Firing Trials Lead
MBDA Systems
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- £55,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Company bonus of up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
- Pension of maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- Paid overtime
- 25 days annual leave (plus holiday purchase)
- Up to 15 additional days flexi leave
- Our 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.
- Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking (and gym on site at Stevenage)
- Excellent career progression and development opportunities
- We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role
- Lead the day to day running of ISV firing trials activities, and allocation of tasks for the Flight Trials team.
- Generation of trials documents - Safety documentation (e.g. Trials Hazard Analysis, Safety Submission), Security documentation, Proving Instruction, Trials Schedule.
- Input into the definition of required trials facilities, targets, instrumentation and functional test requirements for firing trials.
- Lead lab-based firing trials integration and testing in conjunction with both Compat, design, manufacture and integration teams.
- Support to the design and manufacturing team for proving and integration activities
- Support to the for environmental clearance testing on the Seeker
- Set up and commissioning of any live build facility needed for firing trials.
- Target scene set up and operation at trials sites.
- Operation and definition of the trials test equipment.
- Maintain and own the L4 plan for firing trials work.
- Experience of firing trials and or system integration
- Ideally experience of external trials preparation and conduct.
- Ideally experience of working within a trial environment.
- Willingness to work in potentially harsh & remote conditions and away from home for extended periods.
- Good practical / mechanical skills.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work closely with external range and facility suppliers
- A good understanding of the company ISV processes and procedures Personnel management and team leadership skills
- Be able to communicate across the internal functions – particularly design, manufacturing and systems teams - and customer community