System of Systems Engineer - Land Ceptor Export

MBDA S.A.S.; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to £2,500 (company dependent)

Pension up to 14%

Overtime paid

Flexi Leave up to 15 days

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave up to 26 weeks

Healthcare Cash Plan

Subsidised meals

Free car parking

Job summary

MBDA S.A.S. is seeking a System of Systems Engineer to support the integration of the Land Ceptor product into a wider Ground Based Air Defence context. Salary ranges from £45,000 to £56,000 depending on experience, with hybrid work and on-site requirements in Bristol.

You will work across multiple work streams, define requirements and architectures, perform verification planning, and coordinate with customers and industry partners to deliver robust solutions for export contracts.

Qualifications

• Experience developing design requirements and verification documentation; able to agreement with stakeholders including System Design Authorities and Government organisations.
• Experience in developing and integrating complex systems, preferably in defence.
• Strong systems thinking skills with ability to initiate and drive trade studies.
• Excellent communication skills to convey technical information to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define System of Systems requirements and evolution paths for future development.
• Define System of Systems architecture and use-cases to support system requirements.
• Define integration requirements and verification plans.
• Conduct design and technical reviews with customer and partners.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to resolve technical issues.

Skills

Systems thinking

Communication

Trade studies

Project engineering

Complex systems integration

Tools

DOORS

Rhapsody

Job description

The Land Ceptor System of Systems organisation is growing fast in order to support delivery of export contracts and evolution of the product to enhance the capabilities for our customers. As a System of Systems engineer your primary objective is to support the functional integration of the Land Ceptor product into a wider Ground Based Air Defence Weapon System context. Salary: Circa 45,000 - 56,000 depending on experience Location: Bristol (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 days per week on-site due to workload classificationSecurity 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:

The Land Ceptor System of Systems organisation is growing fast in order to support delivery of export contracts and evolution of the product to enhance the capabilities for our customers. As a System of System Engineer
you will support (or lead dependant on experience) across a number of work streams including:

• Working with the customer to define System of Systems Requirements including evolution paths for future development.
• Working with the customer to define System of Systems architecture and use-cases to support development and evolution system requirements.
• Defining System of Systems integration requirements and verification plans.
• Conducting design and technical reviews both internally and in conjunction with the customer.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team on technical issues, queries and conflict resolution including co-ordinating responses to and from the customer and industrial partners.
• We are looking for flexible and motivated candidates to work collaboratively with our customers, industry partners and internal project teams to develop solutions for existing and future programmes.
• The work is varied, providing you with a unique opportunity to develop a wider
• awareness of multiple engineering disciplines alongside contributing to critical programme delivery in the form of System architectural design and requirements definition.

What we're looking for from you:

• Engineers at varying levels with: Experience in developing and integrating complex systems, preferably in the defence industry
• Strong systems thinking skills with the ability to initiate and drive trade studies
• Excellent communication skills to effectively convey technical information to a variety of stakeholders
• Experience developing design requirement and verification documentation, and an ability to agreeing these collaboratively with different stakeholder groups including System Design Authorities and Government organisations
• Project engineering knowledge to be able to design and deliver work packages
• Familiarity with system architecture tools, including DOORS and Rhapsody

Our company:

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Type: Full time