Electronic Manufacturing Test Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2026 Join the MBDA team and become a key player in ensuring our top-notch manufacturing standards! As a Test Engineer, you'll collaborate with expert engineers across the UK, working on a range of cutting-edge technologies including electronics, optics, and RF. Your hands-on approach, combined with office-based technical work, will see you play a pivotal role in maintaining MBDA's excellence. From drafting drawings to introducing new equipment, process improvements are at the heart of what you'll do, all while contributing to the successful testing and programming of complex systems. Salary: £23,495 Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: 5 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 1 year placement: starting September 2026, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies Company bonus: 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 Healthcare Cash Plan: provides support with everyday health related costs - including medical, dental, optical, physio and health & wellbeing Annual Leave: 25 days plus option to purchase extra holiday Flexi Leave: up to 15 additional days Facilities: fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ROLE IS MIDNIGHT ON 5TH JANUARY 2026 (SUBJECT TO APPLICATION VOLUMES) The opportunity Manufacturing Test Engineering is part of the Operations Directorate in MBDA. We have engineers deployed across three of our UK sites supporting the manufacturing process throughout the whole build cycle from sub-systems to the final product for launch platforms and weapon systems. We support the testing and programming of systems, from circuit cards through to missiles; working with varied technologies including, but not limited to, electronics, mechatronics, optics and RF. Within Manufacturing Test Engineering you'll be working within a team of Engineers who have varied experiences and expertise, who work together to support a set of equipment. You'll have the opportunity to learn from these Engineers throughout your scheme as you participate in two, five month placements. Test Engineers work closely with several collaborative functions such as Product Design, Test Equipment Design, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Assurance to support our key customer, Manufacturing Operations. Daily activities for a Test Engineer vary from working hands on with the product on the shop floor and in the lab, to working in the office on technical documentation and drawings. Your regular activities could include: Assisting in diagnosing and fault finding non-conforming products or equipment Authoring instructions and/or specifications Drafting and publishing drawing packs Analysing test and production related data Assisting in introducing new products and equipment into Manufacturing Process improvements What we're looking for from you Working towards a degree in Engineering degree (incl. General, Mechanical, Manufacturing/Production, Aeronautical/Aerospace, Civil, Electrical/Electronic and Software) or Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics, Computing or Applied Science. 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. Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information. JBRP1_UKTJ
14/12/2025
Full time
Electronic Manufacturing Test Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2026 Join the MBDA team and become a key player in ensuring our top-notch manufacturing standards! As a Test Engineer, you'll collaborate with expert engineers across the UK, working on a range of cutting-edge technologies including electronics, optics, and RF. Your hands-on approach, combined with office-based technical work, will see you play a pivotal role in maintaining MBDA's excellence. From drafting drawings to introducing new equipment, process improvements are at the heart of what you'll do, all while contributing to the successful testing and programming of complex systems. Salary: £23,495 Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: 5 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 1 year placement: starting September 2026, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies Company bonus: 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 Healthcare Cash Plan: provides support with everyday health related costs - including medical, dental, optical, physio and health & wellbeing Annual Leave: 25 days plus option to purchase extra holiday Flexi Leave: up to 15 additional days Facilities: fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ROLE IS MIDNIGHT ON 5TH JANUARY 2026 (SUBJECT TO APPLICATION VOLUMES) The opportunity Manufacturing Test Engineering is part of the Operations Directorate in MBDA. We have engineers deployed across three of our UK sites supporting the manufacturing process throughout the whole build cycle from sub-systems to the final product for launch platforms and weapon systems. We support the testing and programming of systems, from circuit cards through to missiles; working with varied technologies including, but not limited to, electronics, mechatronics, optics and RF. Within Manufacturing Test Engineering you'll be working within a team of Engineers who have varied experiences and expertise, who work together to support a set of equipment. You'll have the opportunity to learn from these Engineers throughout your scheme as you participate in two, five month placements. Test Engineers work closely with several collaborative functions such as Product Design, Test Equipment Design, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality Assurance to support our key customer, Manufacturing Operations. Daily activities for a Test Engineer vary from working hands on with the product on the shop floor and in the lab, to working in the office on technical documentation and drawings. Your regular activities could include: Assisting in diagnosing and fault finding non-conforming products or equipment Authoring instructions and/or specifications Drafting and publishing drawing packs Analysing test and production related data Assisting in introducing new products and equipment into Manufacturing Process improvements What we're looking for from you Working towards a degree in Engineering degree (incl. General, Mechanical, Manufacturing/Production, Aeronautical/Aerospace, Civil, Electrical/Electronic and Software) or Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics, Computing or Applied Science. 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. Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information. JBRP1_UKTJ
Are you an experienced IT professional who is looking for a new role in Oldham and the surrounding areas? Do you want to work for an organisation that is committed to delivering a service to be proud of, improving lives, and benefitting local communities?
