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Working at MBDA

  • Company employees
    7000
  • Gender diversity (m:f)
    74:26

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Start your project management career as an Electronic Engineering Project Coordinator with MBDA in Stevenage. This full-time or part-time role offers a hybrid working arrangement with remote options and flexible hours. Earn a salary of up to £41,000 depending on experience, supported by comprehensive training to help you grow into an Engineering Project Manager.

Requirements

  • Technical degree (ideally electronics) or equivalent experience required.
  • Experience in electronic engineering, product development, or an engineering environment is beneficial.
  • Project management basics, confident Excel skills, and some Primavera P6 knowledge are helpful.
  • Clear communication and a strong drive to learn are essential.
  • Must be a British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship to pass BPSS security clearance.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • Project management basics: Support project delivery, bids, and supply chain management to help project teams deliver on time, on budget, and to quality.
  • Excel and Primavera P6: Coordinate project schedules and data while shadowing experienced Project Managers to learn the ropes.
  • Clear communication: Represent Electronics Engineering in outreach and women-in-engineering events and collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
  • Potential transition routes: People from junior technical, administrative, or engineering support roles may bring transferable organization and communication skills, alongside meeting the basic technical aptitude and security requirements for this role.

Job description

Start your project management career with us

You’ll join a growing, close-knit Electronics Engineering team. You’ll learn from experienced Project Managers, then take on your own projects and grow into an Engineering Project Manager role. We’ll give you the training and support to get there.

Salary: Up to £41,000 (depending on experience)

Location: Stevenage

Time Type: Full time or Part time

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working – such as being onsite when necessary to work with people and collaborate, then working from home and around family commitments to be your most efficient. This role can be full time or part time: 4 or 5 days per week. We are flexible and accommodating. It would be beneficial to be on-site 1 or 2 days a week, depending on the project needs and working remotely other days.

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.

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

The opportunity:

Start your project management career with us

You’ll join a growing, close-knit Electronics Engineering team. You’ll learn from experienced Project Managers, then take on your own projects and grow into an Engineering Project Manager role. We’ll give you the training and support to get there.

What you’ll do

  • Help our project teams deliver on time, on budget and to quality

  • Support project delivery, bids and supply chain management

  • Shadow experienced Project Managers and learn from the teams around you

  • Represent Electronics Engineering in outreach and women-in-engineering events, if you’d like to

What we're looking for from you:

We care most about your attitude and your drive to learn. You don’t need to tick every box. Experience in any of these helps:

  • A technical degree (ideally electronics) or equivalent experience

  • Some exposure to electronic engineering or product development

  • Experience working in an engineering environment

  • Project management basics, confident Excel skills, and some Primavera P6 (we’ll teach you the rest)

  • Clear communication and the ability to bring people with you

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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MBDA

Electronic Engineering Project Coordinator

Stevenage
Hybrid
Up to £41,000

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