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Work on Technology That Protects What Matters, building secure digital solutions that support Defence and National Security missions.

We’re looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineers who enjoy solving difficult technical challenges and want their work to have real operational impact.

 

What You’ll Do

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll help design, build, and deliver secure digital solutions in highly secure environments. You’ll work alongside engineers, architects, and delivery specialists to develop technology that enables faster, safer decision-making for critical operations.

 

 Your work may include:

• Maintain, improve, and secure multi-classification, virtualised, collaboration and development environments.
• Work with IT infrastructure colleagues to improve capabilities, internally and across its projects.
• Provide Infrastructure support to public cloud SaaS offerings (Office 365) as well as project-based systems (public, private and hybrid clouds) in implementation and support lifecycles.
• Perform maintenance tasks on the infrastructure through change control.
• Assist with monitoring and management of and project-based ticketing and alerting systems for new changes and security alerts.
• Triage monitoring alerts and perform appropriate action.
• Maintain monitoring components in line with infrastructure developments.
• Ensure all platforms are patched in line with provider recommendations and security policy.
• Quickly and accurately assess impact of incidents, initiate return to service and ensure follow up actions are completed.
• Identify trends and problems and plan changes to improve stability and performance.
• Maintain cutting edge knowledge and skills in the design and build of secure public, private, and hybrid cloud and network technologies.
• Develop personal knowledge through study/research toward vocational certifications in relevant technologies/vendors.
• Advise customers and project teams on infrastructure and support aspects.
• Cascade knowledge through knowledge articles for the team and wider organisation.
• Support the team in winning business.

 

What We’re Looking For

We value people who take ownership, think critically, and enjoy working as part of a collaborative team tackling complex challenges. You don’t need to tick every box, but we’re particularly interested in people with skills/experience in:

 

• Team Player
• Windows Server 2016+ administration.
• RedHat Openshift
• Linux (CentOS/RedHat/Ubuntu)
• EUD provisioning (Autopilot), maintenance, patching and hardening.
• SSO – concepts and operation.
• Understanding of working in protectively marked environments.
• VMware
• Azure
• Networking
• Automation (scripting ansible/powershell)
• Kubernetes administration e.g. VMware TKGI
• VMware vSphere/vCenter/VCF.
• Azure/Microsoft 365 administration.
• DevSecOps Tooling
• Elastic
• Nessus
• Application Packaging
• HashiCorp Terraform
• HashiCorp Vault
• Experience working in Agile sprints

 

Just as important are curiosity, strong problem solving ability, and the motivation to continuously improve how technology is designed and delivered.

 

The Company

Our Client is a specialist digital innovation partner delivering secure, mission-critical technology to Defence and National Security organisations. They focus on digital experimentation, secure-by-design architecture, cloud technologies, and rapid application development to help  customers move faster and stay ahead of evolving challenges.  The team combines expertise from across technology, business, and operational backgrounds including the armed forces creating a collaborative environment where practical thinking and innovation thrive.

 

Why Join

Their culture is guided by six principles: Agility, Security, Innovation, Quality, Collaboration and Inclusivity.  They are a leading provider of secure digital solutions, specialising in digital experimentation and focused on fail-safe-fast cutting-edge technology solutions deployed in highly secure environments.

As an end-to-end digital innovation and delivery partner, they turn complex challenges into mission-critical digital advantages. This is a thrilling time, with ambitious plans for growth. They are looking for brilliant, experienced, driven and self-motivated people to join the team on the journey.

 

They offer competitive salaries and a package that supports your wellbeing and development, including 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, free Private Medical cover and Life Assurance, Generous pension (10% employer, 5% employee contribution), Bonus and Professional development and training support. In addition to secure parking, gym, café & restaurant on site and lots of open break out spaces.

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Date Posted: Thu, 21 May 2026 10:08:24 +0000

QA Test Infrastructure Engineer Contract DV CLeared

DV CLEARED

Work on Technology That Protects What Matters.  Build secure digital solutions that support Defence and National Security missions.

We’re looking for a QA Test Infrastructure Engineer who enjoys solving difficult technical challenges and wants their work to have real operational impact.

 

What You’ll Do

As a QA Test Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll help design, build, and deliver secure digital solutions in highly secure environments. You’ll work alongside engineers, architects, and delivery specialists to develop technology that enables faster, safer decision-making for critical operations.

 

Your work may include:

• Ensuring quality of products as they move from prototype / proof of concept into Production.  
• Analyse infrastructure requirements and architectures; identify test conditions; maintain traceability; log risks.
• Create infrastructure-focused test strategies and plans defining scope, environments, tooling, automation, and governance entry/exit criteria.
• Provision and validate test environments in collaboration with DevSecOps, ensuring OS, network, platform services, monitoring, and pipelines align to readiness standards.
• Design and execute tests across physical infrastructure and IaC, including functional, integration, regression, resilience, non-functional, and security-related scenarios.
• Apply Secure-by-Design principles; support security testing; contribute to accreditation, assurance, and compliance documentation.

