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Validation and Verification Lead

Bristol
£55k/yr
Posted about 19 hours ago
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Are you looking for an opportunity to develop and diversify your skills while working on a flagship program?

Salary: Up to £55,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 4 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

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  • Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
  • Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
  • Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
  • Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
  • Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
  • 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
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A C2 system is the heart and brains of the weapon system: it has to understand the threats to the protected assets, and plan and then manage engagements of those threats, in a complex and changing situation. C2 systems are central to the user experience and are fundamental to delivering weapon system capability to the customer.

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As the Sea Ceptor C2 Validation and Verification Lead, following a product line approach you will take ownership of and lead the definition of the C2 Test Scenarios and success criteria to ensure the C2 product meet its requirements. The role will also involve production of the appropriate verification plans to agree with the equipment Design Authority the method of verification used.

Sea Ceptor recent success in the export market has yielded a number of new customers bringing significant functional development and integration challenges for the C2 product.

Working as the Sea Ceptor C2 Validation and Verification Lead within the C2 domain in MBDA provides the opportunity to interact with all areas of the company, to see the full product development life-cycle and deliver real capability to the customers to protect their home nation for the future.

The Role covers:

  • Leading a small team in the following activities;
    • Population of the DOORS Compliance Matrices modules to generate evidence of performance against requirements
    • Analysis of test results to validate C2 software operation
    • Define scenarios and test descriptions to support software testing
    • Support to issue resolution during software testing
    • Support production of technical, safety and security reports by analysis of evidence and generation of content
    • Generate metrics for status of work progress
  • Engaging with wider project stakeholders within the Weapon System design process
  • Meeting project schedules by reporting accurate progress and predicting completion dates
  • Management of change management processes and point of embodiment of requirements changes
  • Carry out process improvement tasks as designated by the Head of Sea Ceptor C2

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What we're looking for from you:

  • A detailed knowledge of the Validation and Verification process
  • Experience in developing software design definition baselines from requirements to products ready for testing
  • Ability to lead small teams to achieve planned outcomes
  • Ability to work effectively within cross functional teams
  • Ability to analyse requirements, test evidence and technical reports
  • Proficiency in DOORS, Rhapsody or similar engineering or configuration management tools
  • Degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) preferably in a STEM field

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

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We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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Skills

Validation and Verification
Software Design Definition
Team Leadership
Requirements Analysis
DOORS
Rhapsody
Configuration Management
Test Scenario Definition
Technical Reporting
Change Management
Cross-functional Collaboration
Metrics Generation

Location

Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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