At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to plan and execute exciting trials for naval air defence systems.
- Company: Dynamic company in the defence sector with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus potential, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave.
- Other info: Opportunities for travel and career growth in a collaborative team.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in naval defence while enjoying a supportive work environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in systems engineering and trial execution is preferred.
The predicted salary is between 46000 - 46000 £ per year.
We are looking for a proactive and committed Systems Proving Engineer to join the Integration and Systems Validation team in the Naval Based Air Defence domain (Sea Viper). Due to contracts won and expected, this is an exciting time to join an expanding team.
Salary: Up to £46,000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: Up to 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...
- 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: We are looking for a broad-based Systems Proving engineer who will be able to:
- Work with the systems engineering team and design teams to plan, generate and execute trials;
- Liaise with the systems engineering team and design teams to ensure adequate trials data is acquired and to investigate and resolve design issues;
- Generate trials documentation;
- Prepare, deliver and follow up internal and external Trials Readiness Reviews;
- Conduct post trials data analysis and reporting;
- Conduct and/or support trials including: Laboratory based functional integration trials / system trials; Ground based trials; Harbour trials and sea trials; Firing Trials.
In addition, the candidate will assist with:
- Lab Management responsibilities (e.g. maintain risk assessments, asset management, host audits, maintain lab safety etc.);
- Maintaining hardware and software configuration control.
The job will involve opportunities to travel within the UK and possibly abroad.
Experience of working in one of the following environments:
- System Integration
- Design Proving and Trials
- Naval Integration
- Missile Test
- Interface Design
- System assessment and acceptance
- Design Verification
- Electrical / mechanical construction and interfacing
- Electronic design/test
- Network integration
Plus:
- Be able to communicate with a wide range of internal customers, sub-contractors / partners/ suppliers at both engineering and management levels;
- Beneficial to have experience of MBSE tools, e.g. DOORS, Rhapsody, RTC;
- Beneficial but not essential, to have experience of coding, especially Python.
Systems Proving Engineer - ISV Naval Based Air Defence (Sea Viper) in Bristol employer: MBDA UK Ltd
MBDA is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Bristol that fosters personal and professional growth. With competitive benefits such as a generous company bonus, flexible working arrangements, and enhanced parental leave, employees are supported in achieving a healthy work-life balance. The collaborative culture encourages innovation and international networking, making it an ideal place for ambitious professionals to thrive in the fast-paced field of industrial transfer and offset management.
