Maritime Systems Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 19, 2026. MBDA UK scores B on the Alion truth index.
Salary: £46,000-£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:
An opportunity to join the team delivering MBDAs future anti-ship / deep strike capability integrated in the Maritime domain. This is working as part of the wider Mission Planning & Control team developing future deep strike / anti-ship capability. This is a role which requires good systems engineering skills and an enthusiastic approach to work with scope to expand responsibilities as the programme progresses. This role pushes MBDAs Mission Planning function beyond its traditional areas of interest so provides an exciting opportunity to grow capabilities and develop valuable expertise.
The role covers:
- Working within the team delivering the Maritime Anti-Ship / Deep Strike Mission Planning (Maritime MP) product and engaging with the wider Mission Planning team
- Supporting the Maritime MP product owner to create the Maritime variant
- Working across the whole systems engineering lifecycle from requirements elicitation through to testing and delivery
- Generating and contributing to key engineering artefacts and design reviews
- Developing design within the systems architecture model
- Working with software and algorithm functional teams within the programme
- Opportunity to engage with end users and customers
This role provides the opportunity to contribute to a key strategic defence project, as well as being able to get hands on as the product progresses.
What we're looking for from you:
We are looking for a Systems Engineer who can actively contribute to the delivery of key milestones and engage with a wide range of stakeholders. Desired skills and experience include:
- Proactive approach to engineering challenges
- Systems Engineering capability and experience
- Good technical problem solving skills
- Ability to communicate effectively within cross functional teams
- Appreciation and understanding of working within a MBSE approach
- Experience with engineering tools and configuration control
- Experience delivering maritime systems or working within the maritime environment is highly desirable
- An appreciation of the software development lifecycle.
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…
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