Safety and Reliability Engineer

Our Safety and Reliability Department is critical to ensuring that the complex weapon systems we provide to the Armed Forces are safe to operate and perform flawlessly when it matters most. You will gain hands‑on experience across the entire product lifecycle, from initial concept to customer delivery.,

• 10 week placement:
  Starting June 2027, that allows you to apply your university learning to real‑world projects and technologies
• Perform well on your placement and you could secure a graduate role before your final year
• Pension:
  Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime:
  Opportunity for paid overtime
• Annual Leave: 5 days
• Facilities:
  Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more.

The opportunity:

The Safety and Reliability Department support all areas of the business to ensure all the products MBDA produces are safe to use and provide a reliable performance to the Armed Forces who protect our nations. In this team you'll be supporting in assessing and assuring the safety and reliability aspects of the inherently lethal attributes required of complex weapon systems - specialisation in either safety or reliability could be supported.

During your placement, you may be supporting design teams to deliver safe and reliable products on time and on cost. Or implementing business processes (with guidance from Guided Weapon Safety Officers or Technical Experts).

• Develop an understanding of Safety and Reliability Engineering, specifically within the Defence sector.
• Experience and support product development across the different phases; from product conception through testing and trials to manufacture and customer delivery.
• Experience Safety and Reliability Engineering techniques and best practice. For example;
  Hazard Analysis, Failure Mode Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Safety or Reliability Case Reports.

Whatever you get involved in you'll also see how working with others is crucial to Engineering, by liaising with stakeholders in MBDA and also externally. You'll be able to choose between a variety of online learning platforms such as Percipio, You Learn, 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.

Current undergraduate working towards a degree in Physics, Astronomy or Aeronautical/Aerospace, Electrical/Electronic, Systems and Safety Engineering discipline.

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom. We are proud of our employee‑led networks, examples include:
Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more... 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.

Salary: £24,460 (pro‑rata) 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 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.