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MBDA • Bristol | United Kingdom

Simulation and Modelling Engineer

Employment type:  Full time
Salary:  £0 – £46,000 per annum
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Job Description

The Surface Launched Air Defence and the Future Systems Groups of Simulation and Modelling department are looking for talented engineers/physicists/mathematicians with a keen interest in modelling dynamic complex systems!

Salary: up to £46,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 5 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…

The opportunity:

Our modelling team typically integrates systems and subsystem models to support various stakeholders such as performance engineers, weapon systems simulators in synthetic environments, in-service support teams, customer training and engineering teams looking at new/improvement product concepts.

Being part of this team would provide you the unique opportunity to experience engineering at a product level, for multiple projects, giving you a broad view of the various technologies used in our products and how they are used in various defence platforms. This role will also give you in-depth exposure to the Modelling tools and process, and the opportunity to develop relevant skills and apply them in developing large-scale models to support MBDA’s portfolio of complex guided weapons products.

Our department is part of an international subject area in MBDA. We have team members in two MBDA UK sites (Bristol and Stevenage) and has strong links to our MBDA sites in Italy, Germany and France!

What we're looking for from you:

  • Understanding of simulation environments (e.g. Simulink or similar) and/or programming experience in one or more languages
  • Understanding of change and configuration control processes (e.g. Jira, IBM Engineering Workflow Management)
  • Ability to identify and solve sophisticated problems and gather the information needed to drive through to ultimate solutions
  • Ability to visualise and analyse complex systems
  • Practical knowledge of basic systems engineering principles and processes

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 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.

Company benefits

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

Working at MBDA

Company employees

6000

Gender diversity (male:female)

73:27

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