Principal Test Definition Engineer

MBDA are looking to secure an experienced candidate to deliver test capability into a number of leading defence projects.

Salary: £48,000-£53,000 Dependant 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: 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:

In order to verify complex systems, you need reliable test solutions.

The role of the Test Equipment Definition team is to specify, deliver and support a variety of test equipment used throughout the development lifecycle of those complex systems, be it a manual switch box used for hardware testing, a fully-automated test solution to support high-rate manufacturing test, or a complex software-defined simulator developed to be used within a systems integration environment.

The TE definition team act as requirements authority for a wide variety of simulators, emulators and Test Equipment, designed to support programmes during their development, integration, qualification, manufacturing and through-life support phases.

This is a varied role, requiring strong systems engineering knowledge and an ability to co-ordinate and negotiate requirements with a number of disparate stakeholders.  As a work package manager, you will also be responsible for acceptance of our test solutions from their manufacturer and delivery into programmes, and as such will have to balance cost, schedule and quality.

MBDA is a large engineering organisation that takes a disciplined approach to product development and test in order to maintain our market leading reputation in Missiles and Missile Systems. Through our test and testability policy, we ensure robustness in the test and data analysis regime during the development, integration, manufacturing and in-service phases of our product lifecycles, and across an ever-increasing portfolio of projects.

The Test Equipment and Testability team’s mission is to:

• Establish world-class Test Solutions, Environment Simulators and Emulators for use internally to MBDA as well as by our Customer’s Armed Forces
• Contribute to MBDA’s international Weapon System Test Equipment Strategy, balancing the need for technology re-use with the need to exploit emerging technology trends
• Apply the Weapon System Test Equipment and Testability Strategies to all new programmes, as well as through-life enhancement upgrades.

If you have a practical mind and you are able to apply logic in challenging or complex situations, then this role could be for you.  Candidates do not necessarily need to have an engineering test background to be successful in this role.

What we're looking for from you:

As a Definition Lead, you should be able to demonstrate your ability to:

• Define clear requirements and acceptance criteria
• Develop and understand interface specifications
• Understand and contribute to the key activities in the engineering development lifecycle
• Manage schedule, cost, quality and performance metrics for assigned work packages
• Work within a multi-discipline engineering team (e.g. Systems, mechanical, electrical, software etc…)
• Understand the benefits of re-use versus new development
• Capture transversal engineering stakeholder needs (e.g. Safety, Cyber, Human Factors, Customer Support Services, etc)

In addition, as your knowledge and experience grows, you may be expected to:

• Run peer and design reviews
• Limit technical risks through application of mitigation strategies
• Grow your professional network through our multi-national defence organisation

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.

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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.

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