First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) have an exciting opportunity for an ICT Infrastructure Engineer to join our ICT Team.
You'll be supporting the ICT team and the organisation with technical ICT escalations, providing efficient problem resolution, advice, and support to colleagues. You'll be supporting and maintaining the ICT infrastructure, ICT Security and the ICT operations ensuring the ICT infrastructure is reliable secure and available.
The successful candidate will contribute to the identification of ICT Service improvements in line with the ICT Strategy and will lead on ICT projects to deliver continuous improvements.
You will be involved with ongoing and new projects, being responsible for the implementation and pre/post-project support across various technologies.
What's in it for you?
When you become a part of the FCHO team, you receive a range of fantastic benefits, including:
A salary of circa £45,000 per annum
A 37-hour working week with hybrid working options
Holiday entitlement is 30 days, plus one shut down day which will be determined by the company and eight bank holidays. Part time colleagues will receive a pro-rated entitlement. You can also purchase additional leave.
Defined contribution pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 10%. We also offer a pension salary exchange scheme for eligible colleagues, helping colleagues to take home more of the money they earn.
Death in service benefit
Automatic enrolment into a healthcare cash plan to help you cover a range of essential healthcare expenses such as dental treatment, optical care, physiotherapy, prescriptions and more.
Automatic enrolment into a private health insurance plan
Access to an Employment Assistance Programme with 24-hour confidential counselling support for both personal and work-related issues.
Access to Doctorline, a 24/7 worldwide GP helpline for you, your partner and your children
Access to our colleague benefit platform which offers discounts on hundreds of high street brands as well as providing education, support and tools to help you to live a healthier and happier life.
Discounted gym membership
Professional subscriptions are paid for by the business where they are an essential requirement of your role.
Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay
Access to an on-site wellbeing room
Access to an on-site café
Long service awards
Who are we looking for?
Our ideal candidate:
Will be experienced in supporting and implementing Microsoft technologies including Azure Cloud, Microsoft 365, Virtualisation, ICT Security and networking.
Can lead by example and possess excellent customer service, communication, time management and organisational skills.
Have a ‘can do’ approach, with a determination to succeed and see problems through to a successful solution.
Understands the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion and demonstrates this by treating colleagues and customers fairly and equitably
Who are we?
First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) own and manage around 11,500 homes, we are proud to have the highest regulatory (G1/V1) rating and it is our vision to improve lives, whether that is by providing our customers with safe, comfortable homes, through the social value work that we do, or by providing our colleagues with a fair deal when they are working with us.
Interested?
Take a look at the role profile and if it looks like you’ll be a good fit, send us your application before 10pm on 26th January 2025 .
Interview and assessment to be confirmed.
We are committed to building an organisation that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills & are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. As an equal opportunities employer, FCHO is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
We care that you have a great experience with us at FCHO and if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience easier, please let us know & we’ll do all we can.
13/01/2025
Full time
Are you an experienced IT professional who is looking for a new role in Oldham and the surrounding areas? Do you want to work for an organisation that is committed to delivering a service to be proud of, improving lives, and benefitting local communities?
First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) have an exciting opportunity for an ICT Infrastructure Engineer to join our ICT Team.
You'll be supporting the ICT team and the organisation with technical ICT escalations, providing efficient problem resolution, advice, and support to colleagues. You'll be supporting and maintaining the ICT infrastructure, ICT Security and the ICT operations ensuring the ICT infrastructure is reliable secure and available.
The successful candidate will contribute to the identification of ICT Service improvements in line with the ICT Strategy and will lead on ICT projects to deliver continuous improvements.
You will be involved with ongoing and new projects, being responsible for the implementation and pre/post-project support across various technologies.
What's in it for you?
When you become a part of the FCHO team, you receive a range of fantastic benefits, including:
A salary of circa £45,000 per annum
A 37-hour working week with hybrid working options
Holiday entitlement is 30 days, plus one shut down day which will be determined by the company and eight bank holidays. Part time colleagues will receive a pro-rated entitlement. You can also purchase additional leave.
Defined contribution pension scheme with an employer contribution of up to 10%. We also offer a pension salary exchange scheme for eligible colleagues, helping colleagues to take home more of the money they earn.
Death in service benefit
Automatic enrolment into a healthcare cash plan to help you cover a range of essential healthcare expenses such as dental treatment, optical care, physiotherapy, prescriptions and more.
