Missile Architecture - Summer Placement Programme 2027

MBDA; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Annual leave 5 days

Pension up to 14%

Job summary

MBDA in Stevenage offers a 10-week Missile Architecture Summer Placement starting June 2027. You will work on allocated projects within Electrical, Test & Testability, and Mechanical Architecture, gaining practical experience on real-world missile systems.

We welcome current undergraduates pursuing Engineering (Aeronautical/Aerospace, Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical & Systems) or Physics. The role is on-site 3–4 days per week with pro-rata salary £24,460 and generous benefits including pension

Qualifications

• Undergraduate studying Engineering or Physics.
• Willingness to learn and gain hands-on experience.
• Ability to work in a team on real-world projects.

Responsibilities

• Assist Missile Architecture teams on allocated projects or improvement initiatives.
• Gain exposure to Electrical, Test & Testability, and Mechanical Architecture domains.
• Collaborate with engineers to support delivery and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Curiosity

Education

Engineering (Aeronautical/Aerospace, Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical & Systems)

Physics

Job description

Missile Architecture - Summer Placement 2027

We're looking for curious minds and fresh perspectives, launch your career with us as Missile Architecture and help design systems that shape our future.

Salary: £24,460 (pro-rata)

Dynamic working: 3-4 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.

This role is scheduled to close for applications at midnight on Monday 4th January 2027 but may close earlier depending on application volumes.

What we can offer you:

• 10 week placement: starting June 2027, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies
• Perform well on your placement and you could secure a graduate role before your final year
• 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 much more

The opportunity:

Missile Architects at MBDA are deployed across all of the company's project teams. They draw upon a range of inputs from around the company to drive a coherent top-level design for our missiles. Missile Architecture Function within MBDA consists of:

• Electrical Architecture
• Test and Testability Architecture
• Mechanical Architecture

During the programme, you will be working on allocated projects or improvement initiative, which could be at any stage of its lifecycle!

Although you may focus your time on one of the engineering disciplines listed, you will get the opportunity to gain awareness and knowledge on all three areas of Missile Architecture, providing you with a unique breadth in knowledge in a short period.

Successful candidates will:

• Gain a breadth of awareness and knowledge across the three domains within Missile Architecture
• Focussed on one domain, be given tasking which will directly affect delivery or an improvement activity
• Have the opportunity to spend time with experienced engineers, to support the candidates development

What we're looking for from you:

Current undergraduate working towards a degree in Engineering (incl. Aeronautical/Aerospace, Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical & Systems) or Physics discipline.

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

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