Stevenage Weapon System Simulation and Experimentation Engineer
Undergraduate Placement 2026 Weapon System Simulation and Experimentation (WSSE) design leading-edge software applications and simulations in order to support synthetic battlefield experiments, weapon system integration, product concept and design, and so much more.
Salary : £23,495 Dynamic (Hybrid) Working : 3-5 days per week on-site due to workload classification Security Clearance : CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ROLE IS MIDNIGHT ON 5TH JANUARY 2026 (SUBJECT TO APPLICATION VOLUMES) What we can offer you 1 year placement: starting September 2026, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies Company bonus : 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 Annual Leave: 25 days plus option to purchase extra holiday Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days Facilities : Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more The opportunity WSSE's simulations are at the forefront of problem solving across a broad spectrum of MBDA's programs, focusing on improving MBDA's Agility and Time to Market.
The simulations we develop evolve in-line with the lifecycle of the systems: from concept demonstrations with customers and stakeholders, to integration, trials, experimentation, and training with in-service operators.
WSSE is a dynamic department based across our Stevenage and Bristol sites with a diverse team of engineers working together to deliver across a wide range of projects and programs.
You will have the opportunity to broaden and strengthen your skills from experts in synthetic environments and be a part of our agile teams developing, integrating and deploying software and simulation components.
The role will give experience of software development methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall.
There is training in new programming languages and software tools, and experience integrating and deploying software applications onto hardware environments.
As well as the opportunity to develop and test code within professional software development teams, and gain an understanding of the company process for delivering products to our customers, including test and certification.
We work across a number of disciplines, primarily software development using programming languages such as C++, C# and Java within environments such as Visual Studio and Eclipse, but we also span system engineering, networking, hardware integration, and use of algorithms such as flight dynamics and rotational geometry.
What we're looking for from you Working towards a degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematical Studies or a Computing discipline.
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