Salary: Circa £35,000 - £55,000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 5 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 an individual to join an Integration & Proving Engineering team within the Seeker division. As part of this team, you will be responsible for the gathering of evidence used to confirm operation of a Seeker system. Using integration and trials techniques to understand the behaviour of the Seeker, proving the complex technical solution is achieving the correct performance.
Within the role the key responsibilities are:
Developing and maintaining validation and verification plans, test cases, and acceptance criteria in collaboration with systems, software, hardware, and firmware teams
Conducting proving activities across laboratory, simulation, and field environments to validate Seeker system performance
Analysing and interpreting test data, investigating anomalies and working with design teams to identify root causes
Preparing clear, concise, and technically robust evidence to support design verification and certification
Supporting design reviews and stakeholder engagements with test findings and technical insight
Working closely together with systems engineers to understand functional and performance requirements and translate them into suitable test approaches
Contributing to continuous improvement of proving processes, tools, and methods.
Supporting the development of bespoke test tools, including hardware rigs and automated test frameworks, where appropriateWhat we're looking for from you:
Essential experience:
A curious mind, enthusiastic to learn about many different topics and apply learning to deliver high quality solutions, with a scientific approach to solving problems
Great communication skills, especially in explaining technical information and coordinating issue resolution
Proactive and delivery-orientated attitude, able to prioritise and remove blockers with the objective always in mind
Ability to build excellent working relationships
Desire to work in RF systems proving engineeringDesirable, but not essential experience:
Familiarity with testing RF, IR, or other electronic systems and sensors
Familiarity with tools such as Matlab, SAP, DOORS NG/ETM, Jira, MS Office or similar industry equivalents
Familiarity with integration and certification processes such as defining test strategy, specifications, test and trials conduct, data analysis or compliance evidence presentation
Awareness of Model-Based System Engineering, the processes and methods and how they relate to system integration and validation methodsOur company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given
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We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.
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Salary description
£35000.00 - £55000.00 per year