System of Systems Engineer – Defence (Hybrid, Bristol)

MBDA UK Limited; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension contribution

Overtime

Flexi leave

Flexible working

Enhanced parental leave

Facilities

Healthcare cash plan

Job summary

MBDA UK is seeking a System of Systems Engineer to support the functional integration of the Land Ceptor product into a wider Ground Based Air Defence Weapon System context.

The role is based in Bristol with hybrid working (3 days per week on-site) and a salary of circa £45,000–£56,000 depending on experience. Benefits include a company bonus, pension, overtime and flexible/ enhanced leave options.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and integrating complex systems, preferably in the defence industry.
• Strong systems thinking skills with the ability to initiate and drive trade studies
• Excellent communication skills to effectively convey technical information to a variety of stakeholders
• Experience developing design requirement and verification documentation, and an ability to agreeing these collaboratively with different stakeholder groups including System Design Authorities and Government organisations
• Project engineering knowledge to be able to design and deliver work packages
• Familiarity with system architecture tools, including DOORS and Rhapsody

Responsibilities

• Define System of Systems Requirements including evolution paths for future development.
• Define System of Systems architecture and use-cases to support development and evolution system requirements.
• Define System of Systems integration requirements and verification plans.
• Conduct design and technical reviews both internally and with the customer.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team on technical issues, queries and conflict resolution.

Skills

Systems engineering

Trade studies

Communication skills

Requirements documentation

Project engineering

Tools

DOORS

Rhapsody

Job description

MBDA UK is seeking a System of Systems Engineer to support the functional integration of the Land Ceptor product into a wider Ground Based Air Defence Weapon System context.

The role is based in Bristol with hybrid working (3 days per week on-site) and a salary of circa £45,000–£56,000 depending on experience. Benefits include a company bonus, pension, overtime and flexible/ enhanced leave options.