Job Details System Engineer - PDLT Maritime R30516

MBDA S.A.S.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Bristol is seeking a professional to join their weapon system programme team. You will provide support on various engineering tasks, ensuring product quality and safety standards. The ideal candidate has an engineering degree and experience in MBSE. This role offers a competitive salary of circa £52,000 with a hybrid working model and numerous benefits, including a company bonus, pension contributions, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension up to 14% contributions

Flexi Leave up to 15 additional days

Learning & Development up to £150 per year

Qualifications

• A team player with positive collaborative behaviours.
• Excellent can-do attitude and pro-active behaviours.
• Experience of technical problem solving.
• Understanding of System Engineering Process.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice on In-service Support Queries.
• Undertake Model-Based System Engineering (using Rhapsody).
• Product validation and certification of changes to the standard product.
• Producing and reviewing engineering papers.

Skills

Collaborative behaviours

Can-do attitude

Technical problem solving

Experience in engineering product delivery

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)

Rhapsody

DOORS

Job description

Overview

This is a great opportunity to be involved in a highly successful weapon system programme within the PDLT (Platform Data Link Terminal) team, providing through-life support of all aspects of the PDLT sub-system. You will be operating within a busy delivery programme for UK and international customers, ensuring the product maintains the highest of standards. You will be working with technologies at the forefront of European weapon systems design, supporting the development of high performance, safe, secure and reliable products that our customers can rely on. You will be given responsibility across varied engineering topics, and the freedom to manage your own tasks, including:

Responsibilities

• Providing advice on In-service Support Queries
• Undertake Model-Based System Engineering (using Rhapsody)
• Product validation and certification of changes to the standard product
• Interacting with project managers/planners to update plans and forecasting spend/labour
• Producing and reviewing engineering papers

Qualifications & Experience

• A team player with positive collaborative behaviours
• Excellent can-do attitude and pro-active behaviours
• Someone who can challenge established processes and behaviours to make improvements
• Experience in engineering product delivery
• Experience of technical problem solving
• Engineering degree or equivalent, and an understanding of System Engineering Process (including System Specification, System Test and Integration)
• Experience of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using SysML and UML, preferably using Rhapsody
• Experience in tools for Requirements Capture and Control (DOORS) and Configuration Management (Dimensions or RTC)

Benefits and Other Information

• Salary: Circa £52,000 depending on experience
• Dynamic (hybrid) working: 1 - 2 days per week on-site due to workload
• Security Clearance: British Citizen or Dual UK national with British citizenship; BPSS checks after offer stage
• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance)
• Pension: up to 14% total contributions
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave; enhancements for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility treatments
• Facilities: on-site facilities including subsidised meals and car parking
• Lifestyle benefits: Discounts & Vouchers, Costco membership, MyCar salary sacrifice, Holiday Purchase up to 5 days
• Learning & Development: up to £150 per year for further study; management training opportunities
• Dynamic Working: flexi-time and potential working from home; up to 15 days of Flexi-leave per year
• Security Clearance: All MBDA employees must hold UK Security or BPSS clearance