automation systems engineer jobs in Hitchin

Job Description Lead Space Systems Verification Engineer – Permanent – Attractive Aerospace, Space and Satcoms and Defence - WFH/Hybrid/Remote – Bedfordshire Due to expansion a Lead Space Systems Verification Engineer is required within a leading Telecoms, Satellite, Defence and Space Systems Technology Company. The successful Lead Space Systems Verification Engineer will provide technical and...

You will be working on a platform that automates complex data workflows used in mission critical environments. With major global partners, recent investment, and expansion across the UK, Europe, and the US, this is a chance to take ownership of quality engineering in a product that genuinely matters.

Protection & Substation Design Engineer We are seeking an experienced Protection & Substation Design Engineer with in-depth, hands-on knowledge of protection systems and electrical substation scheme design. The role reports directly to the Engineering Team Leader for Protection Systems and involves leading technical projects from design through to commissioning. Key Responsibilities - Lead...

You will have several years experience in the gate industry - DHF qualified (preferred) - Able to install BFT, DEA, VIDEX and similar products - Willingness to be a team player and to go the extra mile - Positive attitude and " can do" approach - Multi skilled (electrics/groundworks/ all aspects of automated gate installation tasks) xwwtmva

Integration & Systems Validation Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2026 MBDA develop some of the world's highest performing weapon systems; but how do we demonstrate and prove this? This is the challenge that Integration and Systems Validation (ISV) are facing. Salary: £23,495 Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: 4-5 days per week on site due to workload classification Security Clearance: British...

Job Description Verification & Validation Engineer (Embedded Systems) This role sits within a team that qualifies key components used in advanced defence systems. You'd be working across several work packages, supporting engineers from different disciplines to make sure embedded software and electro-mechanical products meet strict performance, safety and reliability requirements. At its core,...

Airborne Launcher Functional Systems Engineer Are you the right applicant for this opportunity Find out by reading through the role overview below. Location: Bristol/Stevenage, 2-3 days on site Duration: 6 Months Rate: Up to £70 ph Umbrella SC Clearance required Responsibilities: - Analyse high level design documentation to elaborate and capture required sub-system functional behaviour -...

Job Description Satellite AIT Electrical Systems Engineer - £55ph via Umbrella, 37-hour week + paid overtime - Initial 12-month contract with extensions likely - Full-time, on-site in Stevenage - Work on advanced spacecraft systems in a secure and high-tech environment - SC Clearance required ABOUT THE CLIENT: Our client is a global leader in aerospace and defence innovation, delivering...

You will be the "architect of the satellite's brain," managing the end-to-end data chain from sensors to transmitters. This role bridges the gap between high-level mission design and hardware implementation, requiring expertise in avionics, data protocols, and supplier management.

You will be responsible for the entirety of the back end features of the products.

You will be in charge of building scalable backend services and awesome messaging queues.

You will be responsible for developing a Python-based back end platform that's handling 100,000+s of interactions daily.

Stevenage At MBDA, we are continuing to grow our Data Link Systems organisation, providing a world leading missile data link capability. We have a number of exciting opportunities within Data Link Systems, working across the product lifecycle from research, the early concept phase, through full product design to production. These roles require a range of knowledge and experience from graduate to...

You will be responsible for leading data link systems engineering work on a new weapons system programme, interfacing xujxxms with both suppliers and customers, and providing technical leadership for ju...

Stevenage The Land Ceptor System of Systems organisation is growing fast in order to support delivery of export contracts and evolution of the product to enhance the capabilities for our customers. As a System of Systems engineer your primary objective is to support the functional integration of the Land Ceptor product into a wider Ground Based Air Defence Weapon System context. Salary: £45,000...

Stevenage The Sea Ceptor Weapon Systems team is expanding and seeks a Systems Engineer to deliver certification & verification activities to support multiple customers. Salary: Up to £57,000 Depending on Experience 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...

Stevenage We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Systems Engineer to join our RF Seekers Team within the Seekers and Datalink Systems Department, based at our site in Stevenage. This is a phenomenal opportunity to be part of a successful team working at the forefront of technology, developing new and innovative seeker solutions from complex requirements. Salary: Circa £50,000 -...

Stevenage An opportunity has arisen to join the Data Link Systems team within the Seekers and Data Link Systems directorate as Systems Engineering Lead. The role will involve supporting projects in their use of current and emerging systems engineering processes, methods and tools, whilst concurrently being actively involved in developing and promoting best practice usage to improve efficiency...

Stevenage Electro-Optic Seekers & Systems Engineer - Summer Placement 2026 Would you like to utilise your degree to push the cutting edge of sensing and imaging technology? This opportunity within the Electro-Optics Seekers and Sensors department at MBDA will allow you to innovate within a supportive team, at a company that invests in its people and supports our Armed Forces. Salary: £23,495...

Stevenage Join MBDA's Actuation Systems Centre of Excellence as a Systems Engineer and play a key role in developing advanced actuation technologies for next-generation defence systems. Salary: up to £53,000 dependent on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working: We trust our people to agree, within their teams, where and when they can be most effective. Our Dynamic Working policy allows individuals...

Stevenage At MBDA, we are growing our Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) capabilities; consequently, the EW Group are recruiting an EW Systems Engineer who will form a critical part of the team that is developing current and future EW Weapon Systems. Salary: Up to £55,000, depending on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working pattern : We trust our people to agree, within their teams, where and when...

Stevenage As a Future Products Principal Systems Engineer within the newly formed Future Products department; part of Missile Design UK: Emerging Portfolio & Capability function, you will be assigned to take on a variety of roles in support of MBDA's Vision 2040. Salary: Circa £55,000 depending on experience Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3-4 days per week on-site due to workload...