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[/company/mbda](/company/mbda)[MBDA](/company/mbda)
# Principal System Design Engineer at MBDA

Compensation · Listed in posting

£53,000 – £57,500/yr

**Setup**
: Hybrid

**Location**
: Stevenage, England · Bristol, England

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: lead/mgmt

**Posted**
: Aug 20, 2026

## Description

MBDA is hiring Principal Systems Design Engineers for its System Design Missiles function, supporting major UK and allied Armed Forces programmes developing complex weapons. The role covers systems engineering across requirements, architecture, verification, certification, trade studies, and system development, with opportunities to lead work packages and support junior engineers. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement of 2–3 days per week on-site, requires British citizenship or dual UK nationality with British citizenship, and pays £53,000–£57,500 depending on experience.

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