DragonFire Physical Domain V&V lead

Bristol

Position
:
Verification & Validation Lead – Physical Domain

Location
:
Bristol (Hybrid – 2–3 days per week on-site)

Salary
:
Up to £57,000, depending on experience

Security Clearance
:
British Citizen or Dual UK national with British citizenship, pending HMG BPSS checks.

• Company bonus:
  Up to £2,500 (variable year‑to‑year)
• Pension:
  Up to 14% total contribution (employer + employee)
• Paid overtime opportunities
• Flexi leave:
  Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working arrangements welcomed
• Enhanced parental leave: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (additional options for paternity, neonatal leave, fertility treatment)
• Facilities: subsidised meals, free car parking and more
• Healthcare Cash Plan: cash‑back on everyday healthcare expenses

The verification and validation lead for the physical domain will coordinate the overall physical functionality, performance, and constraints of the Dragon Fire system with the weapons system team, ensuring consistency with system requirements and project commitments.

• Produce physical design compliance statements and configuration management artefacts for system level review.
• Lead design change impact assessment and manage Design Verification Plan and requirements within Application Lifecycle Management.
• Log, track, and resolve defects identified during V&V activities and collaborate with development teams.
• Coordinate work packages for internal and external suppliers, developing certification strategies for the physical domain.
• Lead technical progress meetings and milestone reviews with suppliers.
• Manage schedule, cost, quality, and performance metrics for assigned work packages.
• Work within a multi‑discipline engineering team (systems, mechanical, electrical, software).
• Mitigate technical risks through appropriate strategies.
• Reconcile design changes, generating verification and validation strategies.
• Support uplift of regulatory documentation (e.g., CE marking) and technical publications.
• Respond to customer queries regarding product usage, compliance, and certification.

• Knowledge of systems engineering principles, processes and practices.
• Familiarity with requirements engineering at system, subsystem or component level.
• Experience in hardware design and build.
• Understanding of test procedures for product verification and evidence gathering for certification.
• Strong presentation skills, promoting decision making.
• Proficiency in technical report writing and use of configuration management tools.
• Experience working in a multi‑discipline engineering environment.

Applicants must be British Citizens or dual UK nationals with British citizenship and be able to undergo HMG BPSS checks.

MBDA is an equal‑opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.