We are looking for a proactive and committed Integration and Missile Validation Engineer to join a project team at an exciting stage in product development. This role offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of system integration and test activities as the programme progresses into its next development phase.
Salary
Circa £35,000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working
3–5 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. All successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS) after the offer stage.
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%
- Opportunity for paid overtime
- Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
- Flexible working arrangements welcomed
- Enhanced parental leave: up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave – enhancements for paternity, neonatal leave and fertility treatments available
- Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and more
- Healthcare Cash Plan: Option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing
The opportunity
The role involves the completion of a range of activities to integrate and test systems and subsystem equipment for a rapid development product as it heads into the next development phase. Reporting directly to the Chief Systems Proving Engineer or their staff, you will play a critical part in planning and delivering trials, generating meaningful data, and helping to resolve complex engineering challenges.
You will be part of a fast‑paced and highly collaborative project environment, working closely with specialists across systems engineering, software, hardware‑in‑the‑loop, environmental engineering, and design teams.
The role provides broad exposure to the full integration and validation lifecycle, along with the opportunity to develop innovative testing techniques, influence how validation is delivered, and contribute directly to the success of a dynamic, fast‑paced engineering programme.
Role responsibilities
- Work with the systems engineering and design teams to plan and execute trials.
- Liaise with those 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.
- Support manufacture of trial assets, including:
- Support to off‑site manufacturing sub‑contractor
- Sub‑system testing
- Short‑term assignment at suppliers
- Conduct and/or support trials, including:
- Laboratory‑based functional integration trials / system trials
- Generate a range of electrical tests and software proving tests to meet the proving requirements.
- Carry out functional proving activities using Special To Type Test Equipment (SSTE) and diagnose using COTS test equipment (DMM, oscilloscopes, etc.), fault finding to component level.
- Support environmental testing programmes, including BIT test and collation of trials conduct reports.
- Support ground trials within compatibility testing labs (including PAS tests) and trial sites.
- In addition, assist with:
- Lab management responsibilities (e.g., maintain risk assessments, asset management, host audits, maintain lab safety, etc.)
- Maintaining hardware and software configuration control.
- Maintain and control calibrated items and deployed test equipment.
- The job will involve travel within the UK and overseas.
What we’re looking for
- Experience working in any of the following environments:
- Functional Integration
- Missile / sub‑system build
- Design proving and trials
- BIT test and pass‑out test
- System assessment and acceptance
- Design verification
- Electronic design/test
- Preferable to have technical data analysis understanding; experience ideal.
- A practically minded and hands‑on engineer with a passion for integrating and testing hardware and software.
- Familiarity with general, commercial lab test equipment.
- A keen eye for detail and a methodical approach to planning, executing, and documenting technical activities.
- Familiarity with data analysis tools and methods for complex technical data.
- Experience or interest in developing skills in scripting and coding (e.g., Python, Matlab and similar).
What's in it for you
- The opportunity to work within an exciting, fast‑paced project within MBDA.
- A chance to define and develop new innovative techniques to deliver the proving programme efficiently.
- A chance to work in a cross‑functional team with inputs to Software Engineering, Hardware in the Loop, Environmental Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Design.
- The opportunity to work in a motivated and collaborative environment.
- An opportunity to gain experience across the integration and systems validation skill set and develop professionally and personally.
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