System Integration & Trials Engineer
- Employer
- MBDA
- Location
- Stevenage
- Salary
- Circa £50000 (Level 4)
- Closing date
- 6 Oct 2024
- Reference
- R21218
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- Discipline
- Design, Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical
- Sector
- Defence
- Job Type
- Early Career, Engineer, Senior & Chartered Engineer, Engineering Manager
Job Details
Job Title: System Integration & Trials Engineer
Salary: Circa £50,000 depending on experience
Location: Stevenage (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-5 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.
The opportunity:
An exciting opportunity awaits for a seasoned Systems Integration and Trials Engineer to join our RF Seekers Team in Stevenage. This role is your gateway to spearheading RF and multimode system development, shaping the future of guided weapons.
You'll be part of ensuring seamless coordination across hardware, software, test equipment, and the entire weapon system, guaranteeing they operate harmoniously and meet set standards. Working with cutting-edge RF and multimode seekers in intricate weapons systems demands ingenuity and the application of innovative approaches to testing and trials.
In this role, you'll cultivate a profound comprehension of the system's intricacies, enabling you to diagnose challenges and provide effective solutions. Joining the Integration and Trials group will involve you in exciting projects from initial conception to design and production phases.
Ready to embark on a journey where your expertise will shape the next generation of guided weapons? Apply now and be part of a team driving innovation and excellence in RF technology integration and trials.
What we're looking for from you:
Experience with any of the following System Integration, Test and Trial techniques:
- field trials/flight trials
- hardware-in-the-loop (real time simulation)
- anechoic chamber
- synthetic data injection
- environmental chamber testing (including electromagnetic compatibility)
- compatibility/flat bench rigs
- typical lab test-equipment
Familiarity with integration processes including planning test strategy, defining test equipment and testability requirements, test specification, trials planning, test and trials conduct, data analysis, documenting compliance evidence, and defect management.
- Awareness of Model-Based System Engineering, the processes and methods, including requirements, modelling, and simulation, and how they relate to system integration and validation methods.
- Familiarity with testing RF, IR, or other electronic systems and sensors would be desirable.
- Familiarity with tools such as Matlab, Simulink, SAP, PLM/Windchill, DOORS NG/ETM, Rhapsody, Jira, Lab View, MS Office is desirable.
- A curious mind, enthusiastic to learn about many different topics and apply learning to deliver high quality solutions, with a scientific approach to solving problems.
- Great communication skills, especially in explaining technical information and coordinating issue resolution
- Proactive and delivery-orientated attitude
- Ability to build excellent working relationships
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Our company:
MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.
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
- 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...
- Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities
Our Business:
We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential. MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more...
We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.
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Company
Together. For the future of defence.
We work with purpose, knowing that every advancement provides better, smarter and more effective defence capabilities to the UK and their allies. Regarded as one of the most trusted suppliers of defence solutions in Europe, we have a relationship with the UK military spanning back over 70 years.
Whether it’s designing a future concept for the British Army, managing the procurement of a missile component or harnessing their expertise in software in order to integrate one of our products on to the newest fighter jet, all of our employees are a part of delivering a more secure tomorrow.
In addition to being the only defence company on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work 2022 list, MBDA are also recognised nationally with three Investors in People Gold Awards (People, Apprenticeships, and Wellbeing), a top 10 finisher on the Best Big Companies to Work For 2022 league tables.
For the latest vacancies, employer updates and stories from our people, make sure to visit and bookmark our MBDA UK Careers site.
Our Values
Our values are at the core of everything we do and shape the culture of our organisation. No matter what role, our people from leadership to entry-level encompass these values knowing that they are working towards the same common goal, sharing a bigger purpose in order to protect national security and enable strategic independence.
Through promoting change with Innovation, taking ownership through Commitment, building trust through Integrity, inspiring others through Passion and encouraging collaboration through Team Spirit, we have created a place where people feel connected with each other and valued in our community.
- Website
- https://www.mbdacareers.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 01438754500
- Location
-
6 Hills way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2DA
United Kingdom
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