 

What We’re Looking For

We value people who take ownership, think critically, and enjoy working as part of a collaborative team tackling complex challenges. You don’t need to tick every box, but we’re particularly interested in people with skills/experience in:

 

Infrastructure, Networking & Operating Systems

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, firewalls, VLANs, and related network behaviours.
• Experience with physical infrastructure setup and troubleshooting (routers, switches, cabling).
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix command line for diagnostics, configuration, and validation.
• Experience working across virtualisation platforms (VMware, VirtualBox) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).

 

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Terraform: writing/validating HCL, managing state, using modules.
• Ansible: building playbooks/roles, inventories, and validating idempotency.
• Kubernetes: deploying workloads, validating manifests, managing clusters, and testing containerised applications.

 

CI/CD & Automation

• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions).
• Experience integrating IaC validation and environment checks into automated pipelines.
• Understanding of pipeline gating, automated readiness checks, and environment orchestration.

 

Security & Compliance 

• Strong grounding in Secure-by-Design principles, IAM, least privilege, OS hardening, network segmentation, and observability.
• Experience within regulated or highly governed environments (e.g., MOD or similar).
• Ability to support compliance, assurance, and accreditation activity.

 

Just as important are curiosity, strong problem solving ability, and the motivation to continuously improve how technology is designed and delivered.

 

The Company

Our Client is a specialist digital innovation partner delivering secure, mission-critical technology to Defence and National Security organisations. They focus on digital experimentation, secure-by-design architecture, cloud technologies, and rapid application development to help our customers move faster and stay ahead of evolving challenges.  The team combines expertise from across technology, business, and operational backgrounds including the armed forces creating a collaborative environment where practical thinking and innovation thrive.

 

 

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Date Posted: Thu, 21 May 2026 10:02:13 +0000

Senior VCF Engineer - Contract DV Cleared

Security Clearance - DV Cleared

We’re looking for a Senior VCF Engineer who enjoys solving difficult technical challenges and wants their work to have real operational impact.  You'll work on Technology That Protects What Matters, building secure digital solutions that support Defence and National Security missions.

What You’ll Do

As a Senior VCF Engineer, you’ll help design, build, and deliver secure digital solutions in highly secure environments. You’ll work alongside engineers, architects, and delivery specialists to develop technology that enables faster, safer decision-making for critical operations.

 

Your work may include:

• VCF 9.x Orchestration: Lead the end-to-end deployment of Management and Workload Domains using SDDC Manager, VCF Operations and VCF Installer (Cloud Builder).
• NSX Networking & Security: Design and implement complex virtual networking topologies, including Tier-0/Tier-1 gateways, load balancing, and Distributed Firewall (DFW) micro-segmentation policies.
• VCF Operations (previously Aria Suite) Management: Configure and tune the VCF Operations Suite for proactive operations, log insights, and automation (e.g. Aria Automation/Orchestrator).
• Storage Integration: Partner with the team to map NetApp ONTAP storage ensuring performance and path redundancy.
• Lifecycle Management (LCM): Own the patching and upgrade cycles for the entire stack (ESXi, vCenter, NSX, Aria) using VCF’s integrated LCM workflows to ensure "Continuous Compliance."
• Identity Consumption: Work with our wider high assurance system to secure authentication for all management planes.

 

What We’re Looking For

We value people who take ownership, think critically, and enjoy working as part of a collaborative team tackling complex challenges. You don’t need to tick every box, but we’re particularly interested in people with skills/experience in:

 

Essential Technical Experience:

• Expert-level knowledge of VMware VCF (v8.x/9.x), including SDDC Manager and multi-site/multi-cluster architectures.
• Deep expertise in VMware NSX, specifically focused on security-driven networking and overlay-to-underlay integration.
• Proficiency in Aria Operations, Aria Operations for Logs, and Aria Automation.
• Experience operating in UK High-Security environments (MOD, Gov, or National Infrastructure).
• VCP-VMC (VMware Certified Professional - VMware Cloud)
• VCIX-NV (VMware Certified Implementation Expert - Network Virtualization

 

Just as important are curiosity, strong problem solving ability, and the motivation to continuously improve how technology is designed and delivered.

 

The Company

Our Client is a specialist digital innovation partner delivering secure, mission-critical technology to Defence and National Security organisations. They focus on digital experimentation, secure-by-design architecture, cloud technologies, and rapid application development to help our customers move faster and stay ahead of evolving challenges.   The team combines expertise from across technology, business, and operational backgrounds including the armed forces creating a collaborative environment where practical thinking and innovation thrive.

 

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Date Posted: Thu, 21 May 2026 09:57:49 +0000

Infrastructure Engineer - Contract DV Cleared

Do you enjoy working on complex problems where reliability, security, and speed of innovation matter.   

Security Clearance - DV Cleared

What You’ll Do

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll help design, build, and deliver secure digital solutions in highly secure environments. You’ll work alongside engineers, architects, and delivery specialists to develop technology that enables faster, safer decision-making for critical operations.

