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# Head of Weapon Integration Transformation and Programme Enablers

- **Company:** MBDA S.A.S.
- **Location:** Stevenage, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £80,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cyber Security, Systems Integration, Data Storage Technologies, High Performance Computing
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b867f520b0fc8e7d

## About the Role

* A self-sufficient, self-starter with the ability to use their own initiative to solve problems and create workable solutions
 * Experience working in technical project delivery, ideally in a multi-national environment
 * An understanding of the current weapons integration or mission system integration challenges faced by industry
 * Experience of sponsoring large scale multisite infrastructure projects
 * A confident communicator with stakeholders at all levels across the business.
 * Comfortable with ambiguity and an ability to define the scope of work from a relative blank sheet of paper.
 * Comfortable operating at pace, in a fast moving and evolving environment.
 * Proven ability to work collaboratively with international and domestic partners in a cutting edge, complex and demanding programme and technical environment.
 * Experience of operating against security grading guides and adherence with security instructions.

## Description

* Delivering the weapons integration transformation (WIT) strategy, including digital roadmaps, validation and the cost/time benefit analysis
 * National and international engagement to ensure appropriate influence over enablers & drive the WIT strategy. This includes responsibility for UK WIT governance and validation opportunities
 * Deliver the synthetic development agenda to support both functional weapons integration as well as mission system integration
 * Deliver the technical aspects related to the WS5 integration programme of works, including the validation of WS5 through shadow clearances
 * Working across internal and external stakeholders, to influence change by Regulators for Airworthiness (direct input to the TAA and UK MAA)
 * Manage adherence of all programme and cyber security aspects, acting as delegate for the product cyber security authority (PCSA)
 * Sponsorship of required enabling infrastructure in line with secure by design as outlined by project needs. Inclusive of digital and physical elements, High Performance Computing, data storage and any collaborative working environments needed to enable Weapon Integration Transformation. (WIT provides the focus for the Sector given the expected impacts in terms of Data volumes for Qualification and Certification with Digital Weapon Integration, and also requirements from MAA and MOD for enhanced digital traceability).
 * Project line management responsibility to direct and indirect individuals. Functional line management including development and performance.
 * Acting as Sector customer for Secure by Design assessments on behalf of the Chief Engineer. Running the Security panel for the Sector.


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