Functional Systems Engineer - Land Ceptor

MBDA UK; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension: up to 14%

Overtime: paid overtime

Flexi Leave: up to 15 days

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Healthcare Cash Plan

Subsidised meals

Free car parking

Job summary

MBDA UK is expanding the Land Ceptor Systems Engineering team to support new and existing contracts for the British and Polish armies, and to tailor capabilities for export work. The role involves requirements derivation, certification support, and collaboration with the Poland programme lead to manage bids and programme delivery.

The team seeks engineers with systems experience, strong stakeholder management, and the ability to communicate complex architectures clearly across levels.

Qualifications

• General systems engineering experience (defence context preferred).
• Requirements management and derivation experience.
• Experience with system engineering tools: DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to customers clearly.
• Engineering change control and management experience.
• Ability to initiate trade studies and system development activities.
• Experience developing complex systems.
• Ability to convey architectures at all levels.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Take customer requirements and derive system, subsystem and software requirements; support system design and studies.
• Contribute to certification activities; gather evidence and support designs for delivery to customers.
• Collaborate with Poland programme lead to organise bids and support delivery of Poland programmes within the functional area.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Technical communication

Trade studies

Stakeholder management

Engineering change control

Tools

DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody

Job description

Here at MBDA, our Land Ceptor Systems Engineering team is growing in order to help the British and Polish Armies fulfil the full potential of the system and to extend and tailor the capability for existing and emerging export contracts.

Salary: Up to £57,000 depending on experience. Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification. 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 opportunity: The recent commencement of new contracts, the Land Ceptor functional development team needing to grow to support this varied portfolio.

There are a number of roles within the Land Ceptor team working for the Chief Systems Engineer.

• Working as part of the requirements team to take customer requirements and deriving suitable system, subsystem and software requirements, systems studies and support system design
• Working as part of the certification team to capture and review evidence, conduct technical investigations and support the delivery of Certificate of Designs to enable customer deliveries
• Working with the Poland programme lead to organise bids, manage and support the programme delivery activities. This will involve everything from and stakeholder engagement to helping manage and deliver the overall Poland programmes in the functional area.

What we’re looking for from you:

• General systems engineering experience (ideally in a defence based context)
• Requirements management and derivation experience
• Experience of system engineering tools e.g. DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody
• Ability to disseminate/share technical information to customers in an understandable manner
• Engineering change control and management experience
• Ability to initiate/undertake and drive trade studies and system development activities
• Experience of developing complex systems
• Ability to communicate architectures and ideas at all levels
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Experience of working with product lines would be beneficial

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. What we do matters. Because defence matters. As a leading company in the defence industry we support our nations by delivering essential military capabilities, both for today and the future. We are proud to be an award‑winning employer and are proud of the growing diversity of our workforce. Our people are the ones who drive our constant innovation and deliver against challenging targets.