 

Your work may include:

• Fabric Underlay: Configure and harden Cisco Nexus Leaf/Spine architectures to support high-throughput, low-latency traffic.
• Enterprise Storage: Initialize and present NetApp storage arrays, ensuring data-at-rest encryption is strictly enforced.
• Infrastructure Virtualisation: Build and harden a Hyper-V cluster to host core services (AD/DNS/PKI).
• VMware VCF Integration: Assist in the enablement and integration of a VMware private cloud environment
• Hardware Security: Initialise and manage HSM/KMS appliances, leading the "Key Ceremonies" required for a high-assurance environment.
• Physical Build: Execute professional rack-and-stack and secure cabling in accordance with high-physical-security standards (e.g. SCIDA).

 

What We’re Looking For

We value people who take ownership, think critically, and enjoy working as part of a collaborative team tackling complex challenges. You don’t need to tick every box, but we’re particularly interested in people with skills/experience in:

 

• Hands-on expertise with Cisco Nexus (or equivalent) and NetApp ONTAP (or equivalent).
• Experience deploying Hyper-V in a high-availability, high-security configuration.
• Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (e.g. VCF 5+)
• Familiarity with hardware-based cryptographic systems (HSM/KMS).
• Experience with Windows Server 2022/2025

 

Just as important are curiosity, strong problem solving ability, and the motivation to continuously improve how technology is designed and delivered.

The Company

Our Client is a specialist digital innovation partner delivering secure, mission-critical technology to Defence and National Security organisations. They focus on digital experimentation, secure-by-design architecture, cloud technologies, and rapid application development to help customers move faster and stay ahead of evolving challenges.   The team combines expertise from across technology, business, and operational backgrounds including the armed forces creating a collaborative environment where practical thinking and innovation thrive.

 

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Date Posted: Thu, 21 May 2026 09:50:47 +0000

Women in Engineering

Women in Engineering – Careers

Are you looking for a workplace that values the abilities, experiences and the talent you bring? If so, please upload your CV here.

 

From seekers to warheads, requirements to integration, missiles to launchers, our engineers ensure that our Clients products remain at the forefront of technical innovation and deliver competitive advantage to our sovereign nations and export partners alike.

Our Client values women in engineering and actively encourage greater gender balance across their business and  industry.

A European leader in weapon system design and development, and proud of the work they do that enables our Armed Forces to protect our nations, people and freedoms.

• Top Employer: With awards from The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2022, and Gold in all Investors in People categories.

• Dynamic Workforce: 5,500 individuals working together across our Stevenage, Bolton and Bristol sites, across every engineering discipline and stage of our products’ lifecycles. 

• Unique Products, Challenges and Technologies: Work on projects unlike those of any industry outside defence.

 

Core Engineering Domains:

• Systems Engineering

• Software Engineering

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering

• Algorithms

• Simulation and Modelling

• Mechanical Engineering

• Hardware Engineering

• Supportability / ILS Engineering

Reach out with your CV and we will support you in finding opportunities within their company.

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Date Posted: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:43:14 +0000

Ground Station Engineer

• Operate, manage and conduct preventative and corrective maintenance on antenna systems, ACUs, modems, spectrum analysers, radomes and associated auxiliary equipment.
• Plan and coordinate maintenance activities with internal stakeholders, launch clients, GS operators, hosted parties and manufacturers.
• Lead on-site troubleshooting and fault resolution (fibre, RF links, rack/cabinet equipment); minimise downtime through decisive technical action.
• Act as primary technical point of contact for manufacturers, suppliers and launch clients; manage ticketing, spares and repair workflows.
• Maintain, update and implement installation, maintenance and safety documentation; provide post-maintenance reporting.
• Support hardware procurement decisions and contribute technical input to scheduling and software development projects.

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Date Posted: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:43:55 +0000

Vehicle Technician Trainer

The Role
As a Vehicle Technician Trainer, you'll have a role that is out of the ordinary. You'll join a team of talented training professionals who deliver technical courses to military students of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME). 

 

The Army boasts many types of vehicles, from tanks and quad bikes to HGVs and Land Rovers. Keeping them in good working order is the responsibility of the Vehicle Mechanics; the technical training our students receive at REME gives them the knowledge and confidence to tackle any engineering problem, enabling them to keep our vehicles on the road - even in extreme conditions. 

 

Day-to-day, you'll be delivering vehicle maintenance / technical training in line with curriculum requirements:

 

• Preparing and delivering instruction on course modules, including lesson plans, training aids, workbooks and trainee handouts
• Carrying out the assessment of trainees, to include creation of written examinations and practical assessments
• Setting and marking of coursework/homework; marking exam papers and invigilating at examinations/assessments
• Ensuring student development through monitoring, feedback appraisal, discipline and training interventions
• Ensuring all records and supporting documentation are updated, maintained and filed correctly,
• Focusing on Health and Safety and maintaining a safe working environment at all times

 

This role is full-time and based on-site at MOD Lyneham in Wiltshire.

