MBDA has a number of unique Simulation Engineer opportunities to join our Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) Team at our Stevenage site.

Salary

Up to £55,000, depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working

Typically, 4 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. All successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), 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: Up to 14% total contribution (employer and employee)
• Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants seeking flexible arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: Up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave; enhancements available for paternity, neonatal leave, and fertility treatments
• Facilities: Subsidised meals, free parking, and more

The opportunity:

As a Simulation Engineer, you will conduct comprehensive missile tests (excluding firing) at MBDA's missile test track. We design complex, real-time simulations involving real missile hardware to enable indoor missile firing tests.

• Build and develop complex, real-time simulations for missile testing.
• Conduct indoor firings and analyse missile performance.
• Adapt to new engineering challenges and understand simulation and missile behaviour.
• Collaborate with various departments to ensure seamless integration and debug interfaces.
• Analyse system performance and propose optimisation solutions.
• Apply software design principles for real-time applications.
• Work with Linux OS and programming languages like C/C++.
• Utilise microcontrollers such as Raspberry Pi for system development.

What we're looking for from you:

Broad engineering experience with expertise in some of the following:

• Proven experience in software design for real-time applications.
• Familiarity with Linux operating system.
• Proficiency in C / C++ programming languages.
• Experience with microcontrollers like Raspberry Pi.
• Ability to analyse system performance and suggest optimisation solutions.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Knowledge of object-oriented approaches to enhance simulation capabilities would be beneficial.

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