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Your final award will be a BSc (Hons) Digital and Technology Solutions.\nFind more details about the course here: https://www.ucw.ac.uk/courses/digital-and-technology-solutions-bsc-hons/\nSecurity clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship.\nRestrictions 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.\nThis role is scheduled to close for applications at midnight on Friday 22nd January 2027 but may close earlier depending on application volumes.\nWhat we can offer you:\nFully funded qualification starting September 2027\nPaid travel expenses to and from your place of study\nAnnual pay reviews\nHealthcare Cash Plan : provides support with everyday health related costs - including medical, dental, optical, physio and health & wellbeing\n25 days annual leave (plus holiday purchase) and up to 15 days flexi leave\nStudy leave during exam periods\nThe opportunity:\nStudy with the University Centre Weston (UCW) will be a blend of day release attendance, e-learning and workplace projects. You can typically expect to be at UCW one day per week; when not studying, you will be working in your home function of Simulation and Modelling and this will typically be onsite at MBDA Bristol for the majority of the rest of the working week.\nSystem modelling is a vital tool used to ensure MBDA provides reliable and cost efficient weapon systems to our customers!\nWe build a variety of dynamic system performance models, embedded systems and real time models for MBDA products. Our models are developed and used extensively throughout the product lifecycle, from feasibility through to service support. When used internally our performance models allow our system designers to estimate performance which they can use to guide the product design. For our customer, these models provide a method of verifying system performance, whilst reducing reliance on prohibitively expensive testing and trials. Our real time models contribute to training environments for pilots and provide numerous engineering testing capabilities. Once the product is in service, the customer continues to use our models to understand the systems and assist with operator training.\nModels of modern weapon systems consist of a large number of automated subsystems integrated together to provide the overall capability. This provides unique challenges when:\nDeveloping accurate system models that are both large in scale and highly sophisticated with many interdependencies.\nDeveloping lower fidelity models designed to run at real time whilst maintaining an accurate representation of the weapon system.\nAs a model developer this means you will often encounter new and exciting challenges which will require you to apply intuition and innovation to optimally tackle!\nYou will learn how to build simulation software in programming languages/environments such as:\nMathworks (MATLAB, Simulink and Stateflow)\nFortran\nC/C++\nOur teams implement Agile working practices and dynamic working across multiple projects to meet demand, aided by the use of collaborative tools. We work closely with other departments and companies to integrate subsystem models and design data. From these interactions you'll gain a broad understanding of each subsystem that makes up the weapon, and how the system architecture integrates the subsystems to provide an overall capability.\nPlacements outside the department are also encouraged for our apprentices to gain knowledge of the wider business.\nWhat we’re looking for from you:\nThis role has specific qualification and subject criteria so please make sure you carefully check your eligibility against this criteria before applying otherwise your application will not be considered. If you are currently studying and predicted to meet these requirements by the start date you are welcome to apply.\nGCSEs:\nA minimum of 5 GCSEs at a minimum of grade 4\nThis must include:\nEnglish Language\nMathematics\nAny Science or Technology subject\nAfter GCSEs:\nAfter your GCSEs you must have completed one of the following and achieved 120 UCAS Tariff points:\nA levels: Three A levels totalling 120 UCAS Tariff points, including A level Mathematics and either a Science OR Computing/Computer Science subject, with no individual grade below C.\nT level: T Level in Engineering or Computing with a minimum Merit grade. \nBTEC: A single Level 3 Extended Diploma in Maths, Science, IT OR Engineering at a minimum grade of DDM. Those applying with a Science, IT or Engineering subject must provide evidence of completing a Further Maths module.\nPlease note: We look at entry criteria based on your top three full A Levels or equivalent qualifications (BTEC/T Level). We do not include UCAS points gained from an Extended Project Qualification. Additionally, as an employer we set our own entry criteria based on the requirements of this role. This means that the criteria above may differ from the university.\nOur company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given\nMBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. 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