Essential experience of the Vehicle Technician Trainer:

• Vehicle Technician background
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to motivate and encourage others with empathy and patience
• Knowledge of a military environment and equipment (desirable)
• Knowledge of the REME trade structure and operational requirements (desirable)
• Knowledge of JAMES (Joint Asset Management and Equipment Solutions)  (desirable) 

 

Qualifications for the Vehicle Technician Trainer:
A teaching qualification is desirable but not essential. Provided you can show the required level of technical experience and willingness to learn, then full training and funding will be provided to gain Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training during the probation period.

 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) security clearance for this role.

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Date Posted: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:42:00 +0000

Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor

The role

As an Apprenticeship Support Coach, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will be a vital part of maintaining learner progression, engagement, and achievement.    Day-to-day, you will play a critical role in coaching and motivating learners who are off-track or temporarily without an assigned coach. You will also:

 

• Act as a flexible resource to ensure continuity of delivery during periods of absence or increased demand.
• Provide surge support to drive forward learner progression and completions
• Support, motivate and coach learners who are off track through their apprenticeship programme ensuring all components of the apprenticeship programme are completed whilst meeting awarding organisation, ESFA and Ofsted requirements
• Schedule and attend learner progress reviews for learners who have no allocated coach and / or require additional targeted support and complete all required documentation
• Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality learner workshops to support learner progression.

 

 

This role is full time working 37 hours per week. The Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor role is fully remote and requires the successful candidate to deliver support across a range of sites in North Yorkshire and the North East, including but not limited to Catterick, Newcastle upon Tyne, York, Ripon and Thirsk.

 

Essential experience of the Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor:

• Considerable experience as a qualified assessor
• Considerable experience in an appropriate industry environment
• Good understanding of work-based learning programmes

 

 Qualifications for the Motor Vehicle Skills Assessor:

• Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (or equivalent)
• Maths and English – GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent)
• Vehicle Mechanic Level 3 Qualification - (minimum of level 3)

 

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) and Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (EDBS) security clearance for this role.

Apply with your CV and we can arrange a call to discuss your skills for this role.

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Date Posted: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:42:34 +0000

Design Lead - Real Estate Transformation Programme

Sheffield

Role Overview 

Join the Real Estate Transformation Programme as a Design Lead, leveraging your technical expertise and practical mindset to shape the future of a global property portfolio.   You will operate across a varied technology stack, including SaaS and internally hosted platforms.   This role suits individuals who excel at solving complex technical challenges, are passionate about technology and enjoy collaborating with engineering teams.  Hands-on coding experience is advantageous.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership:  Drive the design and delivery of technology solutions for Real estate from concept through deployment.  Remain hands-on by reviewing solutions, prototyping and contributing code where appropriate.

Collaborative Innovation:  partner with business and engineering stakeholders to identify challenges, explore innovative approaches and transfer strategy into actionable designs.

Architectural Vision: Develop and communicate architecture roadmaps that balance robust engineering and innovative application, including automation and bespoke solutions across SaaS and internal platforms.

Cyber Security:  Ensure all designs and solutions comply with established cyber security controls and secure development practices.

Governance and Advocacy:  Promote best practice in design and development, ensuring alignment with organisational standards while encouraging new ideas and continuous improvement.

Continuous Learning: Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies proactively seeking opportunities to experiment and drive innovation within the programme.

What you’ll bring

Proven technical leadership:  Experience leading design and development in complex environments with the ability to challenge assumptions and lead teams.

Cyber Security Awareness:  Strong understanding of cyber controls and secure development methodologies.

Hands-on Technical Skills:  Confident in technical discussions, code reviews and contributing to codebases or prototypes.

Creative Problem Solving: Eagerness to explore unconventional solutions and apply technology to deliver business value.

Stakeholder Engagement: Effective communicator, able to collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams, including non technical stakeholders.

Adaptability: Open minded, resilient and willing to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment.

Desirable

Protective Security and IoT:  Experience with protective security technologies (e.g.:  access control, surveillance, biometrics, video analytics) and IoT/Edge devices.

Mechanical Control Systems:  Background with working with engineering teams on mechanical control systems (e.g. building management, operational technology), to deliver integrated, secure and connected real estate solutions.

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Date Posted: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:40:06 +0000

Lead Software Engineer - Real Estate Technology

Sheffield / Hybrid Working

Role Purpose

Take a hands-on leadership role within a small, high performing engineering team in Real Estate Technology.  You will drive technical delivery, actively write code and champion continuous improvement across a range of projects.   Collaborate with central engineering communities to embed best practice and enhance service management for global users.

Experience in the banking or real estate sector is not required - what matters is your technical expertise and ability to deliver results.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and Mentor:   Guide and develop engineers, fostering accountability, teamwork and technical excellence.

Hands-on Delivery: Provide technical direction and actively contribute code to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Continuous Improvement: Promote modern engineering standards, agile practices and process enhancements.

Service Management - Strengthen operation of reliability and user satisfaction through improved incident, change and problem management.

Stakeholder collaboration - Work closely with product managers, architects, and global teams to deliver on technology roadmaps.

