Engineering Support

MBDA S.A.S.; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organisation in the UK seeks an Undergraduate in Customer Support and Services for a 10-week placement starting June 2026. This role involves ensuring products are operational while supporting maintenance activities and direct interactions with the Armed Forces. Ideal for someone studying engineering, the placement provides hands-on experience and a chance to develop communication and engineering skills. The position offers a dynamic hybrid work model with competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Pension contributions up to 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

5 days annual leave

Subsidised meals

Free car parking

Responsibilities

• Ensure products are operational and ready for customer use.
• Support design and maintenance activities for in-service products.
• Engage directly with the Armed Forces during the placement.

Skills

Understanding of engineering principles

Clear communication skills

Education

Working towards a degree in an engineering discipline

Job description

As an Undergraduate in Customer Support and Services (CSS) you will play a crucial role in ensuring our products are ready for action whenever our customers need them. Alongside your primary role at our sites in the UK, you'll have the opportunity to visit and interact directly with the Royal Navy, Army, and Royal Air Force, gaining hands‑on experience with all the support you need. Your placement within our department could be at any point in the CADMID cycle; it could be working on a current development programme where you would be influencing the design of the System, or it could be supporting an in‑service product, working to ensure the system remains operational with anything from resolving technical issues with the Design Team to supporting maintenance activities.

Opportunities

• 10‑week placement starting June 2026, allowing you to apply your university learning to real‑world projects and technologies
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Annual leave: 5 days
• Facilities: fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and more

Qualifications

• Working towards a degree in an engineering discipline
• A good understanding of engineering principles and the ability to communicate them clearly with both technical and non‑technical people

What will you gain?

• Throughout the summer placement, you will learn how MBDA designs our systems to be supportable and how we ensure they stay supported while in‑service
• Experience as a member of the teams that are delivering on our contractual commitments, carrying out real‑world engineering support analysis and investigations to ensure our products can be relied upon for decades
• Work on a mix of design, development, troubleshooting, and repair tasks, gaining practical experience on a live project with real impact across the entire product lifecycle
• Analyse operational scenarios to ensure our systems can be used in the real world and not just in models or laboratories, involving direct contact with the Armed Forces
• Develop essential engineering skills and a broad understanding of how MBDA interacts with our customers
• Enhance communication skills by tailoring conversations to different audiences and objectives, across all levels of the business and externally to customers

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 recognise that everyone is unique and encourage you to speak to us if you require advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We have employee‑led networks such as Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more.

Salary: £23,495 Dynamic (Hybrid)
Working: 2‑3 days per week on‑site
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.