Aspiring Navigation Sensors Engineer — Undergrad Placement 2027

MBDA; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Starting Sep 2027 placement

Graduate opportunity

Company bonus

Pension (up to 14%)

Overtime

25 days annual leave

Flexi Leave 15 days

Site facilities

Healthcare cash plan

Job summary

MBDA invites applications for a Navigation Sensors Engineer undergraduate placement in Stevenage. You will contribute to designing navigation subsystems, test equipment, and collaboration with international MBDA teams while gaining exposure to real missile projects.

You will work on hands-on research, development tasks, and supplier evaluations, with opportunities for progression to a graduate role and participation in company benefit schemes.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate working towards a degree in a Physics, Mathematics, Electronics, or Engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Supporting tests and trials to evaluate and assess navigation equipment performance.
• Hands-on research and design activities to develop the next generation of navigation equipment.
• Monitoring supplier and technology developments and identifying future technologies.
• Collaborating with suppliers and researchers for the development and maturation of new and emerging technology.
• Investigating engineering problems and conducting rapid technical analyses.

Education

Physics

Mathematics

Electronics

Engineering

Job description

MBDA invites applications for a Navigation Sensors Engineer undergraduate placement in Stevenage. You will contribute to designing navigation subsystems, test equipment, and collaboration with international MBDA teams while gaining exposure to real missile projects.

You will work on hands-on research, development tasks, and supplier evaluations, with opportunities for progression to a graduate role and participation in company benefit schemes.