Expertise and Skills

Essential

Proven Experience leading technical teams in complex environments

Strong Coding Skills and hands-on involvement in software delivery

Solid Understanding of Cloud, DevOps, CI/CD and engineering quality frameworks

Effective Communicator and collaborator across technical and non-technical teams

Commitment to agile delivery and continuous improvement

Desirable

Experience in real estate technology or similar domains

Participation in Engineering Communities or centres of Excellence

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Date Posted: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:40:48 +0000

Director of Data Centre Build and Engineering

Key responsibilities:

What / who we're looking for:

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Date Posted: Wed, 20 May 2026 09:39:09 +0000

Data Centre Manager - Newcastle

Key responsibilities:

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Date Posted: Fri, 15 May 2026 13:14:12 +0000

Electrical Architect - Weapon System Equipment

Bolton

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Electrical Architect to join the MBDA Weapon System Equipment team and work to support the delivery of a range of product capabilities for the needs of domestic and emerging export customers. You'll be working as part of a world-class design team to sustain and develop our products, both in-service and development: incorporating new ideas, functionality and technology to deliver to our customers.

Salary: Up to £65,000k dependent on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 to 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:

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  Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
  
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  Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
  
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  Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
  
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  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
  
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  Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more...
  
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  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:

Your role will be to develop and define the electrical architecture and requirements of the equipment for all areas of the Weapon System solution, supporting analysis and decomposition to the lower-level sub-system elements and managing all technical elements of the Electrical Power and Control Equipment. Customer requirements in the Land and Maritime Domains will be challenging you to deliver within the constraints of limited physical space and harsh operating environments. Through your regular interaction with stakeholders and customers, using your communication, influencing and leadership skills you will be developing the product development demands with the delivery team, whilst focusing on the overall product picture to enable the 'On Time, On Cost, On Quality' of the technical solution.

Maintaining an adaptable outlook in an ever-changing, competitive and challenging working environment will be an advantage.

An Electrical Architect within the Weapon System Equipment Capability team will be responsible for:

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  Designing the initial electrical architecture for emergent and early lifecycle projects;
  
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  Maintaining the electrical definition and requirements at later stages of the lifecycle, including production
  
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  Delivering the technical and certification documentation, including safety related certification and UKCA/CE declaration;
  
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  Supporting the functional integration of the hardware within the wider sub system definition;
  
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  Promoting the wider capability definition of electrical architects within MBDA.
  
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  Providing certification and sign off expertise for electrical architecture in projects delivered internally and to external customers at all project lifecycle phases.
  

What we're looking for from you:

The successful candidate will hold a qualification equivalent to or greater than a City & Guilds Level 3 award covering the requirements for Electrical Installations. Educated to HND Level 4 (or an equivalent qualification) will be advantageous and with appropriate experience, in electrical engineering, having obtained practical application knowledge in the following areas:

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  Electrical Installation Design (in areas other than Building Regulations Part P), covering Extra Low and Low Voltages, and grounding/earthing, screening, and bonding schemes;
  
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  Certification of installations in accordance with wiring regulations (BS 7671 or equivalent) - specifically for mobile or transportable systems;
  
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  Design of electro-mechanical machinery and handling equipment in safety critical and complex electromagnetic environments;
  
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  Platform and Vehicle based power supply, distribution, and management (civil or military);
  
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  Design and implementation of "Uninterruptable" power systems (desirable);
  
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  Hands on experience with electrical installations, machinery, testing of electrical installations, testing of equipment(s), trials work.
  

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.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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Date Posted: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Sea Ceptor Functional Architecture Development Lead

The Sea Ceptor Weapon Systems team is expanding and seeks a System Engineer to work in this dynamic and challenging environment.

Pivotal to these roles is enabling the delivery of Sea Ceptor to multiple customers concurrently, whilst managing adaptations to enhance the Sea Ceptor System.

Salary: Circa £ 57,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 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...
• 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:

Sea Ceptor is a very successful, growing, innovative, high profile maritime air defence system that has secured multiple UK and export contracts.

A Systems Engineering position is available supporting the sustainment and development of the Sea Ceptor Weapon System. This includes coordinating/conducting detailed technical studies, assessments and work packages associated with future Sea Ceptor development/evolution, as well as leading resolution of technical issues and managing system architecture definition. The successful candidate would also be expected to support the wider team involved in Trials data analysis, Combat System Integration, verification, safety, security and performance activities.

The successful candidate would be responsible for:

• Future Sea Ceptor development and evolution - conduct technical studies and assessments to drive future design evolution
• Combat Systems Integration - supporting resolution of technical queries across Sea Ceptor domestic and export programmes;
• Trade Studies generation - Understanding the impact of design evolution to maintain Sea Ceptor effectiveness
• In-service support - technical resolution of issues as they arise;
• Reviewing and analysing technical data in order to understand and document findings;
  • Investigating defects, through analysis of data and understanding the system design in order to seek resolution;
• Export New Business - Technical input across a broad range of System architecture topics;
• Support to Non-compliance management & impact assessment
• Trials Support - Both on site at MBDA and at off-site locations.
• Technical resolution of internal sub-system queries through IQR forum
• Technical input to assist identifying and defining requirements for internal sub-systems and external interfaces
• Task Package management;

What we're looking for from you:

• Established/Proven experience of working within the Systems Engineering lifecycle including; Requirement elicitation, Identifying and managing key design drivers, Verification processes;
• Experience of systems integration and system interface definition, including definition of and/or working with Interface Control definition documents;
• Experience in defining and/or developing System Architecture;
• An effective team player with good interpersonal and influencing skills, essential to working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and in building cohesion in the relationships between the Systems team and various interfacing teams.
• Experience of using RTC & DOORS is desirable;
• Ability to work proactively and balance a number of concurrent tasks

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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Date Posted: Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Algorithm Developer (Weapon Systems)

Join our Weapon System team at MBDA as an Algorithm Developer, working on innovative battle-winning technology.

