Senior Systems Engineer (System Architecting)

MBDA; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension up to 14%

Overtime opportunities

Flexi Leave up to 15 days

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave up to 26 weeks

Site facilities

Healthcare cash plan

Job summary

MBDA UK is seeking a Systems Engineer/Architect to contribute to the STRATUS LO project, shaping weapon system architectures and models across platforms. You will work within a team of highly skilled architects, applying MBSE approaches from early development through to design and implementation.

The role requires experience with complex systems, strong collaboration across multinational teams, and the ability to clearly communicate technical content to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Understanding of complex systems, ideally weapon or missile systems.
• Experience modelling systems using model-based methods and tools.
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary, multi-national teams.
• Self-belief, confidence and collaborative mindset.
• Ability to present complex concepts to varied stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Join the STRATUS LO project team and contribute to weapon system architecture.
• Architect and model MBDA UK's current and future systems across platforms and deployment locations.

Skills

Systems engineering

MBSE modelling

Multinational teamwork

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Bristol

A fantastic opportunity for a Systems Engineer to work on a key multinational project for next generation weapon systems. If you are a Systems Engineer who wants to be using architecture principles, tools and techniques to provide technical solutions for projects from very early in their development lifecycle, operating in the solution space then this could be the role for you!

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. 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

You’ll be joining a department with a team of highly skilled and competent Weapon System Architects working across the breadth of MBDA UK's current and future weapon systems. The department is focussed on growth and developing a team of high‑performing experienced System Architects, comfortable working in the problem space. Using architecture principles, tools and techniques to provide technical solutions for projects from very early in their development lifecycle, operating in the solution 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’ll be working on a key multi‑national (UK, France and Italy) next generation cruise‑missile weapon system development project for MBDA. With challenging technical scope and delivery timescales, but with agile thinking and innovative lifecycle engineering, architecting and model‑based systems engineering approaches in place to meet those challenges.

A real opportunity to live MBDA's values, contribute to the success of the project and develop into a skilled and competent MBDA Weapon System Architect.

What we’re looking for

• A Systems Engineer/Architect with an understanding of complex systems (ideally Weapon/Missile Systems), constituent sub‑systems, platforms, and the systems architecting of them.
• Practical experience of modelling systems using model‑based methods, processes and tools with an understanding of the system development lifecycle.
• The ability and cultural awareness to work with multi‑disciplinary multi‑national teams supporting technology and design collaboration and communication.
• Self‑belief, confidence and conviction to identify and follow through on ideas and opportunities, to question and challenge others whilst being supportive and team oriented.
• An ability to clearly present, communicate 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 the 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 maturing of the architecture, to support design and integration of STRATUS LO onto the various launch platforms (both Air and Naval) and at various deployment locations.
• Become a practitioner of MBDA's Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) integrated desktop engineering development lifecycle toolset. That is, Requirements linked to Architecture linked to Design linked to Implementation linked to Proving.
• Become a Weapon System Architect with a holistic understanding of the constituent Sub‑Systems that make up a Weapon System and the Information flow through the System.

Our company

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