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Principal Concept Engineer

Employer
MBDA
Location
Stevenage
Salary
Competitive Salary & Benefits
Closing date
2 Feb 2019
Reference
P7370

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Discipline
Project Engineering
Sector
Defence
Job Type
Engineer

Job Details

The Opportunity
Want to break the mould? This opportunity provides that by working as part of a small team in Weapon System Concepts where we content with unfamiliar customer requirements, seeking appropriate solutions for the market need. Problem structuring, analysis and high level systems engineering are the key skills to develop and hone. The successful candidate is likely to be an experienced, innovative engineer with an understanding of the military operational environment.
The Role
Creating concepts and conducting experiments to prove their potential and the selling the ideas
Through working with internal and external stakeholders
Typical activities include:
  • Investigating market/ customer need, perhaps involving visits and interaction with Sales and Business Development
  • Concept Generation and Refinement, based on understanding the potential of new technologies– the birth of future projects!
  • Participating in customer focused Experiments, using a wide range of techniques including wargames and synthetic environments
  • Manage and Deliver the Team Complex Weapons Concepting contract (value $630K)
What’s in it for you?
  • Instigating the conceptual development of future weapon systems.
  • Responsibility for a small contract – delivery and determination of the scope of work
  • Understanding the very earliest phase in pre-concept phase, gaining insight into the Concept phase
  • Varied work for a diverse range of customers / projects.in a multinational environment
  • Working with the Portfolio team on a regular basis
  • Contributing to development of new ways of working with the Customer (e.g. Portfolio Plus)
  • Opportunity to interact with the Customer, Dstl, the Future Systems community, and SBD.
  • Exploiting your high level view and systems thinking to work at ‘system’, ‘system of system’ and ‘portfolio’ levels.
What’s great about the team?
  • Weapon Systems Concepts is a small team but significant responsibility for the future of the company. It is a fast paced, challenging environment where the team are open and collaborative, and have frequent visibility to senior levels within the company. We are charged with delivering a range of conceptual outputs for a variety of purposes
What are we looking for?
  • Ideally degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
  • Broad understanding of the military operational environment
  • Strong system engineering skills and analysis capability; able to structure information, draw conclusions and make recommendations
  • Able to deliver presentations and lead workshops, pitching information at the right level of detail
  • Proactive, able to seek out contacts, elicit information and suggest solutions
  • Able to work at all levels throughout the company, and build effective relationships with customers
  • Able to see and understand the ‘big picture’ and think about many things at once, as well as keeping track of the detail
  • Comfortable in a working environment where there can be frequent change, uncertainty and ambiguity
What would you get?
Competitive salary, flexible working, paid overtime (subject to level), a comprehensive pension scheme, employee funded voluntary private healthcare, sporting activities, fantastic site facilities, bonus schemes (subject to level) and superb learning and development opportunities.
 
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Company

Together. For the future of defence.

We work with purpose, knowing that every advancement provides better, smarter and more effective defence capabilities to the UK and their allies. Regarded as one of the most trusted suppliers of defence solutions in Europe, we have a relationship with the UK military spanning back over 70 years.

Whether it’s designing a future concept for the British Army, managing the procurement of a missile component or harnessing their expertise in software in order to integrate one of our products on to the newest fighter jet, all of our employees are a part of delivering a more secure tomorrow.

In addition to being the only defence company on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2022 list, MBDA are also recognised nationally with three Investors in People Gold Awards (People, Apprenticeships, and Wellbeing), a top 10 finisher on the Best Big Companies to Work For 2022 league tables.   

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Our Values 

Our values are at the core of everything we do and shape the culture of our organisation. No matter what role, our people from leadership to entry-level encompass these values knowing that they are working towards the same common goal, sharing a bigger purpose in order to protect national security and enable strategic independence.

Through promoting change with Innovation, taking ownership through Commitment, building trust through Integrity, inspiring others through Passion and encouraging collaboration through Team Spirit, we have created a place where people feel connected with each other and valued in our community.

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
01438754500
Location
6 Hills way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2DA
United Kingdom

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