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Bolton, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
MBDA is looking for Software Engineers to join the Software Resource and Capability Team, working on Test Equipment software in support of manufacturing, production test, integration and wider engineering activities.
Salary: £40,000 - £65000 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 4 to 5 Days a week in the office
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.
What we can offer you:
The opportunity
This is an opportunity to join a growing Test Equipment Software capability supporting MBDA’s UK test and manufacturing environment.
Test Equipment Software plays a critical role in enabling the configuration, verification, validation and production testing of MBDA products. The software developed and supported by the team is used alongside specialist Test Equipment hardware to prove product conformance, support manufacturing output, investigate test issues and maintain reliable test capability across development and manufacturing environments.
The role is practical, varied and production (manufacturing) facing. You will develop, maintain, support and improve software used within complex test systems, including test applications, automated test sequences, diagnostic tools, equipment interfaces, data capture, configuration tools and software that interacts with hardware, firmware, operating systems and production test environments.
This is not a role limited to writing code in isolation. It suits engineers who enjoy solving practical engineering problems, working close to real equipment, understanding how software behaves in physical test environments, and helping build reliable, supportable and well documented test solutions.
The team will support both stability and improvement: ensuring existing Test Equipment software remains reliable and available, while identifying opportunities to standardise, automate, improve diagnostics, reduce recurring issues and strengthen long-term supportability.
What you will be doing
You may be involved in:
What we’re looking for from you:
We are looking for software or electronics engineer with transferable skills into software development and support for Test Equipment solutions.
You should have:
You will enjoy this role if you like solving practical technical problems, working close to real products and equipment, and being part of a team that helps keep critical test capability stable, understood and improving over time.
Useful experience
Experience in any of the following would be beneficial, but is not essential:
Configuration management, version control or working in safety-critical, regulated or high-integrity engineering environments
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