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Working at MBDA

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

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Join MBDA as a Senior System Design Engineer in Stevenage or Bristol, UK. This full-time role features a hybrid working arrangement of 2-3 days on-site and offers a salary of £41,000 - £46,500 depending on experience. You will deliver systems engineering expertise to major programmes developing complex weapons capabilities for UK and allied Armed Forces.

Requirements

  • Experience of Systems engineering toolsets, such as DOORS, DOORS NG, or Rhapsody.
  • Desire to increase systems engineering experience at multiple phases of the lifecycle.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and verbal communication skills.
  • Must be a British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.
  • Minimum degree requirements or specific years of experience are not explicitly stated in the posting.

Skills & Responsibilities

  • DOORS/Rhapsody: Apply systems engineering toolsets to establish requirements and develop system architectures.
  • Verification and Validation: Guide the V&V process and provide system-level performance assurance for complex weapon systems.
  • Technical Documentation: Write clear, concise engineering documentation and engage with subject matter experts.
  • Team Collaboration: Work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team to build cohesion and respond to changing programme priorities.
  • Potential transition routes: People from aerospace or mechanical engineering roles may bring strong analytical and requirements management skills, alongside meeting mandatory security clearance requirements.

Job description

As a Senior Systems Design Engineer in the System Design Missiles Function you will deliver systems engineering expertise to major programmes developing the latest Complex Weapons capabilities for the UK and allied Armed Forces in response to advanced threats across Air, Land and Sea domains.

Salary: Between 41,000 -£46,500 to depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification (may vary depending on specific project needs)

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…
  • 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 System Design Missiles function has a number of vacancies for Senior System Design Engineers across multiple missiles systems across different lifecycles, presenting an exciting opportunity to contribute to the defence of our and our allies’ nations.

You could be using your systems engineering skills:

  • to establish requirements,
  • develop system architectures
  • guide the verification and validation process
  • provide system level performance assurance
  • certify our product leading to acceptance by the Customer and their assurance agencies.
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MBDA

Senior System Design Engineer

Bristol, Stevenage
On-site, Hybrid
£41,000 - £46,500 per year

There will be plenty of opportunities to grow your skills and expertise in a supportive team, all while knowing you are making a difference defending our freedom.

What we're looking for from you:

  • Desire to increase Systems engineering experience at multiple phases of the lifecycle, such as requirements, system architecture, verification and certification.
  • Desire to increase understanding of the Systems engineering processes for system performance and the functional chain domain.
  • Experience of Systems engineering toolsets, such as DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody
  • Possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and the capability to write clear, concise engineering documentation.
  • Good verbal communication, listening and time management skills.
  • Ability to engage with subject matter experts and grow your knowledge of new technical areas.
  • An effective team player with strong interpersonal skills, essential to working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and in building cohesion in the relationships between the systems team and various interfacing teams.
  • An ability to respond quickly when programme priorities change.

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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