Principal Systems Engineer jobs in Stevenage

Job Description Stevenage As a Future Products Principal Systems Engineer within the newly formed Future Products department; part of Missile Design UK: Emerging Portfolio & Capability function, you will be assigned to take on a variety of roles in support of MBDA's Vision 2040. Salary: Circa £55,000 depending on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-4 days per week on-site due to workload...

You will be represented by a specialist technical recruiter who will guide you through each stage of the process.

Job Description Our client, a trusted partner to the UK Ministry of Defence, is seeking a Principal Thermal Engineer to join the Mechanical Analysis Group in Stevenage. This team of over 30 engineers works across a diverse range of advanced military systems. In this role, you will be part of an internationally recognised organisation and play a pivotal role in ensuring products meet critical...

Principal Systems Engineer Location: Stevenage or Bristol (Hybrid 2–3 Days Per Week) Job Type: Permanent Salary: Up to £65,000 Overview An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Systems Engineer to join a leading defence engineering programme working on some of the UK’s most advanced and secure systems. We are hiring across two core focus areas: - Governance & Process Specialists –...

You will support in reverse engineering and deep understanding of vulnerabilities, including impact analysis and automation.

You must relish the challenge of findings critical vulnerabilities in complex software binaries through automation and manual practices. Creativity is highly valued; being able to find novel vulnerabilities is essential in this role.

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit a Principal Thermal Engineer Subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract. Hourly Rate: £50.00 Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at time and a quarter Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: The role will likely be onsite 3 days per week. Duration:...

You will be involved in: - Take ownership of delivering packages of thermal analysis work - Provide mechanical analysis support to develop designs and deliver thermal performance evidence - Deliver analysis evidence in clear reports with firm conclusion statements - Participate in team meetings and design reviews

You will be a vital part of this evolution, contributing your expertise to our strategy and helping us redefine what services we offer our clients.

You will ensure buildings are designed to minimise fire risks, through contributing to the development of fire strategy reports, calculations and fire risk assessments.

You should also expect to work across the full stack and every stage of the product lifecycle, from system design through to build, test, deployment and supporting systems in production, so you should be skilled in practices like TDD, CI/CD, IaC and Observability.

Principal Scene Generation Engineer Location: Stevenage or Bristol Salary: £45,000 – £65,000 (depending on experience) Contract: Full time, Permanent | SC Eligible (British Citizenship Required) Hybrid Working: 3-4 days per week on-site We’re looking for a Principal Scene Generation Engineer to join a growing team developing advanced modelling and simulation capabilities that replicate...

Stevenage A fantastic opportunity has arisen for experienced Principal Test Development Engineer to contribute to the design, integration and validation of test system hardware solutions, joining our highly skilled and dynamic Test Equipment Design Team. We can offer you a stimulating and rewarding role coupled with an exciting career path! Salary : Circa £55,000 depending on experience Location...

Job Description Stevenage A fantastic opportunity has arisen for experienced Principal Test Development Engineer to contribute to the design, integration and validation of test system hardware solutions, joining our highly skilled and dynamic Test Equipment Design Team. We can offer you a stimulating and rewarding role coupled with an exciting career path! Salary: Circa £55,000 depending on...

Principal Systems Engineer Location: Stevenage or Bristol (Hybrid 2–3 Days Per Week) Job Type: Permanent Salary: Up to £65,000 Overview An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Systems Engineer to join a leading defence engineering programme working on some of the UK’s most advanced and secure systems. We are hiring across two core focus areas : Governance & Process Specialists – Expertise in...

Airborne Launcher Functional Systems Engineer Location: Bristol/Stevenage, 2-3 days on site Duration: 6 Months Rate: Up to £70 ph Umbrella SC Clearance required Responsibilities: - Analyse high level design documentation to elaborate and capture required sub-system functional behaviour - Review evidence and produce certification statements - Build good working relationships with...

Stevenage Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below. An opportunity has arisen to join the Data Link Systems team within the Seekers and Data Link Systems directorate as Systems Engineering Lead. The role will involve supporting projects in their use of current and emerging systems engineering processes, methods and tools,...

Job Description Stevenage Join MBDA's Actuation Systems Centre of Excellence as a Systems Engineer and play a key role in developing advanced actuation technologies for next-generation defence systems. Salary: up to £53,000 dependent on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working: We trust our people to agree, within their teams, where and when they can be most effective. Our Dynamic Working policy...

Job Description Stevenage The Sea Ceptor Weapon Systems team is expanding and seeks a Systems Engineer to deliver certification & verification activities to support multiple customers. Salary: Up to £57,000 Depending on Experience Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site due to workload classification Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British...

Job Description Stevenage We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Systems Engineer to join our RF Seekers Team within the Seekers and Datalink Systems Department, based at our site in Stevenage. This is a phenomenal opportunity to be part of a successful team working at the forefront of technology, developing new and innovative seeker solutions from complex requirements. Salary: Circa...

Job Description Stevenage Electro-Optic Seekers & Systems Engineer - Summer Placement 2026 Would you like to utilise your degree to push the cutting edge of sensing and imaging technology? This opportunity within the Electro-Optics Seekers and Sensors department at MBDA will allow you to innovate within a supportive team, at a company that invests in its people and supports our Armed...

Job Description Integration & Systems Validation Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2026 MBDA develop some of the world's highest performing weapon systems; but how do we demonstrate and prove this? This is the challenge that Integration and Systems Validation (ISV) are facing. Salary: £23,495 Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: 4-5 days per week on site due to workload classification Security Clearance:...