Job Details Cyber Security - Undergraduate Placement 2025 R21948

The Cyber Security department delivers effective information security solutions for our weapon systems and their associated sub-systems, providing documentation and evidence to support security approval and accreditation activities within the programme context.

You'll be identifying security risks within complex weapon systems, products and solutions and ensuring that those risks are addressed by the implementation and delivery of effective and balanced security measures.

Our work covers:

• Assisting in the timely integration of information assurance activities with the weapon system engineering, design, manufacturing and support programmes.


• Contribution to, and conduct of, trade studies related to weapon system information security.


• Providing security documentation and evidence to meet MOD security accreditation requirements.


• Help develop security architectures to enable sustainable evolution of security architectures through life. Supporting hardware, electronics and software developments.


• Contributing to corporate information assurance knowledge and capability and maintaining knowledge of technology development and implications for information security.


Working in this role, you get to be involved in the entire systems engineering lifecycle - from specification of security requirements and development of security architectures, to working with Manufacturing to ensure that the security design is repeatable through the production chain. Working in a lab-based environment you'll engage with colleagues, engineering teams and sub-contractors to provide direction, guidance and support.

You'll also experience:

• Architecture design and specification,


• Integration, test, and analysis of achieved performance.


• Opportunities to develop practical cyber security skills such as "pen testing", "capability and vulnerability analysis" in the new cyber lab. In order to de risk security solutions.


• Working with customers, accreditors and national/ international technical authorities.


• Generation of information security Risk Assessments, Risk Treatment Plans and Risk Management and Accreditation Documents.


This role is suited to those that have a basic experience or understanding of cyber security including current cyber technologies and the current challenges in the cyber space. See the bigger picture, over focusing on the detail. It is ideal for individuals that are able to adapt existing knowledge to other engineering domains as well as between customer-focused and technical-focused activities and those with an innovative mind-set willing to challenge the "normal".,
• 10 month undergraduate placement starting September 2025


• Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals and free car parking


• A placement that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world engineering projects and technologies


• Flexible working


We respect new perspectives and experiences, and we value our collaborative ways of working. We are committed to growing and supporting diversity in our workforce and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential. MBDA is proud of our employee-led networks including Gender Equality, Pride, Neurodiversity, Ethnic Diversity, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers and Armed Forces.

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process., You'll be able to choose between a variety of online learning platforms such as Percipio, YouLearn, Career Builder and Video Gateway. Each one is tailored to a specific type of learning. Speak to your line manager to find out more.

We encourage new learning and will provide up to £150 in financial support per year if you wish to participate in further study in your own time. You'll have access to our Learning Gateway, which hosts the formal course catalogue and is where you can select the right training for your role and future development. The catalogue displays which courses are being delivered virtually or are classroom based. If you want to lead a team, you might be interested in our management training, designed for people of all experience levels.


• Currently studying towards a degree in an Engineering (incl. Aeronautical, Aerospace, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Production, Civil, Electrical and Software), Physics, Mathematics, or Computer Science discipline.
  
  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.