Senior System Design Engineer

MBDA UK; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus: Up to £2,500

Pension: up to 14%

Overtime: paid overtime

Flexi Leave: up to 15 days

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

subsidised meals

Free car parking

Healthcare Cash Plan

Job summary

MBDA UK is seeking a Senior System Design Engineer within the System Design Missiles function. You will apply systems engineering expertise to major programmes, shaping requirements, architectures and verification across air, land and sea domains.

The role offers hybrid working with 2-3 days on-site, a competitive salary, and a range of benefits including a company bonus and pension contributions. Security clearance and BPSS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Experience across lifecycle phases (requirements, architecture, verification, certification).
• Ability to produce clear engineering documentation and reports.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish requirements and develop system architectures for missiles programs.
• Guide verification and validation to ensure system performance.
• Provide system-level performance assurance and certification for customer acceptance.

Skills

System design

Requirements engineering

Architecture development

Verification

Validation

Documentation

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody

Job description

As a Senior Systems Design Engineer in the System Design Missiles Function you will deliver systems engineering expertise to major programmes developing the latest Complex Weapons capabilities for the UK and allied Armed Forces in response to advanced threats across Air, Land and Sea domains.

Salary: Between 41,000 -£46,500 to depending on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification (may vary depending on specific project needs)

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
• 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…
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

The opportunity:

The System Design Missiles function has a number of vacancies for Senior System Design Engineers across multiple missiles systems across different lifecycles, presenting an exciting opportunity to contribute to the defence of our and our allies’ nations.

You could be using your systems engineering skills: to establish requirements, develop system architectures guide the verification and validation process provide system level performance assurance certify our product leading to acceptance by the Customer and their assurance agencies.

There will be plenty of opportunities to grow your skills and expertise in a supportive team, all while knowing you are making a difference defending our freedom.

What we're looking for from you:

• Desire to increase Systems engineering experience at multiple phases of the lifecycle, such as requirements, system architecture, verification and certification.
• Desire to increase understanding of the Systems engineering processes for system performance and the functional chain domain.
• Experience of Systems engineering toolsets, such as DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody
• Possess excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and the capability to write clear, concise engineering documentation.
• Good verbal communication, listening and time management skills.
• Ability to engage with subject matter experts and grow your knowledge of new technical areas.
• An effective team player with strong interpersonal skills, essential to working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and in building cohesion in the relationships between the systems team and various interfacing teams.
• An ability to respond quickly when programme priorities change.

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. We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more… 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.

What we do matters.

Because defence matters.

As a leading company in the defence industry we support our nations by delivering essential military capabilities, both for today and the future. We are proud to be an award-winning employer and are proud of the growing diversity of our workforce. Our people are the ones who drive our constant innovation and deliver against challenging targets.