Automatic enrolment into a private health insurance plan
Access to an Employment Assistance Programme with 24-hour confidential counselling support for both personal and work-related issues.
Access to Doctorline, a 24/7 worldwide GP helpline for you, your partner and your children
Access to our colleague benefit platform which offers discounts on hundreds of high street brands as well as providing education, support and tools to help you to live a healthier and happier life.
Discounted gym membership
Professional subscriptions are paid for by the business where they are an essential requirement of your role.
Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay
Access to an on-site wellbeing room
Access to an on-site café
Long service awards
Who are we looking for?
Our ideal candidate:
Will be experienced in supporting and implementing Microsoft technologies including Azure Cloud, Microsoft 365, Virtualisation, ICT Security and networking.
Can lead by example and possess excellent customer service, communication, time management and organisational skills.
Have a ‘can do’ approach, with a determination to succeed and see problems through to a successful solution.
Understands the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion and demonstrates this by treating colleagues and customers fairly and equitably
Who are we?
First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO) own and manage around 11,500 homes, we are proud to have the highest regulatory (G1/V1) rating and it is our vision to improve lives, whether that is by providing our customers with safe, comfortable homes, through the social value work that we do, or by providing our colleagues with a fair deal when they are working with us.
Interested?
Take a look at the role profile and if it looks like you’ll be a good fit, send us your application before 10pm on 26th January 2025 .
Interview and assessment to be confirmed.
We are committed to building an organisation that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills & are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. As an equal opportunities employer, FCHO is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
We care that you have a great experience with us at FCHO and if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments to make your experience easier, please let us know & we’ll do all we can.
Family history is a multi £BN high-growth market that is changing quickly, with the introduction of new products and technologies. At Findmypast, we're excited to reinvest into Engineering as we expand our teams in 2021 and are looking for Principal Fullstack JavaScript Engineers to join us on our ambitious journey. As a technology company, we are fortunate to be able to work remotely during these unprecedented times. Over 20% of employees have joined Findmypast since the start of the pandemic and we have made sure our people are well supported, found new ways to connect while working remotely and even held our annual offsite company meeting virtually for the first time. Looking to the future in a post-pandemic world, we anticipate that our teams might spend 30% or more of their time collaborating in person at our offices in either our London or Dundee hubs and up to 70% remotely. Underpinned by our technical and business values, we're very open about how me make software. Those values are represented by the things we do: Collaborate daily with pair programming Care about quality; testing our own code Deploying to production multiple times a day; we typically record 1000+ monthly deployments with a commit lead time of ~40 min. Dedicate an hour of our working day to learning to help empower us to mitigate the challenges of our work We favour long lived teams who bring a long-term vision to software domains, owning the software they build. Our tech stack Our core programming language is JavaScript (ES2020) with our website running React.js and GraphQL while our back-end platform is a collection of Node.js Microservices running under Kubernetes. Although our platform is a mix of JavaScript and other languages, including C# & Elixir, we are fundamentally about using JavaScript here. Depending on the team you join, there may be some or no work with these other languages. Don't worry if you don't know all our languages or technologies, although the more you know will help your application. We help all our new Engineers get up to speed quickly through a thoughtful and supportive induction programme. What you'll be doing : You will be joining our engineering team and be a valued member working closely in a collaborative, autonomous, cross-functional team. You will help with: Technical leadership, confidently navigating through all phases of challenging and complex projects Mentoring and supporting others to ensure efficient, high-quality implementation at both a project level and on your own tasks Contributing to strategic technical direction of our Engineering department Designing, developing and deploying user experiences with a focus on usability, high availability, low latency and scalability. Building out and improving our new Node.js backend systems, to meet the needs of a modern and growing business. Operational responsibility for the services that are owned by your team in a DevOps culture. Continuously improving our product by innovating on the service through the usage of A/B tests. If you're keen to read more about how our Engineering team works and hear about some recent remote onboarding experiences, check out our tech blog . What we're looking for: You have led on complex projects from inception to delivery. Experience mentoring others and consistently pushing for continuous improvement. Experience managing technical roadmaps with a long-term view of architecture within and across other engineering teams. You have deep knowledge of and champion sound engineering practices like pair programming, upfront automated testing, continuous deployment, and trunk-based development. You love learning and embrace our self-directed daily learning hour, mentorship, engineering communities of practice and professional development opportunities. You are proficient at coding with JavaScript, champion expressive code and will dial out complexity from solutions. You are a strong communicator and love working as part of a team. - We're passionate about making FMP a great place to work and setting people up to succeed. Benefits include: 26 days holidays + UK bank holidays. We also offer the option to purchase up to 4 additional days. Excellent pension contribution from day one of up to 15.5% of your basic salary (9.5% matched company contribution with a 6% contribution from the employee's side). Flexible working, as we want all our employees to have a brilliant work-life balance. