At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to plan and execute exciting trials in naval air defence.
- Company: Innovative leader in defence technology with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, company bonus, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave.
- Other info: Opportunities for travel and excellent career growth in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in naval defence while enjoying great work-life balance.
- Qualifications: Experience in systems integration and strong communication skills required.
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.
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
Responsibilities
- 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.
- Additional responsibilities
- 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.
- Required Experience / Skills
- 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
- Preferred skills
- 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
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Systems Proving Engineer - ISV Naval Based Air Defence (Sea Viper) employer: MBDA
MBDA is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Bristol where innovation thrives. Employees benefit from a collaborative culture that encourages professional growth and development, alongside opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology programmes. With a focus on high-performance software solutions, MBDA provides a rewarding experience for those looking to make a meaningful impact in the field of systems engineering.
