Principal Systems Engineer

MBDA; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense organization is seeking a Systems Engineer to deliver expertise on Complex Weapons capabilities for the UK Armed Forces. You will work in a hybrid capacity, typically 3 to 4 days on-site, focusing on the front end of the product life cycle. The position offers a salary up to £60,000 depending on experience and includes benefits like performance bonuses and excellent career development opportunities. This role requires systems engineering experience in key areas such as requirements analysis and system architecture design.

Benefits

Company bonus: Up to £2,500

Pension with up to 14% contribution

Opportunities for paid overtime

Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free car parking

Career progression and training opportunities

Possible Relocation available

Qualifications

• Systems engineering experience in relevant skills.
• Broader engineering management experience is welcome.
• Ability to manage technical relationships with customers or suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver systems engineering expertise to projects.
• Design Complex Weapons capabilities for Armed Forces.
• Engage partners and co‑ordinate technology specialists.

Skills

Requirements and Use Case analysis

Concept assessment and design trade studies

System architecture design and functional modelling

Performance assessment and systems behaviour analysis

Verification, Validation and Certification

Model based engineering techniques

Job description

As part of our Systems Design Emerging Portfolio and Capability function you will deliver systems engineering expertise to projects focussing on the front end of the product life cycle, designing the latest Complex Weapons capabilities for the UK and partner nation Armed Forces in response to advanced threats in all domains (Air, Land, Sea).

Salary: up to £60,000 (depending on experience)

Location: Bristol, Stevenage or Bolton (Relocation could be available)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Typically 3 to 4 days per week on site working, 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.

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
• 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…
• Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities
• Possible Relocation available

The opportunity:

Whether embedded in a multi-disciplinary team, or leading an individual work package, you will gain broad engineering experience, engaging partners, co‑ordinating technology specialists, and developing advanced systems engineering techniques.

Through our people management opportunities you can learn to lead teams, and play a part in developing the engineers of the future.

What we're looking for from you:

Systems engineering experience in any of the following skill areas:

• Requirements and Use Case analysis
• Concept assessment and design trade studies
• System architecture design and functional modelling
• Performance assessment and systems behaviour analysis
• Verification, Validation and Certification
• Model based engineering techniques, including MBSE

Broader engineering management experience is welcome, particularly gained through leadership of work packages, integration of complex activities or, managing technical relationships with customers or suppliers.

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