Join MBDA as a Mechanical Architect in Stevenage or Bolton for a full-time, hybrid role (3 days on-site per week). Earn circa £55,000 with a company bonus up to £2,500. This role involves working across Hardware, Development, and In Service Support on high-profile missile architecture projects, requiring British citizenship and security clearance.
Requirements
Degree qualified in Mechanical/Aerospace engineering or with equivalent experience.
Significant relevant working experience in Mechanical Design, Stress/Thermal analysis, Mechanical and Climatic Environments, and Product Certification.
British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship, subject to BPSS security clearance.
Awareness of PLM for Design Definition and Configuration Management is preferred.
Skills & Responsibilities
Mechanical Design & Analysis: Apply expertise in mechanical design and stress or thermal analysis to solve technical issues and support product development.
Stakeholder Engagement: Proactively engage transversal engineering stakeholders to capture needs and develop interface specifications.
Project & Risk Management: Manage schedule, cost, quality, and performance metrics while limiting technical risks through mitigation strategies.
Hardware & ISS Support: Support hardware builds, validation, manufacturing, and in-service support activities with customers and suppliers.
Potential transition routes: People from systems engineering or aerospace design roles may bring strong technical and analytical skills, alongside meeting the core mechanical engineering requirements.
Job description
We have an exciting opportunity in our Missile Architecture team, due to expansion we are looking for a Mechanical Architect to join the team. We have a number of roles across Hardware, Development and ISS which will involve you in an exciting and high profile project!
Salary: Circa £55,000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 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. You typically need 5 years of continuous UK residency. Not having spent five years in the UK may not automatically disqualify you, but please be aware we cannot guarantee the outcome of the security clearance process and this may impact your ability to work for MBDA; these are processed on a case by case basis.
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:
You’ll be reporting to our Lead Mechanical Architect this mechanical architectural role varies from Development and Obsolescence, In Service Support and Hardware co-ordination. Developing requirements with stakeholders, problem solving, resolving mechanical issues and conducting the verification and certification needed in supporting the acceptance and maintenance of our products.
The team you’ll be joining are dynamic and friendly located across both Stevenage and Bolton facilities, collaborating on an exciting and high-profile programme.
Work within a multi-discipline engineering team (e.g. Mechanical, Systems, electrical, software etc…)
Capture transversal engineering stakeholder needs (e.g. Safety, Cyber, Human Factors, Customer Support Services, etc)
Understand and contribute to the key activities in the engineering development lifecycle such as design reviews (PDR/DDR/CDR)
Manage schedule, cost, quality and performance metrics for assigned work packages
Develop and understand interface specifications
Limit technical risks through application of mitigation strategies
Specification, organisation and supply of hardware and equipment to support proving and test activities
Hardware Co-ordination
Stores transactions for urgent hardware/spares requirements.
Support to builds – With Integration Missile Validation, manufacturing & design
Shipping – import & export of hardware.
ISS
Work with customers / suppliers to overcome technical challenges
Process improvement across project process and internal communications
Manage and contribute to technical documentation generation / management
What we're looking for from you:
Degree qualified in Mechanical/Aerospace engineering or with equivalent experience.
Significant relevant working experience ideally across some, or all of the following areas: Mechanical Design, Stress/Thermal analysis, Mechanical and Climatic Environments, Product Certification.
Proactively engages stakeholders and builds relationships that will further the project
Run technical work packages alongside experienced project managers, to demonstrate progress and balance technical risks.
Awareness of PLM for Design Definition and Configuration Management
Demonstrable experience of product/task package delivery in challenging environments
Strong Task Prioritisation and Communication skills
Experience of delivering product support both in person and remotely
Experience of leading/ contributing to product development and improvement
Knowledge associated with the design and build of hardware
Experience of Non-Conformance Management
Awareness of P6 as a Planning tool
Effective and concise reporting skills for clear communication of complex issues
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