MBDA
Head of Weapon Integration Transformation and Programme Enablers
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Head of Weapon Integration Transformation and Programme Enablers
FCAS & GCAP Senior Leader – Weapon Integration Transformation (WIT)
About the Role
An exciting opportunity in Stevenage for a senior-level leader accountable for delivering a range of enablers across FCAS, including GCAP and Tempest WS5. Drive a new approach to weapon integration and employment effects, influencing platform and system design while enabling infrastructure, tooling, and digital validation to ensure successful programme delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the Weapons Integration Transformation (WIT) strategy, including digital roadmaps, validation processes, and cost/benefit analysis.
- Lead national and international engagement to shape enablers, align WIT strategy, and manage UK WIT governance & validation opportunities.
- Supervise synthetic development for functional weapons integration and mission system integration.
- Lead WS5 integration programme (validation via shadow clearances) and cross-stakeholder change influence in regulatory compliance (TAA, UK MAA contributions).
- Ensure adherence to cyber security and programme requirements as Product Cyber Security Authority (PCSA) delegate.
- Sponsor secure-by-design infrastructure (digital, physical, HPC, data storage) to enable Weapon Integration Transformation.
- Manage a combination of project line and functional leadership across a multidisciplinary team.
- Act as Sector Customer for Secure by Design assessments and run the Sector Security Panel for the Chief Engineer.
About the Organisation
Future Combat Air System (FCAS) is a transformative UK/Italy/Japan program designing a next-generation combat air platform (GCAP). This role will shape weapons integration & employment effects design, influenced by MCAP (the UK’s contribution to FCAS), delivering platforms and systems faster than ever before.
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Requirements
- A self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, defining work scope independently.
- Technical project delivery experience, ideally in multi-nationalenvironments across):
- Knowledge of Current Mission System Integration challenges (both technological and collaborative), ensuring agility within evolving requirements.
- Proven ability to sponsor large multi-site infrastructure projects while managing stakeholders.
- A confident communicator, influencing regulators and stakeholders at all levels.
- Operates effectively in fast-paced, dynamic environments, distinctly balancing a spectrum of risks.
- Expertise working with multi-national partners (domestic & international) in cutting-edge programs.
- Demonstrated expertise with security clearance procedures and adherence to security guidelines.
Essential Experience
- Direct experience overseeing information technology infrastructure or transformation initiatives.
- Technical background in cyber safety, aviation engineering/weapons system integration, or equivalent experience.
- Familiarity with GCP-approved access, wider cybersecurity regulations or similar technologies required for doD/aerospace projects.
Bonus Skills
- Hands-on experience in advanced system design such as Integrated Modelling and Simulation, full-discrepancies in cybersecurity, High-DimCalc (High-Fidelity/Dynamic Calculation) software.
- Proven leadership in joint team deliveries.
What We Offer
Financial & Equity Benefits
- Salaray: Circa £80k, per experience level.
- Company Bonus: Up to 30% of base salary annually.
- Car Allowance: £300 per calendar month.
- Maximum Pension Contribution: Up to 14% (employer + employee).
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Workplace & Lifestyle
- Hybrid Working Flexibility: 2-3 days on-site (enforcement depends on sector workload).
- Security Clearance: British Citizens only
- Flexible Working Hours: Catering to each individual’s unique needs.
- Subsidised Meals & Parking: Comprehensive site facilities in Stevenage.
- Enhanced Parental Leave: Up to 26 paid weeks, including:
- Motherhood: Maternity, adoption & shared parental leave.
- Paternity/Parents: Paid provisions for Neonatal (newborn) leave, fertility.
- Company-Wide Benefits:
- Comprehensive private medical insurance coverage (eligibility extended to spouses/dependants).
- Engagement with cybersecurity compliance programmes, including commitments from Secure By Design.
Our Commitment to You
MBDA prioritises diverse perspectives and equality. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups to enrich our mission:
- Employee Networks: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause decisions, Parents & Carers, Armed Forces Vets, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, and Disability Support/Programmes.
- Tailoring our Recruitment Process: Appropriate adjustments available for all stages of hiring.
Join us to advance defense innovation—impacting UK security today and for decades to come.
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