Effector Controller Project Engineer RMO

Bristol

Are you prepared to join an outstanding team that is at the forefront of advanced technology? If you are a driven and experienced engineer looking for a chance to contribute to top-tier Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) systems, then we have the ideal position for you!

DragonFire has been and continues to be a boundary pushing weapon system development programme that has significant industry and customer engagement. Thus far the programme has been aimed at developing the UK's first Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) concept demonstrator, achieving significant success recently with several highly publicised trials activities.

Salary: Circa £50,000 - £65,000 depending 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: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary, depending on grade.
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• 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

The Opportunity:

The role of an RMO is to be the technical interface with the Design Authority (external or internal) of weapons system equipment in order to ensure the consistency of the weapon system equipment with system performance and project commitments.

The RMO will need to coordinate the work packages for both internal and external suppliers to develop products. Ensuring that cost, deadlines and technical choices, are in accordance with the specifications.

This is a varied role ranging from developing requirements with stakeholders, spending time in a design lab and supporting the acceptance of our Weapon System products.

The Effector Controller sub-system RMO will be responsible for delivery of the Command and Control Processing Unit (C2PU), along with the associated console and the Racks that these pieces of equipment will be installed in.

This role will be focused on the hardware delivery and physical certification aspects of these systems. Although an understanding of how these sub-systems work will also be required to support product delivery, which includes the software product.

This sub-system will be a delivered unit.

As an RMO, your main responsibilities will be:

• Manage the Technical Requirement Specification (TRS) of the equipment
  • Capture transversal engineering stakeholder needs (e.g. Safety, Cyber, Human Factors, Customer Support Services, etc)
  • Understand the ability to trade requirements for cost and schedule
  • Develop and understand interface specifications
• Manage technical interface with the Equipment Design Authority, including acceptance of the equipment delivery
• Support equipment integration at the system level
• Manage the Statement of work (SOW) of the equipment.
• Lead the technical progress meetings and milestone reviews with the supplier
• Have an understanding of Unit Production Cost (UPC) for the equipment.
• Understand sub-contractor management both internal and external
• Understand and contribute to the key activities in the engineering development lifecycle such as design reviews (PDR/DDR/CDR)
• 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
• Limit technical risks through application of mitigation strategies

What we're looking for from you:

RMOs at MBDA balance the client facing representation with a technical focus lead, subject to the degree of delivery responsibility vested in the supplier or Design Authority. The Effector Controller RMO will be responsible for:

• Delivering the processing unit, rack and infrastructure, and integrated sub systems;
• Acceptance of the physical definition of the hardware;
• Delivering the technical and certification documentation;
• Supporting the functional integration of the hardware within the wider sub system definition.

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