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Bid Support Engineer

Employer
MBDA
Location
Bristol
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
18 Jun 2022
Reference
R08351

Job Details

MBDA Missile Systems - Deliver for a more secure tomorrow

Salary: Up to £48,000, depending on experience!

An opportunity has arisen to join in the success of the Sea Ceptor ‘New Business' team as a System Engineer for our Export bidding campaigns. You will be managing pre-contract technical studies and engineering proposals in delivery of costed submissions to our Export Customers.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an engineering or systems integration background wanting to build on their experience by being the Engineering focal point in a diverse customer focussed team who continue to win export business for MBDA.

This role is varied and the daily challenges for personal development will change to fit the needs of the Sea Ceptor Export market, which is ever increasing in scope, complexity and requirement. The core ‘New Business' team is small, with a large supporting network across the project and a wide group of business partners and Customers as enablers to success, providing a very diverse yet rewarding experience in winning Export business.
The key responsibilities will include:
  • Engineering and technical interface between bid team and project engineering teams. Leading Engineering teams to collaboratively generate rationalised, competitive and accurate costed bids and supporting documentation.
  • Manage and deliver engineering activities and studies required during the challenging, dynamic pre-contract phase of the programme. Shall provide clear guidance, support and leadership to engineering teams.
  • Opportunity to work closely with the Customer Sales, Commercial, Finance and Senior Management teams
  • Manage compliance to Export customer requirements, including direct customer engagement to discuss their needs and potential engineering solutions.
  • Maintenance of Engineering aspects of Sea Ceptor ‘New Business', e.g. Generic bid documentation, identify future Export Engineering opportunities, technical reporting for ‘New Business' and Engineering partners.

What we are looking for.
  • Ability to understand, scope and explain technical challenges and impacts derived from Customer needs and work with a broad range of engineering disciplines to ensure timely delivery of technical solutions, costed bids and supporting engineering activities.
  • Technical Project Management and facilitation skills in order to manage interdependencies and differing priorities and needs between multi-functional teams, resolving and diffusing arising conflicts and providing direction. Plus challenging the assumptions and costs proposed, ensuring they are robust, coherent and justifiable.
  • Strong interpersonal and well-developed communication skills (written & verbal), both internally and working with the customer, with the ability to build relationships at all levels of the business
  • Complementary experience and knowledge from the defence (or similar complex engineering) industry, broad engineering disciplines and/or bidding activities.
  • Passionate about Export and winning new business, willing to work under pressure to meet demanding bid timescales and to travel if required.

What's in it for you?
  • Developing and winning New Business is fundamental to MBDA's DNA and future success.
  • You will work closely with the Sales organisation, providing the project ‘face' to the export market.
  • You will gain experience in generating the most effective solution for each proposed customer, liaising with each of the project Engineering Leads to create the fully costed proposal and ensuring a deliverable, technically compliant solution.
  • The Bid team explain and justify the proposal and cost base at varying levels of company technical, programmatic and financial review to obtain timely approval for release. In doing so, you take responsibility for the engineering solution and have the opportunity for exposure to senior company board members in the process.
  • Manage engineering assessments and concept studies of varying length, complexity and scope. Working with a broad range of engineering, to mature conceptual and strategic developments to the Sea Ceptor product to meet increasing Customer capability needs.
  • A unique opportunity to gain broad experience in winning new business, technical concept derivation and direct customer engagement.
  • A chance to work autonomously and provide leadership in a fast changing and dynamic environment, which can a stepping-stone to more senior technical leadership roles within Weapon Systems.

Our Benefits.
  • 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....

Join a great team.
  • You'll be joining a dynamic team, split across multiple areas of mixed age and experience, which provides good development opportunities and broad involvement in winning new business
  • You'll face frequent new challenges that'll require you to ‘think on your feet' and take a systematic approach in understanding, resolving and providing technical responses to maintain project pace.
  • There'll be opportunities for international travel and working with a very broad range of partners across the business and Export Customer community.

Why us?

MBDA is an award winning company; 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're here to help and want to ensure you have a positive experience throughout our recruitment process. We recognise that everyone is unique and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments.

MBDA is a proud member of Working Families - the UK's work-life balance organisation. We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.

We understand that flexibility benefits our people, our teams and our business; wherever possible we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working.

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Please Note: MBDA UK requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role!

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.   

For the latest vacancies, employer updates and stories from our people, make sure to visit and bookmark our MBDA UK Careers site.

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

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