Environmental Domain Lead - CAMM Family

About The Job

The Environmental Engineering team is integral within all land, sea and air-based weapon‑system projects. We apply specialist technical knowledge and advice, with responsibility for technical accuracy and delivery of projects within assigned work packages.

Circa £57,000 depending on experience

3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

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.

• Company bonus:
  Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave:
  Up to 15 additional days
• 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…
• Healthcare Cash Plan:
  The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

As the Environmental Domain Lead, you will work closely with partners across the business to define and deliver the Environmental Engineering (Mechanical and Climatic) activities, such as requirements, proving & design support. You will own the strategies and activities required to support the flow of requirements, through to design, proving and certification, operating at all levels within the project and be seen as a key role to ensure the Environmental (M&C) Domain is coherent across all functions.

The Domain Lead role will be the focal point of all environmental (Mechanical and Climatic) activities, such as maturation of environmental requirements, delivery of proving strategies, engagement with colleagues such as ISV, Systems, Mechanical Analysis, Architecture, Quality & external parties to progress work and ensure the Environmental Domain is controlled and delivered. You will lead environmental working groups to coordinate activities required to meet overall strategic goals, including delegation of work to a team of up to five Engineers.

You will also manage technical assurance of the design and performance, development, proving and qualification within the domain, as well as responsibility for management of risk, schedules and budget. The role will provide the opportunity to engage with senior members of the business such as Project Heads and Chief Engineers to resolve environmental engineering challenges. You will have the ability to influence the design, manufacturing and proving of our products whilst developing technical skills and gaining experience across MBDA UK's Portfolio.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Proven experience of planning, managing, implementing & delivering strategies on time, on cost, on quality
• Proven management and delegation of work package budgets and associated risk
• Knowledge of environmental engineering within the defence sector or relevant industry
• Knowledge of the Mechanical & Climatic environments, and their applicability to different products at different life cycle stages
• An understanding of environmental test processes, test measurements and instrumentation
• Awareness of Environmental Engineering Standards (such as DEF STAN 00-035, Mil Std 810)
• An innovative mind set to develop methods around requirement definition and weapon system proving
• Working knowledge and experience using Project Management tools
• Experience of requirement definition and management using DOORS

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