Principal Scene Generation Engineer

Mbda Systems; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense organization is seeking a Principal Scene Generation Engineer for its Stevenage office. The successful candidate will join a dedicated team responsible for modeling and simulation to support missile hardware integration. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong engineering skills, creativity, and project management experience, focused on innovative solutions in a cutting-edge field.

Benefits

Company bonus

Pension contribution up to 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

Flexible leave

Enhanced parental leave

Subsidised meals and free car parking

Qualifications

• Excellent systems engineering and project management skills.
• A strong background in applicable technical disciplines.
• Affinity with lean/agile methods and software development tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of multiple concurrent projects in modeling.
• Develop physical modelling of the real world.
• Work creatively to solve problems and find innovative solutions.

Skills

Systems engineering

Project management

Software development

Modelling

Gaming engine development

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We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our Electro-Optical (EO) Seekers & Sensors Department within our Scene Generation Team, working as a Scene Generation Modelling Engineer.

Salary: £45,000 - £65,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-4 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. 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.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (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
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
  
  
  

The opportunity:

As a team, we are responsible for the EO scene generation capability in MBDA; this delivers modelling and simulation of the world observed by an EO sensor, accelerated to support real-time integration and test of missile hardware, and high volume simulation of weapon systems, missiles and sub-systems. This is an essential part of MBDA's complex weapon programmes, allowing us to game any mission on the ground with or without real hardware, and work with our Customers and Suppliers towards the next generation EO and multi-sensor missile seekers and weapon system sensors.

And this is where you come in… If you are the successful applicant, we will offer you the exciting challenge of developing real-world simulations and modelling tools that are a critical part of MBDA's product development.

Our team is a small, multi-disciplinary team that support a range of scene generation activities, from synthetic modelling of real world objects and the Earth's surface, through to hardware testing and validation via experimentation and field trials.

We use a variety of different software development and modelling tools, and we will support to you and hands on training to get you up to speed as quick as possible. However, we are always looking to broaden and evolve our toolset, to continue to deliver an industry-leading capability ready for future programme needs; joining the team now offers the chance for you to deliver current programmes and shape the future of the team and the company.

What we're looking for from you:

Someone to lead the delivery of multiple concurrent projects developing physical modelling of the real world in small multi-disciplinary teams responsible for software development, systems engineering and delivery.

You will need

• Excellent systems engineering and project management skills
• A strong background in one or more of the applicable technical disciplines- physics, software development, modelling, gaming engine development, and an appreciation of all of these.
• An affinity with lean/agile methods and software development tools; version control, task management, continuous integration, etc
  
  
  

In addition to the technical aspects of the role, we value the ability to

• Be adaptable to create different features and effects, as well as being creative to work around a problem, finding innovative solutions to keep us on track.
• Demonstrate commitment and integrity in delivering on time – as well as to cost and quality – so experience in, or a good appreciation of task package management is also highly desirable
• Work across different projects and departments, and so value strong team spirit, and communication skills.
  
  
  

This role is a great opportunity to be a key figure in a small but critical team within the business, in a technically interesting and challenging field.

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity and more…

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing

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