Commercial Placement 2026

Commercial Placement 2026

Join us in winning work, delivering on promises and building trusted relationships. You'll help secure new opportunities, support keys project to ensure we meet our contractual commitments and work closely with key stakeholders to make a real impact.

Salary: £23,495

Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: 2-3 days per week on-site but this will depend on project and function requirements and the need for access to specific site facilities.

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.

CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ROLE IS MIDNIGHT ON 5TH JANUARY 2026 (SUBJECT TO APPLICATION VOLUMES)

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
• 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…

The opportunity

The Commercial team work across the MBDA's product range and help to maintain and improve the business aspects of MBDA. We negotiate all the Contracts within the UK and handle all the formal Customer liaison contributing to the overall business objectives.

The Commercial team are embedded in all MBDA programmes across the product range and are responsible for tendering and managing the Commercial and contractual elements of the business within the UK.

As an Undergraduate you'll experience the excitement of winning new work as well as being a key point of contact for contract information for existing contracts within your project area. Either way, your role will be integral to being a part of the delivery chain that ensures MBDA meets all its contractual obligations to its customers.

You'll work collaboratively with other departments while gaining an understanding of the wider MBDA business and Commercial's role within it. Some tasks may see you liaising with a variety of other departments, such as Business and Performance Managers (project managers) regarding the delivery of a contract and management of schedules; Major Equipment Procurement in relation to the management of supplier contracts; and Finance for any matters relating to receipt of customer payments and payments to subcontractors.

This role is ideal for those looking to work on a wide variety of tasks and activities on a daily basis.

We'll provide practical training to develop your skills in:

• Understanding how a contract is agreed and managed.
• Understanding how MBDA bid for new work, including constructing and pricing Commercial proposals.
• Building and maintaining relationships with customers and other stakeholders.
• Presenting and communicating in various forums.
• Analysing and solving business challenges and positively influencing business decisions.

This will be achieved with support and mentorship from a skilled and experienced team.

What we're looking for from you

• Working towards a degree in Business and Management, Politics, Law, English studies or Economics (minimum 2.2).

Application Process

• Submit an application: Our application form contains a few factual questions, some questions relating to the role you have applied for and a section for you to tell us all about you!
• Online assessment - Part One: Next in our process is part one of our online strengths assessment, completely tailored to our business and early careers schemes. After completing our assessment you'll receive a personalised report.
• Online assessment - Part Two: Part two of our online assessments include three video recorded tasks which are authentic work scenario based activities which you could be doing on your programme - we refer to these as job simulations.
• Assessment centre: Our strength based assessment centre is a half day virtual experience! You’ll get to work on a range of tasks, meet current programme members and people from the department you have applied for. All candidates receive feedback on their performance.
• Offer: We’ll call you within a week of your assessment day to talk through your feedback and the finer details of your offer, as well as next steps.

Training and Development

You’ll be able to choose between a variety of online learning platforms such as Percipio, YouLearn, Career Builder and Video Gateway. Each one is tailored to a specific type of learning. Speak to your line manager to find out more.

We encourage new learning and will provide up to £150 in financial support per year if you wish to participate in further study in your own time. You’ll have access to our Learning Gateway, which hosts the formal course catalogue and is where you can select the right training for your role and future development. The catalogue displays which courses are being delivered virtually or are classroom based. If you want to lead a team, you might be interested in our management training, designed for people of all experience levels.

Dynamic Working

The way we work is changing and your schedule will reflect that. For non-executive employees, we have a flexi-time scheme that allows you to choose, within certain parameters, when you start and finish each day and how you can use time you have accrued. If you have worked the time, you are also able to accrue and take up to 15 days of Flexi-leave per annum, in addition to the 25 days of annual leave provided and bank holidays.

Security Clearance

All employees at MBDA are required to hold UK Security or BPSS Clearance.

For further information, please view our Security & Vetting page.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.