Maritime Systems Lead - Mission Planning & Control in Stevenage

Salary: Circa £46,000-£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.

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:

An opportunity to lead the delivery of MBDA's future anti-ship / deep strike capability integrated in the Maritime domain. This is working as part of the wider Mission Planning & Control team developing future deep strike / anti-ship capability. This is a role which requires strong team leadership, stakeholder management and customer engagement and systems engineering capability. This role pushes MBDA's Mission Planning function beyond its traditional areas of interest so provides an exciting opportunity to grow capabilities and develop valuable expertise.

The role covers:

• Leading a small team delivering the Maritime Anti-Ship / Deep Strike Mission Planning (Maritime MP) product.
• Acting as Product Owner and Design Authority for the Maritime MP product.
• Working closely with other Mission Planning leads across Product Design, Variant Design, Architecture and V&V to ensure coherence.
• Engaging with wider project stakeholders within the Weapon System, munition system and Maritime Delivery domains, as well as other partner nations.
• Provide first line management to team members with support from the STRATUS LO Mission Planning & Control Lead.
• Working across the whole systems engineering lifecycle and managing key artefacts from requirement elicitation and derivation through to delivery.
• Engaging with end users and customers to ensure product meets their needs and is fit-for-purpose.
• Managing the associated budget to deliver the Maritime MP product.

This role provides the opportunity to take ownership of a product variant whilst ensuring it still aligns with the wider Mission Planning delivery, as well as being able to get hands on as the product progresses.

What we're looking for from you:

We are looking for a delivery focused and capable Systems Engineer who can provide leadership and management for a small team and engage with a wide range of stakeholders. Desired skills and experience include:

• Ability to lead small teams to achieve planned outcomes.
• Experience delivering maritime systems or working within the maritime environment is highly desirable.
• Strong Systems Engineering capability and experience.
• Excellent technical problem solving skills.
• Work Package Management experience.
• Ability to work effectively within cross functional teams.
• Ability to lead within a matrix style structure.
• Appreciation and understanding of working within a MBSE approach.
• Proficiency in engineering tools and configuration control.
• Ability to effectively communicate at all levels, including with customers and end users.
• An appreciation of the software development lifecycle.

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.