System Design Engineer - Image Processing and Control

Mbda Systems; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense organization in Bristol seeks a System Design Engineer - Image Processing and Control. This role involves developing complex systems for a cutting-edge defense project. Candidates should have experience in electronic engineering and managing design requirements. Offering a competitive salary and a hybrid work model, with various additional benefits including a bonus and pension contributions.

Benefits

Company bonus up to £2,500

Pension contributions up to 14%

Opportunity for paid overtime

Up to 15 additional days of leave

Enhanced parental leave benefits

Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals

Qualifications

• Must have experience developing complex systems design requirements.
• Ability to support technical mediation and communicate effectively.
• Desire to develop and grow the Systems Design team.

Responsibilities

• Work on the Image Processing and Control subsystem.
• Generate detailed requirement sets and manage design changes.
• Support system requirement flow-down to design teams.

Skills

Familiar with Electronic Engineering requirements

Experience in handling embedded software

Ability to manage system requirements

Flexible systems thinker

Experience with system architecting tools

Knowledge of lasers/optical physics

Education

Degree in Electronic Engineering or related field

Tools

DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody

Job description

System Design Engineer - Image Processing and Control

MBDA is looking for motivated engineers to continue to develop DragonFire into a world class, deployable Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) system. The opportunity focuses on the Image Processing and Control subsystem within DragonFire.

Overview

DragonFire has been and continues to be a boundary-pushing weapon system development programme with significant industry and customer engagement. The programme aims at developing the UK’s first Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) concept demonstrator, with ongoing trials and rapid system development across the key weapon system domains of Systems Engineering: requirements, design, performance analysis and certification.

Responsibilities

• Manage system requirements and verification, ensuring compliance evolution against a rapid system baseline release schedule.
• Generate detailed requirement sets from various drivers and manage changes across baselines.
• Support system requirement flow-down to design and implementation teams.
• Initiate and drive risk quantification and mitigation activities as trade studies.
• Communicate issues, architectures and ideas at all levels with varying levels of specificity.
• Act as a flexible systems thinker and disseminate technical information to stakeholders in an understandable manner.
• Deliver outputs within agreed timescales and develop strong working relationships with partners, stakeholders and internal teams.
• Contribute to the growth of the Systems Design team and its people as the project develops.
• Experience with system architecting tools (e.g., DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody) is desirable; knowledge of lasers and/or optical physics is beneficial.
• Support the image processing and control subsystem as part of the broader system engineering effort.

Qualifications

• Must be familiar with Electronic Engineering requirements content and experienced in handling embedded software or firmware requirements.
• Experience developing complex system design requirements, particularly for software implementation.

What we offer

• Salary: Circa £55,000 depending on experience
• Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 days on-site per week due to workload classification
• Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship; BPSS checks post-offer
• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance)
• Pension: Employer and employee contribution up to 14%
• Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants seeking flexible arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave and related supports
• Site facilities: Subsidised meals, free car parking and more

About MBDA

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We partner with governments to defend freedom and support the Armed Forces. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and provide adjustments throughout the recruitment process as needed.