Salary: Circa £55,000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 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...

The opportunity:

As an Algorithm Developer here at MBDA, you will join a dynamic team who are integral to our advanced weapon system development. You will be part of a specialist group that uses product knowledge and system analysis to develop algorithms that ensure we're ahead of the competition within sophisticated weapon systems, using ground breaking algorithm technology such as machine-learning and artificial intelligence.

You will:

• Design, develop and test mathematical algorithms using Matlab/Simulink and Python
• Interpret technical specifications and collaborate with other departments to understand how the algorithms will be used, and especially with the software team to define how they will be implemented
• Influence the way we develop algorithms within the team and more widely within MBDA
• Demonstrate a dedication to quality through progressive thinking and rigour

What we're looking for from you:

Any experience in the following areas would be beneficial:

• Mathematical analysis / modelling
• Numerical simulation
• Data Science, especially machine learning
• Geospatial data and/or geographical information systems
• Software development
• A numerate graduate or post-graduate qualification
• Ability and confidence to work with mathematics
• A commitment to product quality and the procedures we follow to ensure it
• A desire to make an impression within the MBDA engineering community

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, Disability, 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.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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Date Posted: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Software Engineer

We are looking for a number of capable, adaptable and inquisitive software engineers to join the team, to develop maritime Command and Control (C2) for the next generation of advanced air defence systems!

Salary: up to £60,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: typically, 5 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.

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...
  
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  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:

You will be joining teams that develop software used in the most advanced weapon systems in the world within a critical and influential Software Engineering Directorate and part of a large progressive and responsive company.

Together we experiment, innovate and create across the full product lifecycle.

This is a very hands-on role to understand technically the current Command & Control architecture, and support the continued design and

development and the instantiations for future products.

This role includes involvement in all aspects of the development.

What we're looking for from you:

Essential:
• A solid background in software engineering.
• Experience with Ada (preferred) or experience of using C++. Whilst this position is for Ada development, we welcome applications from those with experience in other software languages such as C++ or Rust, as we have found that Ada can be easily mastered by capable software engineers; help and support will be provided if needed.
• Experience working with a formal design process such as MASCOT, UML and tools E.g. Rhapsody.
• A passion for software engineering be able to innovate, and think critically to solve complex software problems.

Desirable:
• Ada programming

• For algorithms focus, experience with MATLAB Simulink toolchains and/or a Maths/Physics background.
• Development in a regulated software safety context eg defence, aerospace, rail, nuclear or medical
• Development for embedded Linux
• Interest in Team Leading or work allocation and tracking

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.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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Date Posted: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Senior Analogue and Digital Electronic Design Engineer

As a member of the Analogue and Digital Capability Group, you will have a fantastic opportunity to work on advanced technology and contribute to the design and development of high-quality electronic solutions!

Job Title: Senior Analogue and Digital Electronic Design Engineer

Salary: Circa £53,000 depending on experience

Location: Stevenage (we may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: We trust our people to agree, within their teams, where and when they can be most effective. Our Dynamic Working policy allows individuals flexibility around the hours they work and where they work.

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:

You will collaborate with renowned experts in the field and participate in all stages of the product lifecycle, from concept to production.

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  Undertake board level design around FPGA and SoC associated power and control circuitry
  
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  Connect with advanced RF systems and broader missile sub-systems
  
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  Develop electronic technical solutions in collaboration with other skill domains
  
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  Ensure robust electronics design using common development techniques
  
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  Conduct proving activities to ensure compliance against requirements
  

This role will cover the Product Life Cycle from concept through to transfer to Production, including support to industrial validation and ensuring that the product meets its quality, rate and cost targets.

This role offers the opportunity to work on sophisticated and technologically advanced projects, allowing you to improve your technical skills and broaden your leadership capabilities. You will join a team of individuals who consistently demonstrate strong motivation and dedication in a friendly and encouraging environment, providing an excellent platform for personal development and career progression. Additionally, there may be opportunities for international travel and collaboration with diverse teams.

Additional Opportunities:

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  Technical Leadership - Lead the resources deployed to a project within a single skill domain
  
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  Team Leadership - Delegate activities from the Group Lead for the team
  
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  Telemetry Specialist - Share extensive expertise in a specific domain/type of product, responsible for providing mentorship and leadership within their recognised area of technical knowledge.
  

