Systems Design & Certification Engineer

Salary: £66,000 – £78,000 per year

Bristol

The Opportunity

Do you enjoy challenging design goals, investigating problems, or thrive on creating innovate opportunities to test groundbreaking hardware and software? Then this is the role for you!

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Systems Design and Certification Engineer, to join our RF Seekers Team based in Stevenage (Bristol may also be considered).

This role offers an opportunity to be part of a successful team working at the forefront of technology, developing new and innovative seeker solutions from complex requirements. The team is essential to the product development process, being closely involved through each stage of development. The role is very broad; you will gain a detailed understanding of RF Seeker design as well as building experience working with capable teams across all development activities, supporting cutting edge modelling techniques, diverse trials scenarios and lab based proving and integration activities.

What are we looking for?

• Passion and Persistence to get a job done and done well
• Great communication skills are a necessity in order to communicate with all levels of the project and disseminate technical information to customers in an understandable manner
• Experience dissecting and understanding “the real” customer requirements and disseminating them down into lower level subsystem requirements
• Experience proving system level functionality, SW/FW integration and proving
• An understanding of model based design, proving techniques and approaches
• Consistent ability to deliver required output within agreed timescales
• Ability to build excellent working relationships with team members and external departments, suppliers and customers and other key collaborators
• Experience with Systems engineering tools like DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody is desirable
• Knowledge of RF/microwave and electronic systems is desirable
• Familiarity with radar and control systems and digital signal processing is desirable

What’s in it for you?

• will be part of a close-nit, hardworking, and highly motivated team striving to develop one of the worlds most advanced Seeker and Missile technologies
• You will be a key part of this cutting edge development, seeing your hard work and determination drive the product successfully into service with the armed forces
• MBDA is the highest ranked technical company in the Times UK top 25 Employers survey, career development is a key priority, career progression through both formal and on the job training is provided
• You will gain experience in weapon technologies both at system and hardware levels
• There will be opportunities for travel both within the UK to other MBDA sites and trials sites

What would you get?

Competitive salary, flexible working, paid overtime (subject to level), a comprehensive pension scheme, employee funded voluntary private healthcare, sporting activities, fantastic site facilities, bonus schemes (subject to level), superb learning and development opportunities and more….

The Role:

• Supporting the Seeker proving strategy; engaging with customer representatives to ensure proving activities address all stakeholders’ needs
• Design and definition of lab and flight trials activities along with the definition and procurement of necessary equipment to perform those trials
• Integration and testing of seeker sub-systems to ensure full system functionality and compliance against requirements
• Support the development of the seeker system functionality from modelling activities through to full production standard hardware
• Carrying out technical investigations to provide data for problem assessment, design improvements and support development of solutions to technical issues
• Influence system design to facilitate design proving and certification through close working with the requirements and functional design teams
• Producing and maintaining test documentation associated with seeker sub-unit and seeker system level testing including development test schedules and test result sheets
• Participating in design reviews including assessing design maturity and trials preparation
• Arranging test facilities to perform development and qualification activities, supporting facilities to perform trials
• Supporting the planning and reporting of integration activities, providing input to the Systems Design and Certification lead and Chief Systems Engineer on a regular basis

What’s great about the team?

You’ll be joining a significant product development supporting multiple major projects within MBDA, with many exciting opportunities to work on both new and established subsystems and products.

The teams have a common goal for the delivery of products and design solutions that meets the customer’s requirements to the agreed quality, schedule and cost. You’ll be able to significantly contribute to meeting the expectations of both MBDA and the customer.

The project offers you the opportunity to work within a specialist team developing and managing technically challenging technology within MBDA.

We understand that flexibility benefits our people, our teams and our business; wherever possible we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working

Why us?

MBDA is an award winning company; committed to providing an inclusive working environment where our employees can be themselves and everyone has equal opportunity to reach their full potential. We value difference and know that a diverse community makes for greater innovation and brings a breadth of skills, experience and perspectives.

We’re here to help and want to ensure you have a positive experience throughout our recruitment process. We recognise that everyone is unique and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments.

MBDA is a proud member of Working Families – the UK’s work-life balance organisation. We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.

We understand that flexibility benefits our people, our teams and our business; wherever possible we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working.

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