Lead Mechanical Architect

1 week ago

Stevenage, United Kingdom Anson McCade Full time

Lead Missile Mechanical Architect


Salary: £60,000 + 21% Bonus

Location: Stevenage or Bolton


Our client is a leading European defence company specialising in the design and manufacturing of advanced missile systems and technologies. They provide comprehensive solutions for air, land, and naval defence, offering a wide range of products including guided missiles, air defence systems, and missile launchers. The company’s innovative approach focuses on enhancing the precision, reliability, and effectiveness of defence systems to meet the evolving needs of modern military forces. Through strategic partnerships and cutting-edge research, our client supports global security and defence initiatives, ensuring the protection and operational superiority of their clients worldwide.


The Opportunity:

As Mechanical Architects, we are involved in all aspects of missile development - from the early feasibility studies to series production and in-service support.


A great opportunity has arisen for an experienced Mechanical Architect to lead the management of missile and subsystem requirements to achieve missile performance, overall missile layout and architecture and focus on time and on cost delivery. This involves leading design justification aspects and managing the verification evidence of missile performance to support certification. We also ensure functional and mechanical requirements are flown down to the sub-assemblies within the missile.


The principle requirements of the Mechanical Architect are to:

  • Lead overall product structure, mechanical interfaces and architecture
  • Act as focus for all missile mechanical architecture issues and investigations
  • Lead architectural trades with relevant partners
  • Ensure embodiment of generic policies e.g. modularity, re-use, design for assembly
  • Undertake missile-level technology maturity and design complexity assessments
  • Lead relationship with Product Design
  • Lead program Phase Gate reviews
  • Technical management of suppliers driving dedication to deliver on time on cost
  • Accountable for assigned budgets
  • Leadership, both technical and managerial, of engineering team


What we're looking for from you:

  • Educated to degree level with significant industrial experience
  • Experience of electro-mechanical & mechanical design
  • Experience developing proving logic and leading the generation of compliance evidence
  • Desire and determination for on time, on cost and on quality delivery
  • Proven track record to foster and lead collaborative teams
  • Shown ability to influence senior partners
  • Ability to lead in an international environment and understand cultural issues
  • We are also interested in a proficient understanding of broader engineering fields, such as Materials, Tolerancing, Configuration Control, Vibration, Shock, Fatigue, Six Sigma & Lean Design, Systems Engineering V-model, DFMEA
  • Strong interpersonal and well-developed communication skills



Apply now to find out more:

Contact: luke.davidson@ansonmccade.com

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