Weapon System Equipment Project Engineer (RMO) - Performance Sub-Systems

MBDA Missile Systems; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense organization is seeking a Requirements Management Officer (RMO) in Bristol. This dynamic role involves managing technical specifications for weapon systems, coordinating with stakeholders and suppliers, and ensuring product compliance with project goals. The ideal candidate will engage early in the project lifecycle, ensuring stakeholder needs are clarified and technical progress is demonstrated. The organization offers a hybrid working model and various employee benefits including bonuses and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Company Bonus

Pension contributions up to 14%

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing technical requirements.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders from various domains.
• Experience with third-party suppliers and technical SOW.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Technical Requirement Specification (TRS) of the equipment.
• Develop and understand interface specifications.
• Lead technical progress meetings and milestone reviews.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Technical requirement specification

Electrical equipment development

Risk management

Project lifecycle understanding

Job description

Salary

Circa £50,000 - £65,000 depending on experience

Working

Dynamic (hybrid) working : 2-3 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 : Bonus of up to 21% of base salary, depending on grade.
• Pension : maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• 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

The role of an RMO is to be the technical interface with the Design Authority (external or internal) of weapons system equipment in order to ensure the consistency of the weapon system equipment with system performance and project commitments.

The RMO will need to coordinate the work packages for both internal and external suppliers to develop products. Ensuring that cost, deadlines and technical choices, are in accordance with the specifications.

This is a varied role ranging from developing requirements with stakeholders, spending time in a design lab and supporting the acceptance of our Weapon System products.

The performance sub-system RMO will be responsible for delivery of the Data‑Logging and Monitoring (DLM) Sub‑system and Image Processing and Control, Processing Unit (IPPU). The DLM Sub‑system consists of 3 pieces of equipment were as the IPPU is a single piece of equipment.

This role will be focused on the hardware delivery and physical certification aspects of these systems. Although an understanding of how these sub‑systems work will also be required to support product delivery, which includes the software product.

These sub‑systems will be housed in other‑subsystem so understanding of assemblies and certification boundaries would be desirable.

As an RMO, your main responsibilities will be :

• Manage the Technical Requirement Specification (TRS) of the equipment
• Capture transversal engineering stakeholder needs (e.g. Safety, Cyber, Human Factors, Customer Support Services, etc)
• Understand the ability to trade requirements for cost and schedule
• Develop and understand interface specifications
• Manage technical interface with the Equipment Design Authority, including acceptance of the equipment delivery
• Support equipment integration at the system level
• Manage the Statement of work (SOW) of the equipment
• Lead the technical progress meetings and milestone reviews with the supplier
• Have an understanding of Unit Production Cost (UPC) for the equipment
• Understand sub‑contractor management both internal and external
• Understand and contribute to the key activities in the engineering development lifecycle such as design reviews (PDR / DDR / CDR)
• Manage schedule, cost, quality and performance metrics for assigned work packages
• Work within a multi‑discipline engineering team (e.g. Systems, mechanical, electrical, software etc…)
• Understand the benefits of re‑use versus new development
• Limit technical risks through application of mitigation strategies

What we're looking for from you

• Operate in the early lifecycle of a project, to drive technical direction for the equipment under development and clarify stakeholder needs
• Worked with third party suppliers and developed technical statements of work and deliverables
• Develop complex electrical equipment or subsystems and ensure the emergent design is compliant to the project requirements
• Proactively engages stakeholders and builds relationships that will further the project
• Lead technical work packages alongside experienced project managers, to demonstrate progress and balance technical risks.

Our company

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

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