RF Systems Engineer – Placement (Hybrid, 2-3 days on-site)

targetjobs UK; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

10 week placement

Graduate role potential

Pension contributions

Paid overtime

Annual Leave 5 days

Site facilities

Job summary

MBDA invites undergraduates to join our Data Link Systems & Radio Frequency Survivability team for a 10-week placement starting June 2027. You will apply university learning to real-world projects and work a hybrid pattern with 2-3 days on-site.

You will gain exposure across requirements engineering, system design, performance modelling, product testing, and RF topics, with potential to secure a graduate role after completion. Applications close Monday 4 January 2027.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate working towards a degree in STEM subjects.
• Interest in RF technologies.

Responsibilities

• Requirements engineering
• System design
• Performance modelling
• Product testing & proving
• Researching novel techniques for next generation communication systems
• Electronic warfare
• Missile survivability through stealth and electromagnetic modelling
• Digital signal processing
• Waveform design
• Message protocols using the OSI model
• Software defined radio

Skills

Interest in RF technologies

Education

Undergraduate working towards a degree in STEM

Job description

MBDA invites undergraduates to join our Data Link Systems & Radio Frequency Survivability team for a 10-week placement starting June 2027. You will apply university learning to real-world projects and work a hybrid pattern with 2-3 days on-site.

You will gain exposure across requirements engineering, system design, performance modelling, product testing, and RF topics, with potential to secure a graduate role after completion. Applications close Monday 4 January 2027.