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MBDA

Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Industrial Transfer

Salary:  £47,000 per annum
Location:  Henlow | United Kingdom
Location flexibility:  1 office day / week, 2 office days / week, 3 office days / week – 2-3 days at home (some exceptions), 4 office days / week
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Job Description

This position will be responsible for providing the Manufacturing Engineering focus within the Industrial Transfer Team representing the department at various forums to engage with key stakeholders and promote the department.

Salary: Circa £47,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-4 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.
  • Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

The opportunity:

An exciting new opportunity has become available within the Industrial Transfer Team for a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to join the team.

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Working at MBDA

1 office day / week 2 office days / week 3 office days / week – 2-3 days at home (some exceptions) 4 office days / week

A little flex time – high flexibility for most roles

Company benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Adoption leave – up to 26 weeks
Annual bonus – all employee bonuses paid in Feb/March
Annual pay rises – performance (+ inflation) increases each year
Bike parking – secure parking at all sites
Buddy scheme – buddies when onboarding
Buy or sell annual leave – buy up to 5 extra days
Carer’s leave
Cinema discounts
Coffee discounts – discounted on site cafes and canteens
Collaboration spaces
Company shutdown periods – Christmas closures and bank holidays
Compassionate leave
Cycle to work scheme
Dental coverage – salary sacrifice options
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice – MyCarScheme - including electric vehicles
Electric vehicle charging unit loan – electric charging points at all UK sites
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave – up to 26 weeks
Enhanced paternity leave – available after 26 weeks service
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Enhanced sick pay – increases with length of service
Faith rooms
Family health insurance – salary sacrifice options
Fertility treatment leave
Gym membership – Discounted gym on site in Stevenage, or discounts for local gyms across UK
Health insurance – salary sacrifice options
In house training – In house L&D team
L&D budget
Language lessons
Learning platform – access to multiple learning resources
Meditation space
Menopause support
Mental health first aiders
Mentoring – available to all employees. Includes women in leadership options
Modern office
Neonatal leave – up to 12 weeks
On-site barista
On-site catering
On-site gym
On-site shower
On-site wellness room – reflection rooms available to employees
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Optional unpaid leave
Personal development budgets – up to £150 towards non-work training courses
Pregnancy loss leave
Pregnancy support
Private booths
Professional subscriptions – full membership funding available
Referral bonus – up to £3,000 for a successful referral
Reservist leave – up to 3 weeks off for training (2 weeks on full pay)
Restaurant discounts – discount/cashback employee platform
Salary sacrifice
Secure on-site parking
Share options
Shared parental leave – up to 26 weeks
Teambuilding days
Technology Loan – salary sacrifice options available
Time off in-lieu
Travel loan – season ticket loans for public transport
Volunteer days – up to 2 days a year for team-based volunteering
Wellbeing allowance
Will writing

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The opportunity also allows an individual to grow their knowledge within manufacturing as part of development into potential future opportunities. This role will give an individual into the front end aspects of the business from initial bids through to delivery and also be both internally and externally focussed.

The tasks will be both tactical and strategic providing stretched objectives for personal growth and appreciation of the wider business.

  • Extensive knowledge of Manufacturing Engineering
  • Support to the bid generation for Manufacturing Industrial Transfer campaigns.
  • Working alongside the Industrial Transfer PM to generate a robust Bids for Manufacturing
  • Identification of supporting function requirements to ensure a successful Industrial Transfer programme
  • Delivery of Industrial Manufacturing Transfer Programmes i.a.w. business and customer expectations
  • Interface between the external stakeholders and the Manufacturing organisation to ensure a smooth and efficient transfer programme is achieved
  • Defining the Manufacturing Industrial Transfer operating principles and procedures
  • Ability to write reports and technical assessments of current and future proposals

As this role will be Live Build focused the individual will also be required to maintain a level of competence and knowledge base of Live Build Support To Operations. This involves but not limited to

  • Supporting development/production manufacturing lines, translating design requirements into user instructions including the development of the project manufacturing architecture.
  • Industrial Validation, manufacturing architecture and factory of the future principles.
  • Responsible for manufacturing problem identification and resolution:
    • Support existing manufacturing lines and new product introduction
    • Support the industrial validation process through the use of FMEA’s, process proving activities etc.
    • Management of configuration control by the embodiment of design modifications into the manufacturing documentation and industrial validation
    • Support the non-conformance process
    • Ensure products are produced with consideration to safety, efficiency and economic factors
    • Assume the responsibilities for safe operating implementation for changed processes, including liaising with COSHH assessors, SHE and Human Factors
    • Liaise with the design authority during the product prototype/development phase, to ensure optimised Design for Manufacture (DfM)
    • Compilation and update of Manufacturing Instructions maintaining production BOMs
    • Tooling development and control

What we're looking for from you:

Formal technical Engineering/Craft Apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21

AND

Formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent in a relevant subject

OR

Degree in relevant Engineering subject

  • Must demonstrate a proactive approach to problem solving and commitment to work to meet our delivery milestones.
  • Have the ability to interpret Design Drawings with a view to producing Manufacturing Build Instructions.
  • Must be able to work within and contribute to a team environment.
  • Awareness of digital communication platforms to work and communicate effectively within the workplace.
  • Able to work with minimum supervision:
  • Be highly motivated and enthusiastic, to create/maintain a high performing team

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

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.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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