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Working at MBDA

  • Company employees
    7000
  • Gender diversity (m:f)
    74:26

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  • United Kingdom

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Join MBDA in Bolton as a Test Equipment Design Engineer in a full-time, dynamic (hybrid) role requiring 4-5 days on-site per week. Earn a salary of up to £52,500 depending on experience. You will act as a key interface between design and manufacturing teams, providing test equipment design support and shaping product lifecycles.

Requirements

  • Degree qualified or equivalent industry experience in product/system design or manufacturing support.
  • Proven experience in RF and Antenna Design, Electrical Architecture, Design for Safety and Integrity, or RF Test and measurement principles.
  • Experience in managing work packages, controlling costs, preparing bids, and root cause investigation.
  • Excellent verbal communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
  • British Citizenship or Dual UK nationality with British citizenship, subject to BPSS security clearance.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Design & Manufacturing Support: Act as an interface between design and manufacturing teams to deliver robust test equipment solutions.
  • Root Cause Analysis: Utilize investigative skills to identify design-related issues and propose effective corrective actions.
  • Project & Cost Management: Manage discrete work packages, prepare bids, and control costs to ensure successful delivery.
  • Mentorship: Provide guidance and support to mentor other engineers and engineering technicians.
  • Potential transition routes: People from electronics, systems, or manufacturing engineering roles may bring relevant technical and lifecycle skills, alongside meeting mandatory citizenship and security clearance requirements.

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Test Equipment Design Engineer to join our Production Design Support Team. You will play a leading role in a range of Engineering activities, providing Test Equipment design support to the Manufacturing organization and broadening your expertise in an international environment. An exciting career path awaits!

Job Title: Test Equipment Design Engineer, Production Design Support

Salary: Up to £52,500 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 4-5 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 and much more…

The opportunity:

We have a phenomenal opportunity for an experienced Test Equipment Design Engineer to play a leading role in the support of production activities with Production Design Support (PDS) at our site in Bolton.

You will act as an integral interface between our design teams and our manufacturing teams while working alongside other support engineers to provide knowledge and support.

The role offers the candidate a true engineering challenge in their core discipline(s), whilst providing scope for personal growth and development in other areas.

Working within Production Design Support (PDS) is a highly rewarding role as you not only see designs coming to life in the manufacturing environment but you can help to shape the design of the products and test equipment, delivering support to our customers.

What we're looking for from you:

  • Ideally degree qualified (or equivalent industry experience) with experience of designing product/systems and/or providing support to designs through the manufacturing phase of the product lifecycle.
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MBDA

Test Equipment Design Engineer - Production Design Support

Bolton
Hybrid
Up to £52,500 per year
  • Excellent verbal communication, negotiation and influencing skills with the capability to write clear and concise engineering documentation.
  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team, with an awareness of the challenges and opportunities that this may bring. Someone with a passion for innovation and collaboration.
  • Experienced engineer who will be prepared to work autonomously if needed, leading the delivery of your work assignments and actively engaging with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of your outputs.
  • Solid experience of managing discreet work packages preparing bids, controlling costs and delivering solutions.
  • Investigative skills to be able to find Root Causes of design related issues and propose robust corrective actions.
  • Full Product Lifecycle knowledge or experience
  • Willingness to provide support to and mentor other Engineers and Engineering Technicians.
  • Proven experience in the design of one or more of the following disciplines:-

    • RF and Antenna Design
    • Electrical Architecture
    • Design for Safety and Integrity
    • RF Test and measurement principle knowledge

    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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