Principal Simulation and Modelling Engineer

MBDA UK Ltd; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading defence organization as a modeling engineer and work on cutting-edge systems. You’ll develop and integrate dynamic models using MATLAB, ensuring high standards in simulations while supporting essential defense operations. The role includes collaboration with various teams, problem-solving, and quality assurance during the model development lifecycle.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contribution up to 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days

Flexible working arrangements available

Enhanced parental leave

Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with MATLAB and Simulink.
• Understanding of dynamic systems and numerical modelling.
• Experience with version control tools like Git.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate dynamic numerical models.
• Perform continuous integration and verification processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for system integration.

Skills

MATLAB

Simulink

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Automation

Scripting

Job description

Stevenage

The Simulation and Modelling department are looking for experienced engineers/physicists/mathematicians, with proven experience in modelling dynamic complex systems and producing high standards of code, to join our dynamic engineering teams in Surface Launched Air Defence, and Future Systems.

Salary: Up to £57,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 5 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen

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:

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  Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
  
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  Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
  
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  Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
  
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  Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
  
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  Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
  
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  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
  
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  Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more...
  

The opportunity:
In this role, we focus on the development, integration, and validation of dynamic numerical models, primarily using MATLAB and Simulink. We work with both the weapon effectors and the wider system components, in order to provide simulations of our products to our customers: from concepting to assessment and through life support. We engage with external teams and partners to integrate external models (such as FMUs, C++ libraries, or third-party software) into our environments, as well as working closely with system designers, control engineers, and software developers to support the full development lifecycle.

Automation is a key part of our testing process, and we are hands on in putting continuous integration and verification processes in place, in conjunction with performing detailed model validation against experimental or field trial data. Ensuring quality standards are upheld is also important in our work, and all of our engineers participate in this through model reviews, contributing to documentation, and robust configuration management of models. As a technical leader in the team, this role extends to collaboration with cross-functional teams as representative of the modelling team, and presenting technical solutions for system integration and performance assessment activities.
What we're looking for from you:

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  Proven, hands-on experience with MATLAB and Simulink, or other programming languages for system modelling and simulation.
  
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  Knowledge of coding standards and peer review of coding changes
  
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  Strong understanding of dynamic systems and numerical modelling.
  
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  Familiarity with model-based design methodologies, the software development cycle, and systems engineering processes.
  
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  Knowledge of scripting and automation (MATLAB scripts, Gitlab, Jenkins, or similar).
  
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  Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
  
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  Experience integrating external models or code (e.g., C/C++, FMUs, S-Functions, or co-simulation frameworks) into Simulink.
  
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  Experience with version control tools (e.g., Git, EWM).
  
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  Hands-on experience of automated C/C++ code generation from Simulink
  
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  Experience working with Agile/Scrum/Kanban
  
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  Experience working with external and international partners
  

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