Scene Generation Engineer

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our Electro-Optical (EO) Seekers & Sensors Department within our Scene Generation Team, working as a Scene Generation Modelling Engineer.

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 depending on experience 

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-4 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…

The opportunity:

As a team, we are responsible for the EO scene generation capability in MBDA; this delivers modelling and simulation of the world observed by an EO sensor, accelerated to support real-time integration and test of missile hardware, and high volume simulation of weapon systems, missiles and sub-systems. This is an essential part of MBDA’s complex weapon programmes, allowing us to game any mission on the ground with or without real hardware, and work with our Customers and Suppliers towards the next generation EO and multi-sensor missile seekers and weapon system sensors.

And this is where you come in… If you are the successful applicant, we will offer you the exciting challenge of developing real-world simulations and modelling tools that are a critical part of MBDA’s product development.

Our team is a small, multi-disciplinary team that support a range of scene generation activities, from synthetic modelling of real world objects and the Earth’s surface, through to hardware testing and validation via experimentation and field trials.

We use a variety of different software development and modelling tools, and we will support to you and hands on training to get you up to speed as quick as possible. However, we are always looking to broaden and evolve our toolset, to continue to deliver an industry-leading capability ready for future programme needs; joining the team now offers the chance for you to deliver current programmes and shape the future of the team and the company.

What we're looking for from you:

Someone enthusiastic about software engineering and the development of physical models of the real world and how an EO Sensor perceives it.

You will need

• Skills in Windows and Linux native software (C/C++), dynamic languages like python, GPU-acceleration and 3D graphics (Open GL, GLSL, CUDA, Vulkan),
• A strong software background including software architecture design, concurrency, synchronisation, and database design
• An appreciation of or the desire to learn the physics of the propagation of EM radiation, coherent phenomena, and thermal analysis; and the supporting tools.
• An affinity with lean/agile methods and software development tools; version control, task management, continuous integration, etc

In addition to the technical aspects of the role, we value

• The ability to be adaptable to create different features and effects, as well as being creative to work around a problem, finding innovative solutions to keep us on track.
• Demonstrated commitment and integrity in delivering on time – as well as to cost and quality – so experience in, or a good appreciation of task package management is also highly desirable
• Work across different projects and departments, and so value strong team spirit, and communication skills.

Whilst your role focusses on the software aspects, you will always have the opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and experience in the broader team activities … and any additional knowledge and previous experience that you bring with you will certainly make a huge impact!

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