Weapon Systems Algorithms Engineer - Summer Placement 2027
// Role Summary
Join MBDA as a Weapon Systems Algorithms Engineer on a 10-week summer placement in 2027, developing cutting-edge algorithms for advanced weapon systems and impacting future technologies.
// Key Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize algorithms for weapon systems across MBDA's product line.
- Gain experience in algorithm development, system architecture, performance modelling, and concepting.
- Work on high-profile projects like Future Combat Air System (FCAS), STRATUS, and DragonFire.
- Utilize leading technologies such as deep reinforcement learning and test-driven algorithm development.
- Opportunity to secure a graduate role based on placement performance.
- Benefit from dynamic (hybrid) working, paid overtime, and excellent site facilities.
// Role Specification
Weapon Systems Algorithms Engineer - Summer Placement 2027
An Algorithm Engineer's role is to build the code that forms the digital nervous system of a product. In the Weapons System Algorithms & Performance team (WSAP), your solutions and ideas will impact emerging and future technologies. It's our job to develop and optimise the algorithms inside weapon systems across the whole of MBDA.
What we can offer you:
- 10 week placement: Starting June 2027, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies. Perform well on your placement and you could secure a graduate role before your final year.
- Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
- Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime.
- Annual Leave: 5 days.
- Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more.
The opportunity:
As an Engineer in the Weapon Systems Design division, you will be part of a rapidly expanding area of the MBDA business - providing specialist technical support at system level to a range of high-profile projects, including Future Combat Air System (FCAS), STRATUS and DragonFire.
The Weapon System Algorithms and Performance (WSAP) department specialises in a broad range of areas: developing cutting-edge algorithms, mathematically evaluating the performance of products, and working with the future business teams to bring technical excellence to our future concepts. We leverage the use of leading technologies and tools such as deep reinforcement learning and test-driven algorithm development to provide optimised weapon system solutions across the whole of the MBDA product line.
Over your time in the department, you'll have visibility on not only algorithm development but weapon system architecture, performance modelling, and early stage concepting. Starting as an Algorithms Engineer in WSAP, you will work directly with MBDA project teams to ensure the delivery of critical algorithm components on time, on cost, and on quality to key programmes.
Our algorithms team is currently working on:
- Routing algorithms for long-range strike weapons
- Operator decision aids for strike mission planning
- Threat evaluation & weapon assignment algorithms for air defence
- Multi-weapon co-operation
- Application of machine learning techniques to air-to-air combat
Regardless of which project you work on, you'll gain invaluable experience and contribute to the development of advanced defence technologies.