software systems engineer jobs in Gloucestershire

Job Description Bristol 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...

Job Description ??Location:Bristol ??Salary:£70,000 £80,000 + benefits A leading engineering consultancy supporting complex UK Government and Defence programmes is seeking an experiencedPrincipal Systems Engineering Consultantto provide technical leadership, shape strategy, and deliver high-quality engineering solutions across the full Systems Engineering lifecycle. Key Responsibilities -...

You will join a team supporting the delivery and evolution of a proven land-based air defence system, with responsibility for ensuring requirements are captured, defined, and delivered across a diverse portfolio. Current programmes include supporting UK capability, fulfilling export contracts, and tailoring solutions for new customers.

Principal Systems Engineer The Role: As a Principal Systems Engineer at Synoptix you will be helping guide the scope and direction of the engineering projects you are working on. As an agile business in the true sense the principal engineer will be given the relative freedom to take ownership at the strategic level of the project. This involves talking to the external stakeholders at a high...

Job Description As Control Systems Engineer, you'll own the full lifecycle of automation control and safety systems - from concept through commissioning. Working alongside production, maintenance, and engineering, you'll ensure critical assets run safely, efficiently, and reliably. Client Details Our client is a specialist manufacturer with multiple sites across the UK and a strong...

Job Description Algorithm / Software Engineer (MATLAB / ADA) Location: Bristol (site based) Rate: PAYE: £49.70/hour PAYE (£56.93/hour incl. holiday) or £65/hour Umbrella We seek an engineer with recent high-integrity or safety-critical industry experience (defence, aerospace, or similar), or eligible for UK security clearance. Overview An opportunity is available for an experienced...

You will lead teams that use Systems thinking to analyse, assess and develop ways to mitigate safety, environmental and cyber threats across Aerospace, Defence, Security and Technology markets.

You will have the opportunity to work for leading global consultancy who work across a wide variety of projects with a top reputation for their design and engineering expertise.

You will work from home, with extensive travel to customer sites and occasional visits to our clients Head office in Wincanton. We are not looking for a salesman, necessarily, but we do need someone who can manage and develop customer relationships and who has strong commercial awareness.

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with deep experience delivering requirements-based testing, IVVQ campaigns, and end-to-end trials across complex, safety- and mission-critical defence systems. You’ll lead laboratory, rig, field, and sea trials, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring compliance, certification, and airworthiness objectives are met across development cycles. This...

You will work from home, with extensive travel to customer sites and occasional visits to our clients Head office in Wincanton. We are not looking for a salesman, necessarily, but we do need someone who can manage and develop customer relationships and who has strong commercial awareness.

Job Description Weapon Systems Algorithms Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2026 Algorithms are the backbone behind technology. We use them everyday without knowing, from scrolling social media to searching for the fastest route home. In the defence industry, we use them for so much more. In the Weapons System Algorithms & Performance team (WSAP), it's our job to develop and optimise the...

Job Description Bristol At MBDA, we are growing our Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) capabilities; consequently, the EW Group are recruiting an EW Systems Engineer who will form a critical part of the team that is developing current and future EW Weapon Systems. Salary: Up to £55,000, depending on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working pattern : We trust our people to agree, within their teams,...

Job Description Systems Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2026 Salary: £23,495 Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working, but this will depend on project requirements and the need for access to specific site facilities. Security clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions...

Job Description Bristol 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 Weapon System Network Communications Engineer - Undergraduate Programme 2026 The Network Communications Department at MBDA is offering a fantastic 1 year placement opportunity to undergraduates with a passion for developing and applying their Network Communications skills and knowledge. Salary: £23,495 Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: 3-4 days per week on-site due to workload...

Job Description Bristol The Land Ceptor System of Systems organisation is growing fast in order to support delivery of export contracts and evolution of the product to enhance the capabilities for our customers. As a System of Systems engineer your primary objective is to support the functional integration of the Land Ceptor product into a wider Ground Based Air Defence Weapon System...

Job Description Bristol 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 Bristol 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, whilst concurrently being actively involved in developing and promoting best practice usage to...

Job Description Bristol At MBDA, we are continuing to grow our Data Link Systems organisation, providing a world leading missile data link capability. We have a number of exciting opportunities within Data Link Systems, working across the product lifecycle from research, the early concept phase, through full product design to production. These roles require a range of knowledge and experience...

Job Description Bristol Would you like to be part of a group of specialist engineers helping to deliver some of the world's most sophisticated defence systems? We are currently recruiting for a software security expert, to work across a range of our products! Salary: Circa £74,000 depending on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 to 5 days per week on-site, due to workload...