Capability Lead - Weapon System Performance
// Role Summary
Lead a team of specialist engineers in assessing the performance of cutting-edge weapon systems using complex models and high-performance computing.
// Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a group of approximately 12 engineers, with plans for future growth.
- Develop a compelling vision for capability development, including future advancements.
- Utilise complex models and high-performance computing for performance assessment.
- Build strong stakeholder relationships with project customers and engineering functions.
- Experience in system engineering lifecycle and pragmatic technical leadership is essential.
// Role Specification
This is a fantastic opportunity to take the lead of the group responsible for the performance assessment of our weapon system solutions.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Weapon System Algorithms & Performance (WSAP) Head of Department, you will be responsible for leading and managing the group of engineers focused on assessing the performance of our weapon systems. The team leverages complex models and high-performance computing environments to analyse weapon system behaviour under various conditions, influencing both the design and usage of our products.
This role is ideal for someone looking to lead a team and cultivate a key capability that is instrumental to the success of our weapon systems. The team currently consists of approximately 12 engineers working across multiple projects, with a steadily increasing demand for their services, indicating a need for team growth in the short term.
What we're looking for from you:
- Ability to lead a group of specialist engineers with diverse experience levels, fostering a high-performing, enduring, and inclusive capability.
- Skill in developing a compelling vision for the capability, encompassing future developments.
- Proficiency in management skills, including Recruitment, Staff Development, Knowledge Management, Capacity Planning, and Objective Setting.
- Knowledge and experience of the system engineering lifecycle.
- Capacity to provide pragmatic technical leadership on emergent topics, bids, and other initiatives.
- Aptitude for building effective and enduring stakeholder interfaces with project customers and other engineering functions.
Our Business:
MBDA is a leading defence organisation, proud of our role in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We collaborate with governments towards a common goal: defending our freedom.
We champion employee-led networks that celebrate diversity and inclusion, including Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, and Disability.
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