Missile Mechanical Architect

Job Description

Missile Mechanical Architect

Opportunity for contract extension or made permanent

In IR35 up to £47 Per Hour (Umbrella Company)

37 hours; FT (Hybrid 1-3 DPW Onsite)

Our Client, a trusted partner of the UK Ministry of Defence, is seeking an experienced Missile Mechanical Architect to lead in gathering and managing missile mechanical architecture requirements. The goal is to ensure that missile performance is achieved within the allocated time and cost while strictly adhering to overall layout requirements.

The selected individual will expertly handle the verification evidence for missile performance, ensuring successful certification and robust defence of the design. This role entails supervising the mechanical architecture requirements and other associated responsibilities of the missile.

What we’re looking for:

• Degree-level education with 10 years’ experience in mechanical engineering or equivalent qualification with significant experience
• Technical management of internal and sub-contract activities
• Strong leadership skills, establishing clear engineering vision and strong interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Knowledge and experience in mechanical missile design, including static and dynamic analysis, planning for the environment, and thermal management
• Understanding of broader engineering disciplines, including aerodynamics, testability, and production
• Experience in developing proving logic and managing compliance evidence for Certificates of Design
• Full product life cycle experience
• Ability to influence senior managers and stakeholders

What you’ll get to do as a Missile Mechanical Architect:

• Establish the Missile Airframe Task Requirements Specification (TRS) for a structured and coherent mechanical response to the overall Missile TRS.
• Manage the mechanical interface with the launcher and ensure compliance.
• Define optimal mechanical architecture and interfaces for all missile variants to meet requirements.
• Implement GMA Policies for modularity and reuse objectives.
• Develop proving logic for validating the Airframe, ensuring mechanical compliance, and obtaining a missile certificate of design.
• Interface with customers and manage their expectations throughout the development process.
• Produce Statements of Work and plans for activities within the assigned responsibility.
• Provide direct technical supervision to engineers in the Team and indirect management to engineers in the extended project team.
• Control assigned budgets, manage personal workload, and identify resource needs.

“Please Note: Our Client based in the UK requires all employees to achieve the appropriate clearance relevant to the role.”

More about the role:

Our Client's relationship with the UK military spans back over 70 years. They have delivered countless landmarks in defence engineering, supplying vital defence capability to meet the needs of the armed forces over land, sea, and air.

This role is based at our client's headquarters in Stevenage which plays a key part in missiles operations. The site also offers excellent transportation links and boasts an onsite gym and coffee shop. Training and development are offered to all employees.

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