Product Cyber Security - Undergraduate Placement 2026

MBDA; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence organization in Bristol is seeking an undergraduate for a Cyber Security placement starting September 2026. You will work on identifying and addressing security risks in complex weapon systems while developing practical cyber security skills in a hybrid working environment. Candidates should be pursuing a STEM degree and have a strong interest in cyber security.

Benefits

Company bonus based on performance

Pension contribution up to 14%

25 days annual leave plus extra holiday options

Paid overtime opportunities

Subsidised meals at work

Qualifications

• Working towards a degree in a STEM subject.
• Interest in cyber security and information assurance.

Responsibilities

• Identify security risks within complex weapon systems.
• Assist in the integration of information assurance activities.
• Contribute to trade studies related to weapon system information security.

Skills

Security Risk Identification

Information Assurance

Cyber Security Skills

Education

Pursuing a degree in a STEM subject

Job description

Product Cyber Security - Undergraduate Placement 2026

The CyberSecurity department delivers effective information security solutions for complex weapon systems and their associated sub-systems, providing documentation and evidence to support security approval and assurance activities within the programme context.

Salary: £23,495

Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: 2 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.

CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ROLE IS MIDNIGHT ON 5TH JANUARY 2026 (SUBJECT TO APPLICATION VOLUMES)

What we can offer you

• 1 year placement: starting September 2026, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies

• Company bonus: 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

• Annual Leave: 25 days plus option to purchase extra holiday

• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days

• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity

Throughout this opportunity, you will be involved in identifying security risks within complex weapon systems, products and solutions and ensuring that those risks are addressed by the implementation and delivery of effective and balanced security measures. You will be able to assist in the timely integration of information assurance activities with the weapon system engineering, design, manufacturing and support programmes.

There will also be opportunity to contribute to trade studies related to weapon system information security and provide security documentation and evidence to meet MOD security assurance requirements.

You will get involved in the entire systems engineering lifecycle of delivered weapon systems including specification of security requirements and development of security architectures, as well as help develop security architectures to enable sustainable evolution of security architectures through life.

Further work packages could include supporting hardware, electronics and software developments, contributing to corporate information assurance knowledge and capability and maintaining knowledge of technology development and implications for information security as well as working with manufacturing to ensure that the security design is repeatable through the production chain, and the product is secure through the delivery and return chains.

This role will give you exposure to each of the stages of the product development life-cycle, a good understanding the required behaviours from a variety of viewpoints, architecture design and specification, integration, test, and analysis of achieved performance.

There is potential to travel nationally and internationally as well as an opportunity to work in a lab-based environment. There will also be further opportunities to develop practical cyber security skills such as “pen testing”, “capability and vulnerability analysis” in the new cyber lab. Other things that this role can provide is an opportunity to engage with stakeholders, engineering teams and sub-contractors to provide direction, guidance and support on acceptable and balanced information security solutions, Liaison with customers, assurance teams and national/ international technical authorities.

You will also gain experience in generation of information security Risk Assessments, Risk Treatment Plans and Risk Management and Assurance Documents.

What we're looking for from you

Working towards a degree in a STEM subject.

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