Senior Weapon Systems Engineer — Design & Production Support

MBDA Miissle System; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension

Overtime offered

Flexi leave

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Site facilities

Healthcare cash plan

Job summary

MBDA is seeking a Senior Weapon Systems Support Engineer – Product Design Support in the UK. The role focuses on sustaining real-time manufacturing activities for a sophisticated launcher portfolio, working closely with design and manufacturing teams.

Hybrid work is offered with on-site presence most days due to workload. The successful candidate will bridge design intent and production reality, applying problem-solving, DFMA principles, and robust analytical methods to maintain peak performance

Qualifications

• Ideally degree qualified (or equivalent industry experience) with experience of designing product/ systems and/or providing support to designs through the manufacturing phase of the product lifecycle.
• Proven experience in electromechanical engineering disciplines.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment supporting manufacturing issues and implementing Design for Manufacture and Assembly improvements into the design.
• Desirable: EMC, Electrical systems, Power electronics design, Design for Safety.
• Investigative skills to establish root causes and propose robust corrective actions.
• Ability to work autonomously, lead your outputs, and engage with stakeholders for delivery.
• Excellent verbal communication and engineering documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the critical interface between design and manufacturing teams.
• Provide proactive guidance and reactive technical problem solving to sustain real-time manufacturing activities.
• Lead delivery of work assignments and actively engage with stakeholders to ensure successful outputs.
• Refine designs to ensure peak performance and reliability for customers.

Skills

Electromechanical engineering

Problem solving

Autonomous working

Verbal communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

MBDA is seeking a Senior Weapon Systems Support Engineer – Product Design Support in the UK. The role focuses on sustaining real-time manufacturing activities for a sophisticated launcher portfolio, working closely with design and manufacturing teams.

Hybrid work is offered with on-site presence most days due to workload. The successful candidate will bridge design intent and production reality, applying problem-solving, DFMA principles, and robust analytical methods to maintain peak performance