MBDA

About the Company

A world leader in missiles and missile systems.

Our multi-national organisation is made up of around 13,000 employees working across the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and the US, and is the first truly integrated European defence company.

As the European champion in our sector, our vision is to continue to grow our presence as a global player. Our mission is to achieve this by establishing ourselves as an industry leader; promoting co-operation and delivering technical and operational excellence to our customer.

Our values are:
* Innovation:
Ensuring operational and strategic advantage;
* Commitment:
Always delivering on our promises;
* Integrity:
A reliable and trusted partner with the highest professional and ethical standards;
* Passion:
Applying all our energy and focus to every task, recognising our role in providing mission critical capabilities;
* Team Spirit:
Harnessing our diversity and collective purpose to deliver competitive advantage to all of our stakeholders.

We have a rich heritage of designing and producing missiles and missile systems to meet the whole range of current and future operational requirements for the three armed forces (army, navy, air force). We are proud to be a trusted partner to our armed forces and work with them to deliver a cutting-edge portfolio of products.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

MBDA

Job Title

Product Security Engineer

Job Description

Job title: Product Security Engineer Role Summary: Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive technical security solutions across the product life cycle for complex defense systems. Lead multidisciplinary teams to ensure products remain tamper‑resistant, protect intellectual property, and satisfy customer security requirements while meeting safety, budget and schedule constraints. Expectations: - Secure HMG Security Check (SC) clearance; preferred DV clearance. - British citizenship required. - Ability to work in a classified, defense‑manufacturing environment and adhere to strict confidentiality and "Need to Know" principles. Key Responsibilities: - Manage task packages for security engineering activities, coordinating hardware, firmware, and software teams. - Conduct trade‑space analysis to balance protection effectiveness against safety and customer requirements. - Develop and maintain robust security case documentation, negotiating sufficiency with UK customer and technical advisors. - Provide systems design leadership, ensuring coherent integration across design disciplines and qualification of security measures. - Liaise with manufacturing and support teams to preserve confidentiality and integrity throughout production and support life cycles. - Control release of sensitive information to suppliers and customers, ensuring compliance with security policies. Required Skills: - Proven experience as a systems engineer with strong attention to detail. - Knowledge of electronics and/or software design principles (desirable but not mandatory). - Experience managing multi‑disciplinary engineering teams and trade‑space optimization. - Ability to produce clear, technical security documentation and case studies. - Strong communication, stakeholder management, and decision‑making skills. Required Education & Certifications: - Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. - Completion of HMG Security Clearance process (SC); DV clearance preferred.

Bristol, United kingdom

Hybrid

11-03-2026