Systems Project Engineer - Lethality
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The Opportunity
An opportunity for a self-motivated engineer to join the Complex Warheads Centre of Excellence team in Stevenage. The role provides an excellent opportunity for an ambitious engineer to demonstrate their ability to manage a complex and important part of a major missile programme.
What are we looking for?
Essential
- Substantial, demonstrable analytical and problem solving skills.
- Good engineering judgment. This will involve understanding of the future implications of the results, and an appreciation of the issues associated with the overall weapon system performance.
- A passion to achieve success
- Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills supported by office IT software skills.
- Application of appropriate personal behaviours including self-motivation, initiative, leadership, adaptability, planning and organisation.
- Ability to travel in the UK and Europe on a regular basis.
- Ideally degree qualified or equivalent in an engineering or scientific discipline with relevant working experience.Engineering experience in defence & aerospace products, particularly but not essentially missiles, weapon systems and defence equipment.
- Experience of warheads/munitions, energetics or fuzing technology
- Delivering subcontracted subsystems.
- Understanding of project and budget management, and proven ability to work to tight timescales, within financial and technical constraints.
- Experience of working with sub-contractors, suppliers and MoD customers.
- An awareness of finite element modelling e.g. Ansys Autodyn
- Matlab experience and mathematical modelling
What’s in it for you?
- You will be responsible for the delivery of a subsystem for a major missile programme
- Involved in the conduct of trials and subsequent analysis
- You will need to provide leadership for a range of specialists within MBDA and further engineering specialists within the Customer community.
- Opportunity to develop to Chief Engineer status
- Opportunity to develop key skills in Warhead and Fuzing design
- Opportunity to gain chartership status
- Travel to European sub-contractors and other MBDA sites
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), superb learning and development opportunities and more….
- Working as an integral part of the Project team to provide technical and programme management of the warhead or fuze subsystem
- Act as the main interface with the Equipment Design Authority (DA).
- Representing project interests in a series of qualification Performance and Environmental trials undertaken to demonstrate compliance with subsystem requirements.
- Manage the Lethal Functional Chain design within the missile, ensuring that Probability of Kill (Pk) requirements are effectively partitioned between guidance, fuzing and the warhead.
- Liaising with relevant national authorities and bodies (e.g. Defence Ordnance Safety Group - DOSG).
- Developing and maintaining a high level of personal expertise of conventional warhead technology, energetic materials, fuzing technology, design standards and practices.
Please Note: MBDA UK requires all employees to achieve and maintain SC security clearance or above without restrictions that will inhibit the individual’s ability to fulfil the requirements of the role. Your eligibility for the appropriate level of security clearance may be discussed with you during the recruitment process. Any existing clearance holders may be able to transfer clearance (subject to approval).
MBDA is committed to providing an inclusive working environment where our employees can be themselves and everyone has equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We value difference and know that a diverse community makes for greater innovation and brings a breadth of skills, experience and perspectives.
We encourage applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements. MBDA is a proud member of Working Families – the UK’s work-life balance organisation.
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- Website
- https://www.mbdacareers.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 01438754500
- Location
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6 Hills way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2DA
United Kingdom
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