Electronics Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2026

MBDA Missile Systems; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation is seeking Undergraduate Electronics Engineers to join their team in Stevenage. This role involves supporting projects throughout the engineering product lifecycle, collaborating on design and testing of electronic subsystems. Candidates must be currently studying in a relevant field and have a passion for engineering. The position offers a competitive salary and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Company bonus based on performance

Pension contributions up to 14%

Subsidised meals and free car parking

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical, Electronic, Avionics, or relevant Engineering field required.

Responsibilities

• Support project work through the complete lifecycle of a product.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on design work and testing.
• Work on both hardware integration and product testing.

Skills

Electrical Engineering fundamentals

Electronic design principles

Team collaboration

Education

Currently studying Electrical, Electronic, Avionics, or related Engineering field

Job description

Overview

Electronics Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2026

Salary: £23,495

Location: Stevenage

Dynamic (hybrid) Working: You can expect to be onsite around 3-4 days per week.

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.

Closing date: Midnight on 5 January 2026 (subject to application volumes).

What we can offer you

• 1 year placement: starting September 2026, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies
• Company bonus: 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
• Facilities: fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more

The opportunity

You'll join either our Electronics Engineering or Missile Architecture functions - both require the same technical foundation and are technical roles, but responsible for different elements of the design:

Electronic Engineering looks at sub-system hardware level interactions and detailed designs, whereas Missile Architecture looks at system level design and integration.

The Electronics Engineering placement involves project work that encompasses the complete lifecycle of a product, therefore you could be involved with some or all the different stages of the lifecycle; offering you a wide variety of work.

You'll be supporting exciting projects in aspects such as:

• Generating ideas and capturing requirements.
• Design work in terms of architecture design and detailed design.
• Exposure to hardware integration with other modules by collaboratively working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Both iterative prototype testing and final product testing.

Your work placements could range from Power Electronics, RF & Antenna Design, Analogue & Digital Electronics, PCB layout to Testing & Evaluation. With hands on and theoretical work your skills will be challenged and developed with support from our highly experienced and engaging teams.

Electrical/Electronic Engineers within the Missile Architecture function support various exciting projects by defining the electrical topology, interfaces and system level design of our missiles, as well as managing missile electrical/electronic sub-systems and their integration, to build the missile defence systems of tomorrow.

As an Undergraduate in Electrical Missile Architect you'll:

• Work on projects at all stages of the Engineering Product Lifecycle
• Gain exposure to a wide array of sub-systems and technologies
• Work with a wide range of Engineering functions and stakeholders to negotiate, integrate and deliver

During your placements you'll get the opportunity to work on design and specification of missile systems, including how to undertake design and performance trade-off studies, influence delivery of bespoke electrical/electronic subsystems (e.g. Control Units, Power Supply Units, and Datalinks etc.) and assist in testing of components and missiles during development.

Through our recruitment process we will work with you to ascertain the best function for you to join, taking into consideration any preference you may have.

What we're looking for

Currently studying for a degree in an Electrical, Electronic, Avionics, Electro-mechanical or related Engineering field.

Our company

Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given.

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