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave. L&D budget and access to learning and training opportunities. Various social remote activities to keep connected as a company. Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing app access and Mental Health First Aiders. Life assurance. Private medical insurance, health and dental cash plan options. Gym membership and staff discounts. Cycle to work scheme. Season travel tickets. Subscriptions to Findmypast and British Newspaper Archive. Call with a member of our People Team. Interview with an Engineering Lead and a few Engineers from the team. Pair on an algorithm with a few Engineers. Final round interview. JavaScript, Node.js, React, GraphQLJavaScript, Node.js, React, GraphQL
17/03/2021
Full time
Family history is a multi £BN high-growth market that is changing quickly, with the introduction of new products and technologies. At Findmypast, we're excited to reinvest into Engineering as we expand our teams in 2021 and are looking for Principal Fullstack JavaScript Engineers to join us on our ambitious journey. As a technology company, we are fortunate to be able to work remotely during these unprecedented times. Over 20% of employees have joined Findmypast since the start of the pandemic and we have made sure our people are well supported, found new ways to connect while working remotely and even held our annual offsite company meeting virtually for the first time. Looking to the future in a post-pandemic world, we anticipate that our teams might spend 30% or more of their time collaborating in person at our offices in either our London or Dundee hubs and up to 70% remotely. Underpinned by our technical and business values, we're very open about how me make software. Those values are represented by the things we do: Collaborate daily with pair programming Care about quality; testing our own code Deploying to production multiple times a day; we typically record 1000+ monthly deployments with a commit lead time of ~40 min. Dedicate an hour of our working day to learning to help empower us to mitigate the challenges of our work We favour long lived teams who bring a long-term vision to software domains, owning the software they build. Our tech stack Our core programming language is JavaScript (ES2020) with our website running React.js and GraphQL while our back-end platform is a collection of Node.js Microservices running under Kubernetes. Although our platform is a mix of JavaScript and other languages, including C# & Elixir, we are fundamentally about using JavaScript here. Depending on the team you join, there may be some or no work with these other languages. Don't worry if you don't know all our languages or technologies, although the more you know will help your application. We help all our new Engineers get up to speed quickly through a thoughtful and supportive induction programme. What you'll be doing : You will be joining our engineering team and be a valued member working closely in a collaborative, autonomous, cross-functional team. You will help with: Technical leadership, confidently navigating through all phases of challenging and complex projects Mentoring and supporting others to ensure efficient, high-quality implementation at both a project level and on your own tasks Contributing to strategic technical direction of our Engineering department Designing, developing and deploying user experiences with a focus on usability, high availability, low latency and scalability. Building out and improving our new Node.js backend systems, to meet the needs of a modern and growing business. Operational responsibility for the services that are owned by your team in a DevOps culture. Continuously improving our product by innovating on the service through the usage of A/B tests. If you're keen to read more about how our Engineering team works and hear about some recent remote onboarding experiences, check out our tech blog . What we're looking for: You have led on complex projects from inception to delivery. Experience mentoring others and consistently pushing for continuous improvement. Experience managing technical roadmaps with a long-term view of architecture within and across other engineering teams. You have deep knowledge of and champion sound engineering practices like pair programming, upfront automated testing, continuous deployment, and trunk-based development. You love learning and embrace our self-directed daily learning hour, mentorship, engineering communities of practice and professional development opportunities. You are proficient at coding with JavaScript, champion expressive code and will dial out complexity from solutions. You are a strong communicator and love working as part of a team. - We're passionate about making FMP a great place to work and setting people up to succeed. Benefits include: 26 days holidays + UK bank holidays. We also offer the option to purchase up to 4 additional days. Excellent pension contribution from day one of up to 15.5% of your basic salary (9.5% matched company contribution with a 6% contribution from the employee's side). Flexible working, as we want all our employees to have a brilliant work-life balance. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave. L&D budget and access to learning and training opportunities. Various social remote activities to keep connected as a company. Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing app access and Mental Health First Aiders. Life assurance. Private medical insurance, health and dental cash plan options. Gym membership and staff discounts. Cycle to work scheme. Season travel tickets. Subscriptions to Findmypast and British Newspaper Archive. Call with a member of our People Team. Interview with an Engineering Lead and a few Engineers from the team. Pair on an algorithm with a few Engineers. Final round interview. JavaScript, Node.js, React, GraphQLJavaScript, Node.js, React, GraphQL
