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Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role: A Senior Engineer is required to take over lead responsibility, provide continuity of design intent and configuration control, and ensure effective coordination across programme, manufacturing/supply chain, quality, and integration stakeholders. This opportunity is a hybrid role requiring you to be onsite in Cambridge around 50-70% of the time. Job Description The role will be to act as the senior mechanical engineer providing SME leadership and guidance in the development of bids and delivery of projects. There will also be occasion for the incumbent to lead certain projects. The role will require working with the current team generating and developing requirements, defining the mechanical architecture, compiling/checking of the System Engineering Management Plans. Additionally coaching others in the team in the above. Your responsibilities in this role include: Mechanical Design SME. Leadership of Mechanical Design. Specific to bids and projects and People and discipline. Drive compliance with Regulatory and Marshall processes. Support the generation of complex design architecture for new and existing product design concepts from initial risk assessment and feasibility studies through to functional design freeze. Lead technical input into bids and modifications. Generate/Review/Check. Project SEMP. Project TP. Customer and supplier Statement of Work. Certification Documentation. Bring significant platform and regulatory environment experience to efficient and effective completion of engineering data set. Technical leadership and support to the mechanical design engineers. Qualifications Qualified to degree level in Engineering, Mathematics or Physics with relevant and sufficient experience in the field. Alternative qualifications and or experience will be considered Apply if you have most of the following: Apply sound systems engineering thinking to all aspects of work. Hold check signature for design and certification data sets In depth understanding of industry standard design practices such as tolerance assessment, DFMA and configuration management Work with stakeholder requirements to derive internal design requirements Generation of Customer Statement of Works and Technical Proposals Support and guidance to early careers engineers Develop mechanical approaches for modifications and projects Compile technical reports and certification documentation Understand mechanical certification and validation methods and be able to identify the appropriate Means of Compliance Demonstrable extensive experience working as a Senior Mechanical design engineer with hands-on experience in the Aerospace and Defence sectors. Experienced in planning and delivering complex tasks to schedule and budget demonstrating effective time management across many projects and priorities. Experience outside of Aerospace and Defence in other relevant sectors will be an advantage. We are seeking people with the ability to make a difference and pro-actively join our Systems Engineering approach to large and complex project work The benefits we will offer you include: 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell) Pension contributions up to 9% Private medical insurance Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work Life assurance at 4x basic salary Enhanced parental leave and pay Paid volunteering leave Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools Introduction to Marshall Land Systems Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world. From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.

Why join Marshall Land Systems in this role? This is a Key role responsible for supporting he development and delivery of Marshall Land Systems' future technology and product strategy. Operating as a strategic team of one, you will sit at the intersection of customers, engineering and growth - identifying what defence customers will need before they articulate it, translating emerging operational requirements into product direction, and ensuring MLS develops differentiated, manufacturable and commercially viable solutions. Reporting to the Chief Revenue Officer, you will support and shape the end-to-end Product & Technology strategy that underpins the MLS Growth Strategy - directly contributing to bids, tenders and long-term competitive positioning across UK MOD, international B2G customers and major prime defence contractors. This role blends technical authority, commercial acumen and entrepreneurial thinking. You will work across engineering, design authority, manufacturing, sales and executive leadership to expand and evolve the MLS offering Your responsibilities will include: Technology & Product Strategy Contribute to the development of MLS Technology and Product Roadmap aligned to long-term growth and competitive advantage. Translate emerging defence doctrine, threat evolution and customer pain points into investable product opportunities. Lead structured horizon scanning across technology, regulatory and geopolitical domains. Ensure product strategy anticipates customer needs across UK MOD, NATO and international markets. Bid & Opportunity Shaping Support the shaping of major bids and tenders, ensuring technical differentiation and strategic positioning. Work upstream in opportunity capture to influence customer requirements and solution framing. Provide technical credibility in senior customer engagements (military, civil service and prime contractors). Contribute to solution architecture and win strategy development. Engineering & Design Authority Integration Work in close partnership with Engineering and the Independent Design Authority (DA) to ensure: Robust systems engineering practices (INCOSE / ISO15288 aligned) Manufacturability and cost-effective design Architectural coherence and reuse across platforms Provide Design Authority input at critical development milestones. Support early identification of technical risk early and ensure structured mitigation plans are embedded. Product management Framework Support the development and application of pragmatic product management framework covering: Market and competitor analysis Feature prioritisation Cost-out strategy Customer-centric design principles Business case development for technology investment Product lifecycle management Commercial & Growth Alignment Partner closely with Sales, Growth and Business Development to align emerging technology with future pipeline. Support commercialisation strategies including pricing logic, value propositions and margin optimisation. Contribute to investment decisions and capital allocation discussions at Board level. Industry & External Engagement Represent MLS externally with senior stakeholders, primes and technology partners. Build strategic partnerships to expand capability and accelerate innovation. Act as a recognised technical authority within the defence ecosystem. Apply if you have most of the following Degree in Engineering or related discipline (Desirable) Proven experience leading complex product development and R&D programmes from concept through to production and in-service support Ability to balance innovation with practical delivery ensuring R&D activity is strategically aligned, commercially justified and executable Significant experience within the defence sector (MOD, primes or equivalent B2G environment) Experience supporting/contributing to complex bids or large platform programmes Proven track record of supporting and defining technology roadmaps Strong background in systems engineering and platform integration Experience operating in an engineering-led manufacturing environment Experience engaging C-suite, military and senior government stakeholders Additional local needs This role is hybrid with time spent in Cambridge but there will be local and international travel The successful candidate will need to be eligible to obtain UK Government Security Clearance (SC) The benefits we will offer you include: 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell) Pension contributions up to 9% Private medical insurance for you and your partner Company car allowance Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work Life assurance at 4x basic salary Enhanced parental leave and pay Paid volunteering leave Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world. From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.