Principal Mechanical Architect

7 days ago


Bolton, Bolton, United Kingdom MBDA Full time

**About MBDA**

MBDA is a leading defence organisation that plays a crucial role in supporting the Armed Forces. We are proud of our contribution to protecting nations, and we take pride in our work.

The salary for this position is approximately £50,000, depending on experience. Our company offers a competitive compensation package, including benefits such as company bonuses, pensions, paid overtime, and additional days off.

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Principal Mechanical Architect to join our dynamic team in the Missile Architecture division. As a Mechanical Architect, you will play a pivotal role in all stages of missile development, from initial feasibility studies to series production and ongoing in-service support.

Your key responsibilities will include capturing and managing requirements to ensure missile performance meets specifications, deadlines, and budget targets. You will be responsible for justifying designs, coordinating verification activities to demonstrate performance, and ensuring that functional and mechanical requirements are implemented across all missile sub-assemblies.

The primary duties of a Mechanical Architect encompass:

  • Analysing the overall product structure, mechanical interfaces, and architecture
  • Conducting architectural trade-offs in collaboration with key stakeholders
  • Promoting adherence to key design principles such as modularity, reusability, and design for assembly
  • Assessing technology maturity and design complexity at the missile level
  • Defining hardware requirements at the missile level
  • Providing support during product design and program phase gate reviews
  • Managing technical relationships with suppliers to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery
  • Tracking and managing assigned budgets effectively
  • Providing technical guidance and oversight to engineers within the team

Required Skills and Qualifications:

  • Ideally educated to degree level, or equivalent experience
  • Experience of electro-mechanical & mechanical design
  • Experience developing proving logic and leading the generation of compliance evidence
  • Dedication to work towards delivery timelines and budgets
  • Proven track record to foster, and work in, collaborative teams
  • Ability to work in an international environment and understand cultural issues
  • A good awareness of broader engineering fields, such as Materials, Tolerancing, Configuration Control, Vibration, Shock, Fatigue, Six Sigma & Lean Design, Systems Engineering V-model, DFMEA

Benefits:

  • 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
  • Up to 15 additional days flexi leave
  • Our enhanced parental leave offers up to 26 weeks for parental, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for parental 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


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