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Calibration and Maintenance Engineer - Graduate Programme 2027

Location:  Stevenage | Bolton | United Kingdom
Location flexibility:  1 office day / week, 2 office days / week, 3 office days / week – 2-3 days at home (some exceptions), 4 office days / week
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Job Description

Calibration and Maintenance Engineer - Graduate Programme 2027

Salary: £31,900 plus a £3000 joining bonus

Dynamic Working: 5 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.

This role is scheduled to close for applications at midnight on Monday 2nd November 2026 but may close earlier depending on application volumes.

What we can offer you

  • 2 year Programme: starting September 2027

  • Annual Salary Review

  • 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

  • Annual Leave: 25 days plus option to purchase extra holiday

  • Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days

  • Excellent career progression & development opportunities

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Working at MBDA

1 office day / week 2 office days / week 3 office days / week – 2-3 days at home (some exceptions) 4 office days / week

A little flex time – high flexibility for most roles

Company benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays
Adoption leave – up to 26 weeks
Annual bonus – all employee bonuses paid in Feb/March
Annual pay rises – performance (+ inflation) increases each year
Bike parking – secure parking at all sites
Buddy scheme – buddies when onboarding
Buy or sell annual leave – buy up to 5 extra days
Carer’s leave
Cinema discounts
Coffee discounts – discounted on site cafes and canteens
Collaboration spaces
Company shutdown periods – Christmas closures and bank holidays
Compassionate leave
Cycle to work scheme
Dental coverage – salary sacrifice options
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice – MyCarScheme - including electric vehicles
Electric vehicle charging unit loan – electric charging points at all UK sites
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Enhanced maternity leave – up to 26 weeks
Enhanced paternity leave – available after 26 weeks service
Enhanced pension match/contribution
Enhanced sick pay – increases with length of service
Faith rooms
Family health insurance – salary sacrifice options
Fertility treatment leave
Gym membership – Discounted gym on site in Stevenage, or discounts for local gyms across UK
Health insurance – salary sacrifice options
In house training – In house L&D team
L&D budget
Language lessons
Learning platform – access to multiple learning resources
Meditation space
Menopause support
Mental health first aiders
Mentoring – available to all employees. Includes women in leadership options
Modern office
Neonatal leave – up to 12 weeks
On-site barista
On-site catering
On-site gym
On-site shower
On-site wellness room – reflection rooms available to employees
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Open to part time work for some roles
Open to part-time employees
Optional unpaid leave
Personal development budgets – up to £150 towards non-work training courses
Pregnancy loss leave
Pregnancy support
Private booths
Professional subscriptions – full membership funding available
Referral bonus – up to £3,000 for a successful referral
Reservist leave – up to 3 weeks off for training (2 weeks on full pay)
Restaurant discounts – discount/cashback employee platform
Salary sacrifice
Secure on-site parking
Share options
Shared parental leave – up to 26 weeks
Teambuilding days
Technology Loan – salary sacrifice options available
Time off in-lieu
Travel loan – season ticket loans for public transport
Volunteer days – up to 2 days a year for team-based volunteering
Wellbeing allowance
Will writing

Awards & Accreditations

Best Work-Life Balance

Top 5 - Best Work-Life Balance

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: 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:

    Calibration & Maintenance Department (C&M) is part of our operations directorate, covering different aspects of support for all equipment used for both product manufacture and test.

    Daily activities for a C&M Engineer vary from working hands on with the equipment on the shop floor and in the lab, to working in the office on technical documentation and drawings. As a Graduate you’ll develop skills in:

    • Diagnosing and fault finding on Test & Process Equipment

    • Authoring instructions and/or specifications

    • Drafting and publishing drawing packs

    • Analysing fault related data

    • Introducing new equipment into manufacturing

    • Calibrating Test & Measurement equipment

    • Conducting process improvements

    This programme is rotational and, in each placement, you will be working amongst a team of engineers who have varied experiences and expertise, working together to support a set of equipment. These placements may cover:

    • Electronic Engineering – Special to Type Test Equipment commissioning & repair

    • Environmental & Mechanical Test Engineering - ESS & Pressure Test Equipment

    • Electrical Calibration – Special to Type Test Equipment & Commercially off the Shelf TE, Calibration

    • Mechanical Calibration – Positioner systems, alignment TE etc. calibration

    • Maintenance Engineering - Process & Mechanical Equipment commissioning & repair

    C&M Engineers also work closely with several other functions such as Product Design, Test Equipment Design, Test Engineering and Quality Assurance so you’ll get to collaborate beyond your immediate team.

    What we're looking for from you:

    Degree qualified (minimum 2:2) in:

    Aerospace Engineering

    Electrical & Electronic Engineering

    General Engineering & Engineering Design

    Physics & Astronomy

    Product Design

    Production & Manufacturing Engineering

    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.

    We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more…

    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.

    Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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