System of Systems Engineer - Land Ceptor Export

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

Job summary

A leading defence organisation in Stevenage is seeking a System of Systems engineer to support the functional integration of Land Ceptor in Ground Based Air Defence. The role involves defining requirements, conducting design reviews, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. Ideal candidates should have experience in system integration, strong communication skills, and familiarity with architectural tools. Competitive salary of £45,000 - £55,000 and benefits including bonuses, flexible working, and health plans are offered.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contributions up to 14%

Flexible working arrangements

Private medical insurance

Enhanced parental leave

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.
• Experience developing requirement sets collaboratively with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support functional integration of the Land Ceptor product into a wider context.
• Define System of Systems requirements and evolution paths.
• Work collaboratively on technical issues, queries, and conflict resolution.

Skills

System integration experience

Systems thinking skills

Excellent communication skills

Project engineering knowledge

Familiarity with system architecture tools

Tools

DOORS

Rhapsody

Job description

Stevenage

The Land Ceptor System of Systems organisation is growing fast in order to support delivery of export contracts and evolution of the product to enhance the capabilities for our customers. As a System of Systems engineer your primary objective is to support the functional integration of the Land Ceptor product into a wider Ground Based Air Defence Weapon System context.

Salary: Circa £45,000 - £55,000 depending on experience

Location: Bristol or Stevenage (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 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)
• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• 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.
• Private Medical Insurance: Eligible employees are enrolled as standard into the company funded Private Medical Insurance benefit.

The opportunity:

The Land Ceptor System of Systems organisation is growing fast in order to support delivery of export contracts and evolution of the product to enhance the capabilities for our customers. As a System of Systems engineer your primary objective is to support the functional integration of the Land Ceptor product into a wider Ground Based Air Defence Weapon System context.

As a System of System Engineer you will support (or lead dependant on experience) across a number of work streams including:

• Working with the customer to define System of Systems Requirements, including evolution paths for future development.
• Working with the customer to define System of Systems architecture and use-cases to support development and evolution of system requirements.
• Defining System of Systems integration requirements and verification plans.
• Conducting design and technical reviews both internally and in conjunction with the customer.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team on technical issues, queries and conflict resolution including coordinating responses to and from the customer and industrial partners.

We are looking for flexible and motivated candidates to work collaboratively with our customers, industry partners and internal project teams to develop solutions for existing and future programmes. The work is varied, providing you with a unique opportunity to develop a wider awareness of multiple engineering disciplines alongside contributing to critical programme delivery in the form of System architectural design and requirements definition.

What we're looking for from you:

• 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 requirement sets and an ability to agree 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

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