Laser Systems Engineer

If you are looking for a career at the cutting edge, delivering a first of its kind technology of great strategic and national importance, then apply to DragonFire today!

Salary: Up to £53,000, depending on experience/grade.

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 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.

• 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
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

With the recent award of the DragonFire Contract, MBDA will be delivering the first ever Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) onto Royal Navy warships within the next 2 years. Following on from these successes, MBDA is looking for flexible, motivated, and technically astute candidates to continue to develop DragonFire into a world class, deployable, LDEW air defence system. Our ambitious plans involve parallel and interleaved streams of pioneering technology, experimentation and rapid weapon system development, providing opportunities across the key weapon system domains of Systems Engineering: requirements, design, performance analysis and certification.

PhD or industry experience in the development of laser technology at a system level

In depth understanding of laser physics and optics, with the ability to influence and contribute to the design and development of a cutting edge laser systems and technology

Ability to support technical mediation, communicating issues, architectures and ideas at all levels

Demonstrated ability in technical mediation, communicating complex laser and optics concepts, architectures, and ideas effectively at all levels, from high level management and technical experts to systems engineering specialists and non technical stakeholders

Ability to develop excellent working relationships with partners and customers/key stakeholders as well as team members and other departments

A passion for problem solving, persistence, and a commitment to delivering high quality results

• Experience with high power laser technology / laser systems
• Requirements analysis, specifications and justification
• Systems proving, design assurance and certification
• Experience of developing complex systems, ideally in defence
• Support functional design with requirement flow down through system/sub system/equipment
• Experience of system architecting tools e.g. DOORS/DOORS NG/Rhapsody

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.