Electro-Optic Seekers & Systems Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2027
// Role Summary
Utilize your degree to innovate at the cutting edge of sensing and imaging technology within the Electro-Optics Seekers and Sensors department. This placement offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional growth and exposure to diverse engineering tasks.
// Key Responsibilities
- Gain hands-on experience in Electro-Optic (EO) Seekers & Sensors.
- Work across the full product lifecycle from concept to production.
- Involve in systems design, computational modelling, lab testing, and field trials.
- Specialise in technologies like Infra-Red (IR) Seekers & Sensors, Optics, Computational Imaging, and Lasers.
- Potential to secure a graduate role before final year.
- Opportunity for paid overtime and company bonus.
// Role Specification
Electro-Optic Seekers & Systems Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2027
Would you like to utilise your degree to push the cutting edge of sensing and imaging technology? This opportunity within the Electro-Optics Seekers and Sensors will allow you to innovate within a supportive team, at a company that invests in its people and supports our Armed Forces.
This is a 1-year placement, starting September 2027. Perform well on your placement and you could secure a graduate role before your final year.
What we can offer you:
- 1 year placement: Starting September 2027
- Perform well on your placement and you could secure a graduate role before your final year
- 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
- 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:
Our Electro-Optic (EO) Seekers & Sensors department provides expertise and support into all projects within MBDA involving EO technologies, as well as investing in research and development of innovative technologies which will shape the future of our products. We work on projects that cover the whole product lifecycle from concept and assessment through to full product design, testing and production.
This role presents an exciting opportunity to experience all of these areas through a range of systems design, computational modelling, lab testing and field trials within a diverse team of engineers.
Some of the EO technologies we specialise in include:
- Infra-Red (IR) Seekers & Sensors
- Optics
- Computational Imaging
- Lasers & Directed Energy Weapons
Across the department we have a variety of different teams to get involved in, who work together to deliver our overall functional capability. We all interact regularly through team meetings, events and socials to continue to grow as a department. We also collaborate closely with the technical community across MBDA and the wider defence industry.
Within our department you will be able to undertake work with the following teams:
- Systems Engineering: Support major MBDA programmes by designing and certifying EO products
- Technologies: Innovate