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.
Salary: Up to £48,000 depending on experience + Bonus + Benefits
What we can offer you:
- Company bonus of up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
- Pension of maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- Annual salary review
- Paid overtime
- Up to 15 days flexi leave
- 25 days annual leave (plus holiday purchase)
- Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking and more
- Excellent career progression and development opportunities
Hybrid working pattern: Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working; typically 2 to 3 days per week on site.
Hybrid working pattern: Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working
A new role has been created to provide routine support and day to day employment within the Storm Shadow team but be trained and remain conversant with the skills required to fully support Mission Planning (MP) and / or Target Modelling (TM) activities at a customer site (Middle East).
Although overseas travel is not guaranteed with the role, the incumbent should be prepared to deploy to an overseas location to be temporarily embedded with a customer in order to provide support. The length of deployment could be up to 18 months whilst a permanent replacement is recruited / trained and prepared for deployment.
This is a new post and the ‘Reserve' status will follow a period of training at MBDA Filton where they will remain current in MP / TM but routinely engage in other Storm Shadow activities.
What are we looking for?
- You need to be a practical ‘hands on' engineer willing to work routinely with the Missile Systems (Storm Shadow) project, but also alongside the MoD and potentially Export Customers.
- Flexibility and the ability to deploy (at short notice) to an export location and maintain customer satisfaction for support to either TM or MP (or both).
- Be flexible and adaptable in your work, with the capacity to gain competencies in (and support) both TM & MP.
- Deliver, or assist in the delivery of Field Support to the highest quality, on time and on cost.
- Having experience and a working knowledge of the Fast Jet / Air Defence environment would be beneficial.
- An ability to mentor others and lead training courses, as appropriate.
What's in it for you?
- This opportunity is an influential and a relatively autonomous job where the successful applicant could have a direct impact with an export customer.
- The successful applicant would act as an ambassador for the CSS UK Field Support Team / Storm Shadow Project and could help develop the export customer capability while having significant exposure with senior management and leadership within MBDA and the MoD.
- This is an outstanding opportunity to gain a strong working knowledge of the product, TM & MP disciplines and the customer environment; its culture, structure and processes.
- The role will also require liaison with many partners both within MBDA and the customer community, thus offering an abundance of variety.
The Role- Day to day (UK – Filton) - undertake Storm Shadow systems tasks as directed
- Maintain currency in MP / TM practices and procedures.
- Support to generation and delivery of Training Material to end users
- Support to general engineering development of Mission Planning systems
- General IT skills required with software development experience being desirable
- Testing, fault finding and reporting of software based systems
- Should have good problem solving abilities with a self-motivating attitude
- Knowledge and experience of the systems engineering process
- Experience in tools for requirements capture and control (DOORs) and configuration management is desirable
- If required – Reserve Role (Overseas):
- Maintain currency in MP / TM practices and procedures.
- Provision of advice and support to overseas customers regarding the use of MP / TM products.
- Establish and maintain good relations and communication with the Filton based Support Team
- The handling of queries and investigations into perceived problems with the use of MP / TM Modelling equipment with support from the UK engineering development team.
- The delivery of formal and on the job training to students in deployed location (if required).
- To assist with the product development at an engineering level (if required – feeding back from deployed location to UK).
- Sensitivity and awareness of customer culture to permit successful interactions.
- Continued provision of a service to the customer whilst recruitment and training of a permanent employee for the role is undertaken.
- Management of Technical Publications, attendance at relevant meetings and completion of reporting from within in country.
What's great about the team?
- The CSS UK Field Support Team is currently populated by a variety of experienced, technically capable engineers, at numerous locations within the UK and overseas.
- The current team has a mix of personnel, many of whom served in the Armed Forces and bring a wealth of knowledge and experience.
- You will be joining a dynamic, focussed team responsible for the provision of Field Support tasks as required by the customer but also have the opportunity to learn complex disciplines through being embedded within the Storm Shadow project.
Our Business:
We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential.
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. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
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Please Note: MBDA UK Limited requires all employees to achieve the required medical and national security clearance for their role. Further restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may also 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.
Due to the nature of our business, this particular vacancy requires the applicant as a minimum to be a British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship and capable of achieving the clearance levels mentioned above.
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