What we're looking for from you:

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  Significant experience in Electronic Design, development and delivery.
  
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  Experience in leading significant electronic design work packages
  
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  Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and understand the associated challenges
  
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  Excellent problem-solving skills and knowledge of electronic technologies
  
• 
  Strong written and verbal communication skills
  
• 
  Demonstrated capability to effectively communicate with individuals from various departments. within the organisation
  

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.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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Date Posted: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Future Products Missile Architect

Bristol

As a Missile Architect within the newly formed Future Products team you will working to shape the next generation of MBDA products!

Salary: Circa £65,000depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 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: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
  
• 
  Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
  
• 
  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...
  
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  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:

Within Future Products, your role will be to help realise the system design intent into a feasible and credible product concept that balances the requirements placed upon it. This will include:

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  Define overall product structure, interfaces and architecture
  
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  Facilitate architectural trade studies
  
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  Support deployment of generic policies i.e. GMA, modularity & re-use, design for assembly
  
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  Assessing technology application and maturity using design assessment tools
  
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  Supporting product technical and programme phase reviews
  

You'll get to work with and have wide exposure to a wide range of stakeholder's e.g. S&BD, Future Systems, MOD, DSTL, key industrial partners. Along with working on new technology to develop brand new capabilities and designs making this role an exciting prospect.

You'll have the opportunity to shape and grow in line with your personal development with an opportunity to lead a small and multidiscipline team. It's an interesting role that will provide you with a deep understanding of early phase Missile and weapon system design.

What we're looking for from you:

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  Relevant Systems Engineering knowledge
  
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  Ideally educated to degree level, or equivalent experience
  
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  The confidence to embrace the uncertain nature of early concept development
  
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  Desire to utilise new techniques methods to develop concepts and system trade studies
  
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  Ability to manage a broad range of activities and experience of planning and task management
  
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  Ideally experienced in mechanical and/or electronic design (but broader engineering fields relevant e.g. Aero, Control, Structures, System Design, Software etc.)
  

Our Business:

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.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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Date Posted: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Principal Mechanical Engineer - Team Lead

We have an exciting opportunity for a Mechanical Design Engineer who possesses drive, enthusiasm, and both creative and logical thinking. This role involves leading a mechanical team within the Sparkworks portfolio of programmes, providing essential technical and management support to the team.

Salary: Circa £ 60,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 5 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.

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:

You'll be providing technical oversight of the team's work, ensuring the team develop viable mechanical conceptual designs. As the primary mechanical engineering interface into other key stakeholders on the project. Keeping track of budgets, workloads and ensuring tasks are delivered on time.

As the team lead you'll be providing day to day management support to the team and have responsibility for the development and performance management of the team.

This is a great opportunity to work in a fast paced environment, working on novel and disruptive technologies within Sparkworks. It will also be an initial step in to a management role which is a great opportunity for someone looking for the next step.

What we're looking for from you:

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  Experience of mechanical design, early technology development, ideally taking parts through from conceptual design, through development and certification and people & project management experience.
  
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  Relevant 3D CAD/CAE experience (training on our preferred CAE tools will be given)
  
• 
  Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  
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  The ability to work with, influence and negotiate with stakeholders across the business.
  

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.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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Date Posted: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Test Equipment Engineer - Production Design Support

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Engineer to join our Production Design Support Test Equipment Team. You will play a key role in a range of Engineering activities, providing Test Equipment design support to the Manufacturing organization and broadening your expertise in an international environment. An exciting career path awaits!

Salary: Up to 43k depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 days per week on-site

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.

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:

We have a phenomenal opportunity for an experienced Engineer to play a key role in the support of production activities with Production Design Support (PDS) at our site in Bolton.

You will act as an integral interface between our support teams and working alongside other support engineers to provide component selection and obsolescence support.

The role offers the candidate a variety of engineering challenges, whilst providing scope for personal growth and development within Test Equipment.

Working within Production Design Support (PDS) is a highly rewarding role working close to the manufacturing environment helping to shape the design of the products and test equipment, delivering support to our customers.

What we're looking for from you:

• Ideally degree qualified (or equivalent industry experience)
• Experience of test product / systems and / or providing engineering support
• Experience in Selection of Components and awareness of REACH / RoHS
• Knowledge or Experience of Engineering change management and support
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal with an attention to detail

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.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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Date Posted: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

High Speed Digital and Hardware Design Lead

Bristol

Are you interested in developing your career as a high speed Digital and Hardware Electronics Design Lead using state-of-the-art MPSoC FPGAs and AI acceleration hardware? If so, MBDA has an exceptional opportunity for the right individual to join our team with a long term view to establishing their career as a technical lead and expert in their field.

Salary: circa £58,000 to £65,000

Location: Stevenage or Bristol (we may be able to offer a relocation package for this role)

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-4 days per week on-site, due to workload classification. This could be less depending upon project requirements.

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:

• Long Term Career Path: Technical Lead, Specialist, Expert
• Company Bonus: Bonus of up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• 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, gym, café and much more.

