Weapon System Simulation and Experimentation Engineer Placement 2026

Weapon System Simulation and Experimentation Engineer Placement 2026

Weapon System Simulation and Experimentation (WSSE) design leading-edge software applications and simulations in order to support synthetic battlefield experiments, weapon system integration, product concept and design, and so much more. We create demonstrators and system representations for products from across the MBDA portfolio, covering Land, Sea and Air domains.

Salary: £23,495

Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: 3-5 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.

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

WSSE's simulations are at the forefront of problem solving across a broad spectrum of MBDA's programs, focusing on improving MBDA's Agility and Time to Market. The simulations we develop evolve in-line with the lifecycle of the systems: from concept demonstrations with customers and stakeholders, to integration, trials, experimentation, and training with in-service operators. We work alongside other business areas such as Integration & Systems Validation, Human Factors, Future Systems, Customer Support Services and Sales & Business Development.

WSSE is a dynamic department based across our Stevenage and Bristol sites with a diverse team of engineers working together to deliver across a wide range of projects and programs. You will have the opportunity to broaden and strengthen your skills from experts in synthetic environments and be a part of our agile teams developing, integrating and deploying software and simulation components. The role will give experience of software development methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall.

There is training in new programming languages and software tools, and experience integrating and deploying software applications onto hardware environments. As well as the opportunity to develop and test code within professional software development teams, and gain an understanding of the company process for delivering products to our customers, including test and certification.

We work across a number of disciplines, primarily software development using programming languages such as C++, C# and Java within environments such as Visual Studio and Eclipse, but we also span system engineering, networking, hardware integration, and use of algorithms such as flight dynamics and rotational geometry.

What we're looking for from you

• Working towards a degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematical Studies or a Computing discipline.

Application Process

• 1. 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!
• 2. 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.
• 3. 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.
• 4. 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.
• 5. 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.

Information

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.

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.