Product Lead - Safety Systems and Telemetry Equipment Team

About the job

Bristol

Join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of safety systems and telemetry products at MBDA. As a key member, you'll spearhead innovative proposals for architectural solutions across a diverse product range.

Job Title: Product Lead – Safety Systems and Telemetry Equipment Team

Salary: Up to £65,000 plus bonus and benefits depending on experience

Location: Stevenage (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Where possible a blended approach to on-site and remote working, depending on business needs.  Typically, this could be 1 days per week on-site and 4 days remote working. This role could be full time or part time, 4 or 5 days per week. We are flexible and accommodating. We can also consider term-time and/or compressed hours working patterns.  

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.

The opportunity:

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to join our highly skilled and dynamic team where you can be at the forefront of influencing MBDA's future safety systems and telemetry products.

The purpose of the Safety Systems and Telemetry Product Lead is to own the definition and delivery of product strategies.  The role must influence future project roadmaps, policies and technical standards, ensuring compliance with wider Generic Missile/Systems Architecture (GMA/GSA) strategies. Influence project and portfolio decisions, ensuring our products remain cost effective, deliverable and meet the capability requirements of our future customers (domestic and export).

Working to an agreed product line strategy, you will lead and shape new proposals for architectural solutions to the point of acceptance by Project and Delivery Team across a diverse product range.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Influence programmes and future projects to adopt the product line approach to development
• Collaborate with stakeholders both in the UK and Internationally
• Connect multiple programmes and business functions to deliver to a common goal and identify future opportunities
• Challenge established processes and "this is how we've always done it" mentality
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with academia, SME's and potential suppliers

This is a delivery focused multifunctional team tasked with design, development and qualification of technically complex, safety critical products for missile proving and series production. We have an unequalled reputation for use of modularity and re-use principles to reduce cost and schedule and risk.

What we're looking for from you:

• The ideal candidate will have the ability to understand the technology and its potential uses.
• This role requires someone that can think beyond the ‘here and now' and understand how our products can evolve in the future to meet the company and customer's needs.
• Strategic thinker with strong influencing skills across peer groups and into senior management, both within the UK and International partners.
• Ability to write clear and concise engineering documentation and present to all levels of the business.

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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.

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%
• 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…
• Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities

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.   MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity 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. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.

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