Systems Engineer - Future Systems

• Aug 2021 - Jun 2022

Year-long placement at Europe’s largest missile provider, MBDA. My role as a Future Systems Engineer was an exciting opportunity to build on my interest in aeronautics and defence while providing valuable experience applying the concepts taught on my course in an industrial setting. My work across four different projects saw me working in both systems engineering and technical roles, which included: · Working with a mechanical design engineer to design a novel airframe concept and produce an accompanying report, forming part of a customer deliverable. · Leading the development of a unique airframe prototype to support a pitch to the Executive Committee. This included (i) managing a £20k budget over a 3-month time-scale, (ii) working with external contractors to build sub-scale and full-scale prototypes, (iii) working with risk and safety managers to organise an airframe trial, and (iv) representing the team at a 4-day event in Paris where I acted as the main point of contact for the team and presented progress to senior stakeholders including the CTO. · Supporting the systems engineering work on a large-scale technical demonstrator programme, which included (i) generating system requirements through close collaboration with technical subsystems, (ii) generating a set of test cases to assess the performance of the system, while (iii) presenting this work to external customers and senior stakeholders. · Developing a new business proposal, which I successfully pitched to senior management, securing £55k of funding to develop a prototype. I enjoyed the close collaboration with Engineers across a broad set of technical functions, and this was valuable in developing team-working, leadership, and communication skills. I will be returning to MBDA for a Guidance, Control and Navigation summer placement in June 2023. Show less