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Land Ceptor Physical Systems Design & Certification Engineer

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£48,000 - 53,000 yearly

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Job Description - Land Ceptor Physical Systems Design & Certification Engineer

Join the Land Ceptor team and work to support the British Army in realising the full potential of its latest Ground Based Air Defence capability and tailoring this capability for the needs of emerging export customers. In either case, you’ll be building on world-class design: incorporating new ideas, functionality and technology to deliver to our customers.

Salary: Circa £48,000-£53,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 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)
  • 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:

As part of the Physical Systems Design & Certification team, you will help manage the overall physical functionality and certification of the in-service system while supporting the evolution of the weapon system for future customers.

What we're looking for from you:

  • A highly motivated self-starter who can work both independently and as part of a team on a number of varied tasks
  • A good understanding of systems engineering principles, processes and practices
  • An appreciation of requirements engineering at System, Subsystem or Component level
  • Knowledge associated with the design and build of hardware
  • Awareness of test procedures required to verify products and the gathering of evidence to enable certification (experience working with defence standards, Mil Spec, etc. ideal, especially environmental and EMC)
  • Experience preparing and conducting ground trials and gathering evidence from physical activities would be advantageous  
  • Confidence in presenting technical engineering information and promoting decision making
  • Experience of technical report writing and use of configuration management tools
  • A Logical approach to problem solving

What’s in it for you?

  • The opportunity to be instrumental in the evolution of the Land Ceptor system for both UK and export customers
  • The ability to grow your career within a wide engineering sphere with an exposure to all stages of the engineering product lifecycle
  • A challenging and varied scope of work with a good mix of short and long term objectives
  • Opportunities for short term UK and European travel
  • You will be responsible for defining, reporting and managing the workload in this area

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

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.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability 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.

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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