Digital Excellence Technical - Undergraduate Placement 2027

Our company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given

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.

The opportunity:

During your one-year placement, you will join one of our Digital Excellence teams, with your placement area determined by business priorities and opportunities available at the time. This could include: Cyber, Digital Factory & Business Applications, Workplace Services, Infrastructure & Networks, Enterprise Architecture & AI & Data.

Whichever area you join, you will work alongside experienced specialists and contribute to real projects and business challenges. Depending on your placement, you could be designing digital solutions, analysing data, exploring emerging technologies, supporting enterprise platforms, strengthening our digital foundations or helping shape how technology is used across MBDA.

With support from experienced colleagues, you could develop skills in:

• Applying technology to solve complex problems
• Contributing to secure, scalable digital solutions
• Understanding enterprise technology and architecture
• Working with AI, data and emerging technologies
• Collaborating with technical specialists and business teams
• Presenting and communicating technical ideas
• Building relationships across an international organisation

The placement in Digital Excellence will give you hands-on experience of technology in a complex engineering environment, while building the technical, business and professional skills that will support your future career.

Digital technology plays a critical role in enabling our people and our business to succeed. Within Digital Excellence, you'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful challenges, learn from specialists across a wide range of disciplines and contribute to the digital capabilities that will support MBDA now and into the future.

What we're looking for from you:

• Current undergraduate working towards a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline.
• You do not need to know exactly where you want your career to take you, we are looking for people with curiosity, enthusiasm and the ambition to learn, who want to explore how digital technology can make a real difference.

What we can offer you

• 1 year placement: starting September 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
• Company bonus: based on company performance and will vary year to year
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Annual Leave:  25 days' plus option to purchase extra holiday
• Flexi Leave: up to 15 additional days
• Facilities: fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

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.

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