Senior Weapon Systems Support Engineer – Product Design Support

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus: Up to £2,500

Pension up to 14% contribute

Overtime paid

Flexi Leave up to 15 days

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Site facilities & parking

Healthcare Cash Plan

Job summary

MBDA is seeking a Senior Weapon Systems Support Engineer (Product Design Support) in Bolton. The role focuses on bridging design and manufacturing for a high‑tech launcher portfolio, with a strong emphasis on sustaining production and improving reliability.

You will work in a hybrid environment (3–4 days on-site) and support real-time manufacturing activities while collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Ideally degree qualified (or equivalent industry experience) with experience of designing product/systems and supporting designs through manufacturing.
• Proven experience in electromechanical engineering disciplines.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment supporting manufacturing issues and implementing DFA/ DFA into design.
• Desirable: EMC, electrical systems, power electronics design, design for safety.
• Ability to establish root causes of design issues and propose robust corrective actions.
• Able to work autonomously, lead delivery, and engage stakeholders to ensure successful outputs.
• Excellent verbal/written communication and engineering documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as interface between design and manufacturing teams to sustain real-time manufacturing activities.
• Provide proactive guidance and reactive problem solving for launcher assemblies.
• Refine designs to ensure peak performance and reliability for customers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive manufacturing improvements.

Skills

Electromechanical engineering

Design for Manufacture & Assembly

Root cause analysis

Autonomy & delivery leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree qualified or equivalent

Tools

Job description

Senior Weapon Systems Support Engineer – Product Design Support

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Electromechanical Engineer to join our team and play a leading role in the support of production activities to a unique equipment portfolio in our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.

Salary: £41,000-£46,500 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-4 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:

As a Senior Weapon Systems Support Engineer you will serve as the critical interface between our design and manufacturing teams. Collaborating closely with a team of support engineers, you will provide both proactive guidance and reactive technical problem-solving to sustain real-time manufacturing activities for our highly advanced launcher assemblies.

This position offers a rigorous engineering challenge while providing scope for cross-functional growth and professional development. You will not only witness sophisticated designs transition into physical reality, but will play a pivotal role in refining those designs to ensure peak performance and reliability for our customers.

What we're looking for from you:

You’ll need to demonstrate a mixture of the following attributes:

• 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
• Experience in the following disciplines are an advantage, but not essential:
  • Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
  • Electrical systems
  • Power electronics design
  • Design for Safety
• Investigative skills to establish root causes of design related issues and proposing robust corrective actions
• An ability to work autonomously when needed, lead the delivery of your work assignments and actively engage with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of your outputs
• Excellent verbal communication, negotiation and influencing skills with the capability to write clear and concise engineering documentation.

Our company:

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