System Engineer

MBDA; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension

Overtime

Flexi Leave

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Facilities

Healthcare

Job summary

MBDA in Stevenage is seeking a System Engineer to contribute to a high‑profile weapon system programme within the PDLT. You will manage requirements, support design certification and work across UK and international customer deliveries, ensuring high standards and technical integrity.

You will apply MBSE methods, coordinate with project managers, and provide technical solutions using trials data and electrical drawings.

Qualifications

• Experience with System Engineering processes and MBSE.
• Experience with SysML/UML modelling.
• Familiarity with Rhapsody is a plus.
• Electrical systems knowledge is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Managing requirements and supporting publishing Certificates of Designs.
• Advising on In-service Support Queries.
• Solving problems using trials data and electrical drawings.
• Undertake Model-Based System Engineering (MBSE) using SysML/UML (Rhapsody preferred).
• Product validation and certification of changes to the standard product.
• Interacting with project managers/planners to update plans and forecast spend/labour.
• Producing and reviewing engineering papers.

Job description

Stevenage

An amazing and exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, hardworking and close-knit team, the Platform Data Link Terminal Team within the highly skilled Data Links department. Develop System Engineering skills, MBSE RF and many more

Salary: Circa £46,000 - £55,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working Minimum 1 - 2 days per week on.

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:

This is a great opportunity to be involved in a highly successful weapon system programme within the PDLT team, providing through-life support of all aspects of an important sub-system, the PDLT. You will be operating within a busy delivery programme for UK and international customers ensuring the product maintains the highest of standards.

You will be working with technologies at the forefront of European weapon systems design, supporting the development of high performance, safe, secure and reliable products that our customers can rely on.

You will be a System Engineer who can work independently, will be given responsibility across varied engineering topics, and the freedom to manage your own tasks, including:

• Managing requirements and support publishing Certificate of Designs.
• Providing advice on In-service Support Queries.
• Problem solving using trials data and electrical drawings.
• Undertake Model-Based System Engineering (using Rhapsody).
• Product validation and certification of changes to made to the standard product.
• Interacting with project managers/planners to update plans and forecasting spend/labour.
• Producing and reviewing engineering papers.

What we're looking for from you:

• A team player with positive collaborative behaviours with an excellent can do' attitude.
• Someone who can challenge established processes and behaviours to make improvements.
• An understanding of System Engineering Process (including System Specification, System Test and Integration).
• Experience of Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using SysML and UML, preferably using Rhapsody
• Experience of technical problem solving with in electrical systems.

What is great about the team?

• The Data Link Systems team deliver Radio Frequency technologies into a range of air, land and naval programmes across all stages of the product lifecycle
• It is a highly regarded and well-established team of very capable individuals who are very motivated to deliver what is required
• The team is exposed to a wide range of engineering disciplines from systems design, software development and hardware integration and test of complex RF technologies
• Competitive salary, flexible working, paid overtime (subject to level), a comprehensive pension scheme, employee funded voluntary private healthcare, sporting activities, fantastic site facilities, bonus schemes (subject to level), superb learning and development opportunities and more .

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

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