System Engineer - PDLT Maritime

MBDA UK Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense organization in Bristol is seeking a System Engineer for the PDLT (Platform Data Link Terminal) team. This role involves providing through-life support and ensuring product standards for UK and international customers. The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree and experience in product delivery, alongside a collaborative attitude. The position offers a salary of circa £52,000, hybrid working conditions, and an array of benefits including a company bonus and flexible leave.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension with up to 14% contributions

Paid overtime opportunities

Up to 15 additional days of leave

Flexible working arrangements

Enhanced parental leave benefits

Subsidised meals and free parking

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering product delivery.
• Technical problem solving skills are essential.
• Ability to challenge established processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide through-life support for the PDLT team.
• Ensure product maintains the highest standards.
• Interact with project managers to update plans.

Skills

Team player

Problem solving

Positive attitude

Collaborative behaviours

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Model-Based Systems Engineering

SysML

DOORS

Job description

Overview

MBDA UK are looking for a System Engineer, Platform Data Link Terminal (PDLT), for Maritime for Sea Ceptor plus supporting other variants of PDLT!

Salary: Circa £52,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 1 - 2 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.

Responsibilities

• This is a great opportunity to be involved in a highly successful weapon system programme within the PDLT (Platform Data Link Terminal) 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 given responsibility across varied engineering topics, and the freedom to manage your own tasks, including:
  • Providing advice on In-service Support Queries
  • 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 are looking for

• A team player with positive collaborative behaviours
• Excellent 'can do' attitude and pro-active behaviours
• Someone who can challenge established processes and behaviours to make improvements
• Experience in engineering product delivery
• Experience of technical problem solving
• Engineering degree or equivalent

Great if you have

• 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 in tools for Requirements Capture and Control (DOORS) and Configuration Management (Dimensions or RTC)

Benefits

• 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

The opportunity:

This is a great opportunity to be involved in a highly successful weapon system programme within the PDLT (Platform Data Link Terminal) 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 given responsibility across varied engineering topics, and the freedom to manage your own tasks, including:

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