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About this Project Engineer - Electromagnetic Compatibility role at MBDA

MBDA · Onsite · Bristol

A great opportunity for an Electronic Design Engineer to deploy their skills in the interesting and engaging field of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)!

Salary: Up to £55,000, depending on experience/grade

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 - 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen

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:

The Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Radiation Effects (RE) department is split between a test team working hands on in our state of the art EMC Facility to simulate environments and a highly skilled project consultancy team that is embedded across all projects within MBDA to ensure good EMC practice & design.

This role is in our EMC Project Team who support MBDA programmes throughout the full engineering lifecycle. It will specifically will focus on design for EMC and RE. The successful candidate will have significant experience in analogue and digital electronics design with an awareness or specialism in EMC and/or RF systems.

The EMC design engineer will focus on providing the project teams with advice and guidance on the design of products to ensure that they meet the EMC requirements, they will also be responsible for designing and producing test plans and bespoke electronic test solutions. They will support the development of unique test capability for the facility.

What we're looking for from you:

Essential

  • Higher education or significant experience within subject fields: Electronics, Electrical, Physics, EMC or similar
  • Significant experience in Electronic Design, development, and delivery
  • Experience in leading significant electronic design work packages
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and knowledge of electronic technologies
  • Experience with SPICE simulation tools (LTspice, ORCAD)
  • Ability to work to defined deadlines and within budget limits
  • Excellent Analytical and Problem Solving skills
  • Capable of working autonomously to meet the delivery needs of the company

Desirable

  • Good Understanding of EMC and design principles
  • Knowledge in the application of a military EMC standard to system, sub-system or equipment level is desirable (e.g. Defence Standard 59-41 / 59-411, AECTP500, Mil-Std-461, RTCA DO160 / EUROCAE ED-14)
  • Engineers with previous experience in delivering support around the subject of electromagnetic compatibility

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, Disability 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.

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About MBDA

MBDA è l'unico gruppo europeo in grado di progettare e produrre missili e sistemi missilistici per rispondere alle più svariate esigenze operative, presenti e future, per le forze armate. Grazie alla presenza in cinque paesi europei (Francia, Germania, Italia, Regno Unito, Spagna) e negli Stati Uniti, MBDA ha ottenuto nel 2018 ricavi per 3,2 miliardi di Euro e dispone di un portafoglio ordini di 17,4 miliardi di Euro. Con più di 90 clienti tra le forze armate di tutto il mondo, MBDA è uno dei leader mondiali nei missili e nei sistemi missilistici. MBDA detiene il 20% del mercato missilistico globale ed oltre un terzo del mercato al di fuori degli Stati Uniti ed opera con l’obiettivo di acced

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