Equipment Design Authority

The LMS Design Authority is responsible for ensuring the technical development of, certification sign-off and in-service support for the Launch Management System (LMS) on two major programmes, Sea Ceptor and Land Ceptor.\n\nBy building on and maintaining a complex structure of functional and physical design, you will ensure every aspect of the product can be verified, validated and accepted into the Weapon System capability by our Customers. In this role, you will be expected to have a high level of engagement across a variety of technical aspects, including system design, software engineering, electronics and mechanical engineering, in-service reliability and support, safety, cybersecurity and other disciplines. In addition, you will need to ensure the hardware and software design continues to evolve in order to meet the demand of the overall system capability expected by our customers.\n\nThe LMS Design Authority will be supported in their career development goals and will ensure expertise are maintained within the team to promote the design goals required of the team and wider MBDA organisation.

\n\nWhat we're looking for from you:\n\nIf you have experience or are interested in developing your skills in the following areas, this role may be for you:\nDesign leadership for a complex electronics subsystem\nManage technical risks and opportunities in line with product development requirements\nDeveloping strong relationships with Product Design stakeholders\nMastering Systems engineering principles, processes and practices\nRequirements engineering at System, Subsystem or Component level to enable evolution of the product design and system certification\nBroad knowledge associated with the design and build of hardware and software for computer based electronics equipment\nAbility to validate test procedures required to verify products and gather evidence to enable certification.Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given\n\nMBDA 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.\n\nWe are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more...\n\nWe 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.\n\nFollow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.\n\n#LI-KF1