Integration & Missile Validation Engineer

Job Description

We are looking for a proactive and committed Integration and Missile Validation Engineer to a project team at an exciting stage in the products development. This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of system integration and test activities as the programme progresses into its next development phase.

Salary: Circa £35000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-5 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen.

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 and much more…
• 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:

The role involves the completion of a range of activities to integrate and test systems and subsystem equipment for a rapid development product as it heads into the next development phase. Reporting directly to the Chief Systems Proving Engineer or their first reports, you will play a critical part in planning and delivering trials, generating meaningful data, and helping to resolve complex engineering challenges.

You will be part of a fast-paced and highly collaborative project environment, working closely with specialists across systems engineering, software, hardware-in-the-loop, environmental engineering, and design teams.

The role provides broad exposure to the full integration and validation lifecycle, along with the opportunity to develop innovative testing techniques, influence how validation is delivered, and contribute directly to the success of a dynamic and fast paced engineering programme.

We are looking for a broad-based Systems Proving Engineer to join the Integration and Missile Validation team. The role will require you to:

• Work with the systems engineering team and design teams to plan and execute trials.
• Liaise with the systems engineering team and design teams to ensure adequate trials data is acquired and to investigate and resolve design issues.
• Generate trials documentation
• Prepare, deliver and follow up internal and external Trials Readiness Reviews
• Conduct post trials data analysis and reporting
• Support to manufacture of trial assets including:
  • Support to our offsite manufacturing sub-contractor
  • Sub-system testing
  • Short term assignment at suppliers
• Conduct and/or support trials including
  • Laboratory based functional integration trials / system trials
  • Generate a range of electrical tests and software proving tests to meet the Proving Requirements.
  • Carry out Functional Proving activities using Special To Type Test Equipment (SSTE) as well as able to carry out diagnostics using COTS Test Equipment (DMM, Oscilloscopes etc), able to fault find to component level.
  • Support Environmental Testing programmes including carrying out BIT test and collation of Trials conduct Reports
  • Support a range of ground trials within compatibility testing labs (including PAS tests) and trials sites
• In addition, the candidate will assist with:
  • Lab Management responsibilities (e.g., maintain risk assessments, asset management, host audits, maintain lab safety etc.)
  • Maintaining hardware and software configuration control
  • Maintain and control calibrated items and deployed Test equipment.
• The job will involve travel within the UK and overseas.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Experience of working in any of the following environments:
  • Functional Integration
  • Missile / sub-system build
  • Design Proving and Trials
  • BIT Test and Pass Out Test
  • System assessment and acceptance
  • Design Verification
  • Electronic design/test
• Preferable to have technical data analysis understanding, if not experience (ideal)
• A practically minded and hands-on engineer with a passion for integrating and testing hardware and software.
• Familiarity using general, commercial lab test equipment.
• A keen eye for detail and a methodical approach to planning, executing, and documenting technical activities.
• Familiarity using data analysis tools and methods with complex technical data.
• Experience or interest in developing skills in scripting and coding (e.g. Python, Matlab and similar).

What’s in it for you?

• The opportunity to work within an exciting, fast paced project within MBDA
• A chance to define and develop new innovative techniques to deliver the proving programme in the most efficient way.
• A chance to work in a cross functional team with inputs to the Software Engineering function, Hardware in the Loop, Environmental Engineering, Systems Engineering and Design.
• The opportunity to work in a motivated and collaborative environment.
• An opportunity to gain experience across the Integration and Systems Validation skill set and develop professionally and personally.

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