System Engineer - Communications

Fantastic opportunity for Systems Engineers with Network Communications experience!

Salary: Circa £60,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 - 3 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...

The opportunity:

As a member of our Network Communications Department in Weapon System Design, you will deliver Systems Engineering and Network Communications expertise to the latest Complex Weapons Projects, in one or more of the following areas:

• Network Enabled Weapons
• Platform Communications
• Battlefield Communications
• Missile-to-Missile Communications

Whether embedded in a multi-disciplinary team, or leading an individual work package, you will gain valuable engineering experience, engaging stakeholders, co-ordinating technology specialists, and delivering weapon systems that make a difference depending on experience to our UK and partner nation Armed Forces.

Through our people management opportunities, you can learn to lead teams, and play a part in developing the engineers of the future. We offer technical training in Core Network Communications, Systems Engineering and specialist communications technologies such as SATCOM, Network Modelling, Network Function Virtualisation and more.

What can you bring to the role?

• Engineering degree qualification or equivalent experience
• Systems Engineering experience
• Network Communications experience

Broader engineering management experience is welcome, particularly gained through leadership of work packages, integration of complex activities or, managing technical relationships with customers or suppliers.

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

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.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability 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.

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