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Join MBDA as the Head of Sub-Systems - Sea Ceptor in Bristol (hybrid working, 3-4 days on-site). This full-time role offers a salary of up to £71,000 plus a performance bonus of up to 30% and a £300 monthly car allowance. Lead the development and delivery of major platform subsystem equipment for the Sea Ceptor programme.

Job description

Lead the development and delivery into service for Sea Ceptor maritime platform equipment!

Salary: Up to £71,000 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: Bonus of up to 30% of salary
Car Allowance: £300 per month cash allowance
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…
Private Medical Insurance: Eligible employees are enrolled as standard into the company funded Private Medical Insurance benefit.

The opportunity:

The Sea Ceptor programme is entering a new phase of development, with new export customers and changes to the system design including integration with the Mk41 launcher, and expected contracts to develop dual-layer and tri-layer capabilities with new variants of the CAMM munition. The MLU/MLR programme is also live with UK MOD to provide updates to the Royal Navy’s capability. The Head of Subsystems role is a direct report to the chief engineer, and is responsible for the development and delivery into service of major platform subsystem equipment:

Command and Control – provides the functionality for the user to operate the weapon system
System Control Equipment – high-integrity control of the weapon system
Launch Management System – interface to the launcher and munitions
Platform Datalink – secure communication with munitions in flight
Maintainer Local Terminal – weapon system configuration, software update, log retrieval and data analysis.

The Head of Subsystems is accountable for:

Delivery of the subsystem Certificates of Design, directing the Design Authorities for these subsystems to ensure delivery on time/cost/quality.

MBDA

Head of Sub-Systems - Sea Ceptor

Bristol

On-site, Hybrid

Up to £71,000 / year

Lead the subsystem Design Authorities and create the environment for them to deliver on time/cost quality across multiple concurrent development programmes

Managing mid-life update and obsolescence programmes as well as support to in-service product queries

Accountability for all Subsystem Safety activities, and responsible for bringing cohesion across all subsystems that feed into these deliverables

Provide guidance and oversight for new business bids for the subsystems task group

The Sea Ceptor Head of Subsystems needs to ensure that the Sea Ceptor programme’s needs are met by the subsystem Product Lines that deliver common components for Sea Ceptor and other air defence programmes. Working alongside counterparts in Sea Viper and Land Ceptor, you will:

Ensure subsystem product lines have product evolution plans that meet the needs of the Sea Ceptor
Find opportunities for convergence and coherence across the programmes and product lines that benefit MBDA through reduced time and cost while ensuring a balance between delivery and future evolution.

What we're looking for from you:

Experience in delivering complex work packages, risk and opportunity management.
Ability to building strong relationships with all teams delivering Sea Ceptor and demonstrate collaborative leadership to overcome challenges
Strategic thinking to manage evolution of the product across multiple contracts and influence across subsystem product lines
Excellent management of engineering Stakeholders – systems design, electronics engineering, software engineering, test equipment.
Experience in development and certification.
Strong communication skills and leadership.
Experience in development of systems with complex interfaces and functionality (software and/or electronics).

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