to seek resolution;
• Technical resolution of in-service and/or qualification issues as they arise;
• Understanding the impact of proposed changes on the design and performing trade studies to ensure the continued effectiveness of Sea Ceptor;
• Technical support to Export New Business activity, across a broad range of System architecture topics;
• Support to Non-compliance management & impact assessment
• Supporting the Trials team both on site at MBDA and at off-site locations.
• Technical resolution of internal sub-system queries through IQR forum
• Technical input to assist identifying and defining requirements for internal sub-systems and external interfaces

What we're looking for from you:

• Established/Proven experience of working within the Systems Engineering lifecycle including; Requirement elicitation, Identifying and managing key design drivers, Verification processes;
• Experience of systems integration (mechanical/electrical/software) and system interface definition, including definition of and/or working with Interface Control definition documents;
• Experience in defining System Architecture;
• Experience of working with internal and external customers;
• Experience of using RTC & DOORS;
• Experience in defect management and/or investigation
• Experience in Non-Compliance process and management
• Ability to work proactively and flexibly across a number of concurrent programmes;
• Ability to respond quickly when programme priorities change;
• An effective team player with good interpersonal and influencing skills, essential to working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and in building cohesion in the relationships between the Systems team and various interfacing teams.

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