Modelling & Simulation Engineer - Warheads

MBDA; Bolton; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to £2,500 company bonus

Pension up to 14%

Overtime opportunities

Flexi Leave up to 15 days

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave

Site facilities and parking

Healthcare Cash Plan

Job summary

MBDA is seeking a Warheads Engineer within the Complex Warhead Centre of Excellence in Bolton. You will apply a spectrum of modelling tools to analyse concepts, evolve designs and assess performance for diverse warhead programmes across Europe, delivering on time and within cost.

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently within a multi‑disciplinary team
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Creative thinker with a track record of solving technical challenges
• Experience leading modelling activities and delivering results within programmes

Responsibilities

• Conduct modelling to analyse concepts, evolve designs and assess performance across a varied portfolio
• Support design and development programmes with a multi‑disciplinary team in the UK and Europe
• Define, manage and deliver work packages and subcontracts; report progress, scheduling and cost control
• Manage risk, import/export controls and logistics in collaboration with design and trials teams
• Inform design evolution and trial configuration to produce performance predictions

Skills

Modelling concepts

Performance modelling

Independent work

Effective communication

Team leadership

Education

Engineering or Physics degree

Tools

ANSYS

Altair

IMPETUS AFEA

Windchill

MATLAB

Python

High-Performance Computing

Job description

A great opportunity has arisen in the Complex Warhead Centre of Excellence (CW CofEx) for a Warheads Engineer to work in the Warhead Modelling & Simulation Group.

Salary: Up to £60,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) 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.

Benefits

• 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

Within this role you will utilise a spectrum of modelling and engineering tools to conduct concept analysis, design evolution and performance assessment across a varied portfolio. This role will support design and development programmes working with a multi-disciplined team in UK and France, customers, partners and suppliers across Europe, and external teams within MBDA.

On a day to day basis you will support the business winning and delivering Complex Warhead programmes and delegated work packages, including key projects and research tasks. You’ll conduct modelling using a varied toolset to analyse concepts, evolve designs, and produce performance assessments whilst defining, handling and delivering work packages and subcontracts.

Along with this you’ll be involved in progress reporting, scheduling, cost control, risk management, import / export control and logistics working collaboratively with the integrated design team and trials team to assess and inform design evolution and trial configuration to produce performance predictions.

What we’re looking for from you

• Confident working independently and as part of a multi-discipline team with an appreciation of cultural differences
• Self‑motivated and adaptable individual driven to deliver
• Good communicator able to present technical and non‑technical work to a varied customer audience, both verbal and written
• Creative thinker keen to find innovative solutions to technical and programmatic challenges
• Passion to lead modelling activities working in a multi‑disciplinary project team taking ownership for concept assessment, performance modelling and support to trial predictions and safety cases

Desirable experience

• Background in modelling of impact, blast and other non‑linear and dynamic phenomena
• FEA/CFD/numerical codes (examples could include ANSYS, Altair, IMPETUS AFEA)
• Windchill, Matlab/Python and High‑Performance Computing
• Software development to support modelling studies and work package management
• Energetic materials, explosives testing, design and manufacture and / or systems engineering

Degree level qualification in a subject such as engineering or physics (other relevant subjects considered)

Our Business

We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential.

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. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.

Please Note: MBDA UK Limited requires all employees to achieve the required medical and national security clearance for their role. Further restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may also 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.