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MBDA are at the forefront of the one of the most exciting and challenging programmes within Defence – to design and deliver a Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) for the RAF and international partners in record time!
Job Title: Analysis Engineer – Sensor to Effect
Salary: Up to £52,000, depending on experienceÂ
Location: Bristol (We may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 4 Â days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security Clearance: British Citizen
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.
The opportunity:
The FCAS (Future Combat Air Systems) is currently in its conception stage, moving into design and development in just over a year. This role involves working as part of the team who are supporting the FCAS design ensuring that all elements work together to deliver effects throughout an engagement. This complex set of interlinking elements (known as the Sense to Effect or Kill Chain) is vital to the success of the FCAS, and you will play a key role in ensuring that it is fit for purpose.
Your role as an experienced engineer in the Kill Chain Demonstration team will be to act with autonomy and authority to bring about and deliver a series of studies (by developing bespoke in-house tools) to learn key details about the performance of the kill chain in a quantified way. You will work closely with other teams to convert these findings into requirements.
What we're looking for from you:
- Eagerness to collaborate and work with others is essential (both within the team and with other engineering teams)
- Experience developing reusable programmes in a high level programming language would be a strong advantage (e.g. Matlab, Python, C++ etc…)
- Eagerness to work autonomously, and take ownership for delivery
- Experience or willingness to learn to operate within the Scrum framework and adopt AGILE values and behaviours
- Experience creating dynamic models of interlinked systems would be an advantage
- Experience analysing system behaviour, and/or deriving system requirements would be beneficial
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Our company:
MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.
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
- 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…
- Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training and career development opportunities
Our Business:
We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential.  MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more…
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. We also welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements.
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