The opportunity:

This is an exceptional opportunity for the right individual who wants to consolidate their experience and expertise in high-speed complex digital electronics design with an ambition to become a technical lead and establishing themselves as a technical lead and expert in their field.

As part of a large team of analogue and digital electronics design engineers, you will be responsible for the electronics design and development of high speed MPSoC FPGA and AI hardware solutions targeting SDR, radar signal processing and sensor fusion applications.

As Hardware Lead, you will support the Technical Lead/Architect in collaboration with the systems, software, firmware, mechanical and production teams to specify elegant and optimised solutions that satisfy customer needs. Once the specification has been agreed, you will be responsible for the detailed design of the high speed digital aspects as well as leading all the other electronics design activity through the full product development lifecycle.

What we're looking for from you:

• Solid experience in complex, high speed digital electronics design.
• Experience in MPSoC FGPA, DDR and Flash memory and high speed serial interconnect design
• Experience in SI and PI Analysis
• Proficiency in VHDL to support board level test and debug
• Proficiency in C, C++, or Python to support board level test and debug
• Familiarity with DSP concepts for SDR, radar signal processing and optical sensors
• Ability to develop elegant hardware architectures through detailed understanding and collaboration with systems, software, firmware, mechanical and production teams
• Strong academic background to support this intellectually demanding role
• Strong desire to drive collaboration and ensure successful delivery.
• Excellent ability to configure and document designs to a high professional standard.

Please note: Some of our roles require an elevated level of security clearance. Candidates may be required to undertake DV (Developed Vetting) in order to successfully deliver the role.

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.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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Date Posted: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Scene Generation Engineer

Bristol

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our Electro-Optical (EO) Seekers & Sensors Department within our Scene Generation Team, working as a Scene Generation Modelling Engineer.

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-4 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...

The opportunity:

As a team, we are responsible for the EO scene generation capability in MBDA; this delivers modelling and simulation of the world observed by an EO sensor, accelerated to support real-time integration and test of missile hardware, and high volume simulation of weapon systems, missiles and sub-systems. This is an essential part of MBDA's complex weapon programmes, allowing us to game any mission on the ground with or without real hardware, and work with our Customers and Suppliers towards the next generation EO and multi-sensor missile seekers and weapon system sensors.

And this is where you come in... If you are the successful applicant, we will offer you the exciting challenge of developing real-world simulations and modelling tools that are a critical part of MBDA's product development.

Our team is a small, multi-disciplinary team that support a range of scene generation activities, from synthetic modelling of real world objects and the Earth's surface, through to hardware testing and validation via experimentation and field trials.

We use a variety of different software development and modelling tools, and we will support to you and hands on training to get you up to speed as quick as possible. However, we are always looking to broaden and evolve our toolset, to continue to deliver an industry-leading capability ready for future programme needs; joining the team now offers the chance for you to deliver current programmes and shape the future of the team and the company.

What we're looking for from you:

Someone enthusiastic about software engineering and the development of physical models of the real world and how an EO Sensor perceives it.

You will need

• Skills in Windows and Linux native software (C/C++), dynamic languages like python, GPU-acceleration and 3D graphics (Open GL, GLSL, CUDA, Vulkan),
• A strong software background including software architecture design, concurrency, synchronisation, and database design
• An appreciation of or the desire to learn the physics of the propagation of EM radiation, coherent phenomena, and thermal analysis; and the supporting tools.
• An affinity with lean/agile methods and software development tools; version control, task management, continuous integration, etc

In addition to the technical aspects of the role, we value

• The ability to be adaptable to create different features and effects, as well as being creative to work around a problem, finding innovative solutions to keep us on track.
• Demonstrated commitment and integrity in delivering on time - as well as to cost and quality - so experience in, or a good appreciation of task package management is also highly desirable
• Work across different projects and departments, and so value strong team spirit, and communication skills.

Whilst your role focusses on the software aspects, you will always have the opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and experience in the broader team activities ... and any additional knowledge and previous experience that you bring with you will certainly make a huge impact!

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 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.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

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Date Posted: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

System Performance Lead

A fantastic opportunity to join our Sparkworks team, working on programmes for groundbreaking weapon systems.

Salary: Circa £55,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 5 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.
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:
We are looking for a System Performance Lead for a Sparkworks Programme. As part of the role, you will be responsible for a number of activities, including:

• Conducting system-level performance evaluations of novel concepts against their requirements
• Conducting trade studies to inform lower-level design
• Generate and agree scenarios with key customers to be used for scenario-based performance evaluation
• Definition of the modelling strategy to conduct these assessments
• Ownership of development and delivery of models and algorithms
• Delivery of Performance Statements to customers
• Coordinating inputs from wider functions to support system design and performance analysis

What we're looking for from you:

• DV cleared engineer with a broad systems engineering background, preferably covering all phases of development from concept to certification
• Experience in the management, development and use of tools, simulations, and algorithms produced in Matlab and Simulink
• Ability to work at pace within a broad multi-functional team, delivering complex information into project collaborators
• Experience in data analysis and technical report writing
• Ability to solve problems collaboratively with colleagues and partners

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 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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Date Posted: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT