Project Engineer (Electromagnetic Modelling)

An opportunity has arisen for an engineer to apply and develop their skills within our highly experienced and expanding Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) projects team!

Salary: Up to £57,000, depending on experience/grade

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 - 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen

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:

The Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Radiation Effects (RE) department is split between a test team working hands on in our state-of-the-art EMC Facility to simulate environments, and several highly skilled project teams embedded across all projects within MBDA. These teams cover a range of areas including: EMC requirements, test planning, design guidance, electromagnetic modelling and simulation and Radiation Effects assessment. 

This role is within our Digital and Radiation Effects project team, investigating and/or deploying novel digital proving techniques and methodology. This includes quality assurance processes for electromagnetic modelling and simulation such as Verification and Validation (V&V).

You will be part of a collaborative team establishing, progressing and delivering risk reduction and qualification strategies that will bring products into service more efficiently – while maintaining the required level of assurance. In addition, you will be provided the opportunity to learn from, and work with, EMC project engineers in parallel teams. This may include writing Environmental Requirement Specifications (ERS’s) and subsequent documentation, or hands-on review of hardware with some investigative testing. 
 

What we're looking for from you:

Essential

• Higher education or significant experience within subject fields: Electronics, Electrical, Physics, EMC or similar
• Experience of either Finite Element Method (FEM), Finite Integration Technique (FIT) simulation solvers or similar. Demonstratable experience within any of the above subject fields is preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and knowledge of electronic technologies
• Experience with SPICE simulation tools
• Ability to work to defined deadlines and within budget limits
   

Desirable

• Electromagnetic (EM) simulation solvers such as CST Studio and ANSYS HFSS
• Verification and validation (V&V) experience of numerical solvers 
• Either of the above in a defence context 
• Computer Aided Design (CAD) experience in any package
• Good understanding of Radiation Effects, EMC or EMC design 
• Previous experience in delivering support around the subject of EMC. We encourage those without explicit EMC experience to apply, as training will be provided in your role
• Experience in electronic design, development and delivery
• Knowledge in the application of a military EMC standard to system, sub-system or equipment levels (e.g. Defence Standard 59-114 / 59-411, AECTP500, Mil-Std-461, RTCA DO160 / EUROCAE ED-14)

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