Senior Operational Analyst

The MBDA Operational Analysis (OA) team requires an experienced problem solver to contribute to a range of analytical studies within the Future Combat Air domain.

Salary: Circa £40,000 depending on experience

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

Security Clearance: British Citizen

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.

What we can offer you:

• 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
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

The opportunity:

The role includes scoping and contributing to wide range of analytical studies and experimentation exercises, along with supporting the development of OA toolsets with behavioural models and data. Emphasis is on how future MBDA products will be used and how they can contribute to operational capability for the customer in a cost-effective way.  The successful candidate is likely to have problem solving experience, some software/coding experience, and an understanding and interest in the military operational environment.

You will have the opportunity to network, influence, and thrive in an agile environment, contributing to a variety of qualitative and quantitative studies. This will be in support of decision making for the weapons and effects needed for a future Combat Air System to achieve mission success in the face of rapidly evolving threats

As part of the Operational Analysis team within MBDA you will be working in a dynamic, forward looking and international environment, supporting studies for the MBDA’s systems of tomorrow.  The team has a wide range of internal and external customers, which provides a high level view of the business and lots of variety in all domains: Air to Air, Air Defence, Surface Attack, Strike & Battlefield. Tasks range from short duration (often-requiring short notice responses) to longer-term support to UK MoD Programmes or Research and Technology contracts.

What we're looking for from you:

• Degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline
• Awareness of aspects of Operational Analysis, Operational Research, statistical analysis, or systems thinking; able to grasp the big picture whilst retaining focus on detail, ability to structure information, draw conclusions and make recommendations.
• Written and verbal communication skills, indicative of the need to prepare reports and presentations, and interact with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Able to support the execution of a ‘Concept of Analysis’ (approach / plan) that meets customer needs
• Basic understanding of physical principles associated with weapon systems and missiles, and systems engineering processes
• Broad understanding of the military operational environment
• Some coding experience, preferably in Python
• Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, that may be dispersed across the UK
• Able to see and understand the ‘big picture’ and think about many things at once, as well as keeping track of the detail
• Thrives in a working environment where there can be frequent change, uncertainty and ambiguity

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