Senior Systems Engineer (System Architecting)

MBDA UK Ltd; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus Up to £2,500

Pension up to 14%

Overtime

Flexi Leave up to 15 days

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Site facilities

Healthcare Cash Plan

Job summary

MBDA UK Ltd in Stevenage is seeking a Systems Engineer/Architect to contribute to a multinational, next-generation cruise-missile weapon system project. You will apply architecture principles and model-based engineering to deliver solutions across early development stages.

The role offers hybrid working with 2–3 days on-site, and a salary around £50,000 depending on experience. Security clearance required for British citizens or dual nationals with rights to work.

Qualifications

• Experience with complex systems architecture and lifecycle.
• Familiarity with model-based systems engineering approaches.
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary, multinational teams and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Work on a multinational, next-generation cruise-missile weapon system development project.
• Contribute to architecture definition and modelling across STRATUS LO programme.
• Apply and advance model-based systems engineering processes and tools.
• Support cross-site collaboration with UK, France and Italy teams.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Weapon/Missile Systems

Model-based Systems Eng.

Multinational Collaboration

Clear Communication

Job description

Overview

Stevenage – Systems Engineer position on a key multinational project for next generation weapon systems. You will apply architecture principles, tools and techniques to provide technical solutions across projects from early development stages, operating in the solution space.

Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 – 3 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. After offer, all successful candidates will undergo BPSS checks managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and varies 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: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (enhancements available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility treatments)
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and more
• Healthcare Cash Plan: Option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses

The opportunity

You will join a department with a team of highly skilled Weapon System Architects working across MBDA UK's current and future weapon systems. The department focuses on growth and developing a team of high-performing experienced System Architects, comfortable working in the problem space. You will be a member of the STRATUS LO project team, reporting to and working closely with the STRATUS LO Weapon System Architecture Lead. You will work on a multinational (UK, France and Italy) next generation cruise-missile weapon system development project for MBDA. The project features challenging technical scope and delivery timescales, with agile thinking and lifecycle engineering, architecting and model-based systems engineering approaches in place to meet those challenges. This is an opportunity to contribute to MBDA's values and develop into a skilled MBDA Weapon System Architect.

What we're looking for

• A Systems Engineer/Architect with an understanding of complex systems (ideally Weapon/Missile Systems), their sub-systems, platforms, and their systems architecture.
• Practical experience modelling systems using model-based methods, processes and tools with understanding of the system development lifecycle.
• Ability and cultural awareness to work with multi-disciplinary, multinational teams supporting technology and design collaboration and communication.
• Self-belief, confidence and conviction to identify and pursue ideas and opportunities, while being supportive and team-oriented.
• Ability to clearly present and walk through concepts and technical content to a variety of internal and external, technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Here's what’s in it for you

• Learning and understanding of STRATUS LO Weapon System capabilities from the developing architecture implemented as a federated set of architecture models.
• Become a key contributor to the further development and maturation of the architecture to support design and integration of STRATUS LO onto various launch platforms (Air and Naval) and deployment locations.
• Become a practitioner of MBDA's Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) toolset, integrating requirements, architecture, design, implementation and proving.
• Develop a holistic understanding of the constituent Sub-Systems that make up a Weapon System and the information flow through the system.

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