Stevenage
MBDA Network Communications Department is looking for engineers to provide Systems Engineering and Network Communications expertise into the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project!
Salary : Up to £52,500 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working : 3 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:
As a System Engineer in Network Communications, you will contribute to a significant defence programme, to design and deliver the RAF's next combat aircraft, working with our international partners - Italy and Japan. This is an opportunity for you to influence the communications system design through a new approach to weapon integration and use.
You will gain technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: Network Enabled Weapons
Platform Communications
6th Generation Aircraft Capabilities
Missile-to-Missile Communications
Some Key Accountabilities are: To bring a technical perspective to System of Systems concepting activities
To manage elicitation and decomposition of requirements
To conduct technical studies to inform architecture development and requirements definition
To provide technical support to cross-functional assessment and analysis activities
To work with design teams to define and convey the following aspects of the system, in order to optimise capability: system concepts, trades, design principles, and constraints
What we're looking for from you: Analytical Systems thinkers that are able to develop and communicate new concepts and architectures, with an understanding of the requirements/needs that drive the design
Ability to present and engage with internal and external stakeholders
An active interest in Network Communication Systems and Technologies
Willingness to learn and deliver as part of an agile team
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