Principal Simulation and Modelling Engineer

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

Job summary

A leading defence organisation in the United Kingdom is looking for a candidate skilled in MATLAB and Simulink for model development and validation. Responsibilities include integrating models and ensuring quality standards. This role offers a dynamic hybrid working environment and competitive salary up to £57,000 depending on experience.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contributions up to 14%

Flexi Leave up to 15 additional days

Paid overtime opportunities

Enhanced parental leave options

Qualifications

• Proven experience with MATLAB and Simulink or other programming languages for system modelling.
• Knowledge of coding standards and peer review.
• Familiarity with model-based design methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate numerical models using MATLAB and Simulink.
• Integrate external models into environments while collaborating with teams.
• Ensure quality standards are upheld through model reviews.

Skills

MATLAB

Simulink

Dynamic systems understanding

Problem-solving skills

Automated C/C++ code generation

Version control tools

Communication skills

Job description

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 Security Clearance (SC), 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...

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 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

• Proven, hands-on experience with MATLAB and Simulink, or other programming languages for system modelling and simulation.
• Knowledge of coding standards and peer review of coding changes.
• Strong understanding of dynamic systems and numerical modelling.
• Familiarity with model-based design methodologies, the software development cycle, and systems engineering processes.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Experience with version control tools (e.g., Git, EWM).
• Hands‑on experience of automated C/C++ code generation from Simulink.
• Experience working with external partners.

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.

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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.

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