Warheads Trials Engineer

MBDA; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Trials Engineer to join their Warheads team. This role offers a unique opportunity to manage and deliver complex trial campaigns for missile programs, working closely with various teams both in the UK and internationally. You will be responsible for all aspects of trial delivery, from generating initial requirements to conducting trials and analyzing data. The position offers dynamic hybrid working, competitive salary, and a range of attractive perks including a company bonus and enhanced parental leave. If you are a determined individual with strong problem-solving skills and a passion for engineering, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Company Bonus

Pension Contribution

Paid Overtime

Flexi Leave

Flexible Working

Enhanced Parental Leave

Subsidised Meals

Free Car Parking

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in engineering or science or equivalent experience.
• Good problem-solving skills and knowledge of engineering principles.
• Strong technical writing and document management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver all aspects of trial campaigns for missile programs.
• Prepare documentation and hardware for trials, ensuring safety standards.
• Travel regularly throughout the UK and occasionally in Europe.

Skills

Problem Solving

General Engineering Principles

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Technical Writing

Interpersonal Skills

Education

HNC/HND/Degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

High Speed Data Capture

Radiography

Trial Instrumentation

Data Analysis

Job description

We have an exciting role for a Trials Engineer to join our Warheads team to manage and deliver all aspects of a trial campaign. The role will give you the opportunity to work with many different teams around MBDA within the UK and internationally.

Salary: Circa £51,000 - £59,000 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…

The opportunity:

As a Trials Engineer in the Complex Warheads Centre of Excellence you will be part of a small team responsible for delivering varied and complex trial campaigns on MBDA UK Missile Programmes. Conducted as part of key product lifecycle stages, campaigns will consist of Performance trials, Insensitive Munition trials and Environmental activities, designed to reduce risk and qualify our products. These trials happen across a range of product levels from simple proof of concept energetic takeover trials and sub-system Warhead trials to full Missile performance firings.

As a Trials Engineer within the Warheads team you will be responsible for delivery of all aspects of a trial campaign, from generating initial requirements, through to conduct of a trial and reporting. This would include preparing documentation and hardware for a trial, specifying and, in some cases, operating instrumentation before post processing and assessing data collected. You will work closely with trial ranges and test facilities, building effective working relationships to ensure successful completion of trials. You will work in accordance with company procedures to ensure all testing is conducted safely, and to the required standard.

You will be expected to travel regularly as part of this role, throughout the UK and occasionally in Europe.

What we're looking for from you:

Essential:

• HNC/HND/Degree qualified in an engineering or science based subject relevant to the role or demonstrable equivalent experience
• Good problem solving skills coupled with a sound fundamental knowledge of general engineering principles
• IT Competence including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Awareness of proving and qualification activities to deliver test evidence to support compliance against requirements
• Ability to demonstrate integrity when conducting a trial to ensure safety is the primary focus
• Determined individuals that are self-motivated and can demonstrate effective interpersonal skills
• Methodical and logical approach, conscientious and safety conscious in all activities
• Be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong technical writing skills, document suite management skills etc.

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience leading or working as a team in the delivery of projects or trials
• Previous experience working with energetic materials
• Previous experience in different types of munition testing and evaluation including, but not limited to: Performance trials (static and/or dynamic testing), Insensitive Munition Trials, Environmental Trials, Safety Trials
• Previous experience using equipment and techniques relevant to testing and proving (e.g. High Speed data capture, Radiography, Trial Instrumentation, data analysis)
• Previous experience in flight testing, mechanical testing or integration trials for large scale defence/commercial aerospace projects

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