Job Description

Bristol (Hybrid) | £550-£600 per day (Inside IR35) | 12-Month Contract

Please note: to apply for this position, you must to be a British citizen and hold active SC clearance (or be eligible for it).

Carbon60 are working with a leading defence organisation seeking a Mission Planning & Control (MP&C) Lead Architect to support the development of highly complex and mission-critical systems.

Key Details

Duration: 12 months.

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week).

Pay: £550-£600 per day (umbrella, Inside IR35).

Location: Bristol (at least 3 days per week on-site).

The Role

As Lead Architect, you'll play a key role in delivering Mission Planning & Control (MP&C) products for a critical defence system (FC/ASW TP15), supporting UK and international partners. Reporting to the Head of TP15 MP&C, you will:

Lead the development of MP&C architecture, ensuring integration within the broader Weapon System Architecture.

Define and maintain the MP&C Architecture Vision.

Guide and support a team of MP&C architects, overseeing task delegation and work package delivery.

Ensure coherence between architectural components, focusing on traceability, interface definition, and modularity.

Provide leadership through progress updates, issue resolution, and collaboration with senior stakeholders.

Required Experience

Strong background in complex systems architecture, with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience.

Experience with product-line architectural principles (advantageous).

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build relationships across multi-skilled teams.

Leadership skills, including task delegation and driving activities across teams.

Ability to quickly understand and resolve complex technical challenges.

Technical Skills

IBM Rhapsody (essential) & Systems Modeling Language (SysML).

IBM Engineering Workflow Management (formerly Rational Team Concert).

Ideally, DOORS Next Generation.

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