Weapon System Equipment Engineer - Graduate Programme 2027
// Role Summary
Join MBDA's dynamic Weapon System Equipment team as a graduate engineer, managing critical equipment and sub-systems from bidding through to production and delivery. This role offers extensive training and career progression within a leading defence organisation.
// Key Responsibilities
- Manage weapon system equipment and sub-systems throughout their lifecycle.
- Gain diverse skills in technical, project management, and product delivery.
- Work on various projects within a fast-growing, multi-national defence group.
- Opportunity for paid overtime and excellent career progression.
- Competitive graduate programme salary with bonuses and benefits.
// Role Specification
Weapon System Equipment Engineer - Graduate Programme 2027
The Weapon System Equipment (WSE) team is responsible for managing groups of equipment and Weapon System sub-systems. This management spans from the bidding stage, through concept & requirements generation, development, production & delivery, and finally to integration onto the platform or launcher.
As a Weapon System Engineer at MBDA, you will be part of a department within a fast-growing, multi-national group. You will contribute a variety of engineering and specialist skills across numerous projects, ensuring our products are fit for purpose and delivered on time and to cost. As the complexity of the battlefield increases, so do our customers' capability needs. Consequently, MBDA has evolved to provide the necessary expertise across a large range of weapon system aspects, extending beyond just the missile itself.
The WSE team provides technical and project management to ensure that these products and equipment are fit for purpose and delivered on time and to cost. As an engineer within the Weapon System Equipment team, you will have a unique opportunity to develop skills in several areas, such as technical management, project management, and product delivery, by working across a variety of different projects at MBDA to gain a wide breadth of knowledge.
Typical WSE activities include:
- Sub-System & Equipment Requirements generation and management
- Technical management of equipment development, production, and delivery to meet Customer milestones
- Managing equipment and hardware development trials
- Developing equipment policies and technical documentation