optical systems engineer jobs in Bradley Stoke

You will have the opportunity to work across all these different areas to discover your passion in engineering and develop the skills and knowledge needed to excel in your career within EO Seekers & Systems. What we're looking for from you Working towards a degree in a Physics, Engineering, Electronics, Computing or any Applied Science discipline.

You will be the technical architect for control strategies, moving beyond simple PID loops to implement robust, high-performance control laws capable of operating in demanding environments and high-dynamic manoeuvres. What will be your responsibilities:

You will be based at either our Barnstaple, Bristol or Beckington sites and allows for flexible working, including home working were appropriate. This role allows for flexible working patterns including home working (with attendance at SEAs offices being minimal - typically only required for quarterly progress meetings in Bristol and other occasional, irregular meetings at SEAs premises).

Job Description Principal Systems Engineer The Role: As a Principal Systems Engineer at Synoptix you will be helping guide the scope and direction of the engineering projects you are working on. As an agile business in the true sense the principal engineer will be given the relative freedom to take ownership at the strategic level of the project. This involves talking to the external...

Principal Machine Learning Engineer – Production Systems Overview SoftInWay UK Ltd. Is seeking a highly experienced ML Systems Architect to design and implement a scalable, production-grade architecture for our machine learning solver. This role bridges research prototypes and commercial deployment, ensuring reliability, maintainability, and performance in a mixed technology...

Senior Systems Consultant Bristol (Hybrid Working) Salary negotiable depending on experience Responsibilities: - Research and concept development of systems solutions. - Development and management of system requirements. - Development of abstract architectures to describe systems. - Design process engineering for hardware, software, and mixed technology systems. - Systems safety engineering,...

Senior Systems Engineer Salary: Up to £47,000 per year (DOE) | Working Model: Hybrid, 4–5 days on-site Be part of a pioneering defence initiative shaping the next generation of combat air systems. This role offers the chance to work on advanced weapon integration and effects management, collaborating with international partners to deliver cutting-edge capabilities for the Royal Air Force. As a...

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with deep experience delivering requirements-based testing, IVVQ campaigns, and end-to-end trials across complex, safety- and mission-critical defence systems. You’ll lead laboratory, rig, field, and sea trials, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring compliance, certification, and airworthiness objectives are met across development cycles. This...

Job Description ??Location:Bristol ??Salary:£70,000 £80,000 + benefits A leading engineering consultancy supporting complex UK Government and Defence programmes is seeking an experiencedPrincipal Systems Engineering Consultantto provide technical leadership, shape strategy, and deliver high-quality engineering solutions across the full Systems Engineering lifecycle. Key Responsibilities -...

Job Description Bristol 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...

You will join a team that nurtures a positive and collaborative culture, and have the opportunity to work across a wide range of areas from major defence programmes, to internal research and development studies, to hands-on laboratory experience. Work will require a combination of both independent and team working, plus offer you the flexibility for hybrid working where possible.

You will gain technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: - Network Enabled Weapons - Platform Communications - 6th Generation Aircraft Capabilities - Missile-to-Missile Communications Some Key Accountabilities are: - To bring a technical perspective to System of Systems concepting activities

Job Description Bristol 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...

Job Description Weapon Systems Algorithms Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2026 Algorithms are the backbone behind technology. We use them everyday without knowing, from scrolling social media to searching for the fastest route home. In the defence industry, we use them for so much more. In the Weapons System Algorithms & Performance team (WSAP), it's our job to develop and optimise the...

Job Description Systems Engineer - Undergraduate Placement 2026 Salary: £23,495 Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: Where possible, we will seek to accommodate a blended approach to on-site and remote working, but this will depend on project requirements and the need for access to specific site facilities. Security clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions...

You will shape how we approach our programmes, considering the needs and expectations of customers, the capability of technology and third party suppliers. Day to day you'll be key in providing education, training and consultancy style, system design support to key programmes, tailored to their needs to ensure maximum benefit is obtained from best practice use.

Job Description Bristol 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...

You will have experience in functional design and/or integration to demonstrate your understanding of the challenges of integrating complex systems into a larger / wider system context. This role will involve working with our customer to support system requirements and architecture definition whilst working internally within a multidisciplinary team to develop a product that meets this need.

Job Description An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the growing Integration and Systems Validation team supporting the Land Ceptor project with Ground Based Trials activities for a large export programme. Salary: up to £50,000pa (depending on experience) Location: Bristol (we may be able to offer a relocation package for this role) Dynamic (hybrid) working: typically, 3-5 days per week...

Job Description Bristol 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,...