Sea Ceptor Obsolescence Manager

Job Description

A great opportunity supporting domestic customers across three MBDA platforms, while also expanding to multiple export markets.

Salary: Circa £60,000 - £65,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 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.

What we can offer you:

• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• 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…
• 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:

Sea Ceptor is undergoing significant evolution, supporting domestic customers across three platforms (some already in use, others in development), while also expanding to multiple export markets. The growth in both export and domestic capability requirements is driving a shift in how we deliver, with simultaneous support for multiple in-service demands. At the same time, we’re evolving the design to meet immediate export needs and future domestic upgrades—making Sea Ceptor a truly unique programme within MBDA.

After nearly a decade in service and with a strong order book and growing export opportunities extending well into the next decade, Sea Ceptor now faces challenges in resolving known obsolescence’s. This is essential to ensure continued manufacture and to meet customer requirements. As part of a cross-functional management team, this exciting opportunity allows the right candidate to help shape strategy, resolve issues, and deliver solutions to meet demanding timelines.

In addition to the main role as Sea Ceptor Obsolescence Manager, the successful candidate will also be required to play a pivotal role in knowledge management for the Sea Ceptor project, responsible for the coordination and retention of Sea Ceptor product knowledge and taking overall ownership of Lessons Learned across the Sea Ceptor programmes, to coordinate reviews and track through to resolution.

Reporting to the Head of Follow-On Ships for Sea Ceptor, this position will:

• Provide detailed analysis and impact for identified obsolescence’s
• Develop technical options/recommendations for resolution of obsolescence’s
• Presentation of technical information to internal and external stakeholders
• Support bidding activities related to obsolescence
• Help develop high level strategies for managing obsolescence across all Sea Ceptor platforms (equipment in production, equipment in-service and future contracts)
• Understand requirements and secure resources to deliver solutions to obsolescence issues
• Oversee cross-functional teams in achieving solutions within necessary timescales
• Work closely with electronic and mechanical design functions, software teams, test equipment design teams, in-service support teams and Bolton manufacturing to ensure solutions can be delivered on time and within available budget
• Liaise with Land Ceptor & SV CAMM projects to ensure our obsolescence strategy delivers for the whole business
• Work with both the Export and Engineering teams to ensure the obsolescence strategy feeds the export business case and the Midlife uplift programme for Sea Ceptor
• Work with project management function to ensure delivery plans are maintained and updated
• Maintain the project’s Knowledge Management Process, taking account of any functional and wider project/company initiatives
• Coordinate all Sea Ceptor Lessons Learned sessions
• Review/update of the Project Knowledge Management Plan
• Contribute to annual Company KM review sessions
• Champion the creation of Knowledge Books

What we're looking for from you:

• Ideally HNC level qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject or experience
• A strong appreciation of Electronic Design to allow technical solutions to be evaluated/trade-offs understood
• Experience in engaging with and presenting technical information to a wide range of stakeholders at multiple (including senior) levels of an organisation
• Understanding of product lifecycle, and experience in production test readiness activities.
• Experience of generating and managing P6 plans
• Experience of Knowledge Management process and practice

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