Strike Weapon Systems Analyst
Summary
Analyst in Dstl's Strike Weapons Advice Team conducting systems analysis, modelling, simulation, data analysis and trials to assess current and emerging strike weapon systems, delivering evidence-based advice on defence procurement, weapon effectiveness and capability investment decisions.
- Job grade: Senior Executive Officer
- Contract type: Permanent
- Business area: CDO - S&T Delivery
- Type of role: Analytical
- Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time, Job share
- Number of jobs available: 1
Location
At Dstl, our vision is to have a modern way of working efficiently, accommodating and enabling our people to create, collaborate and deliver. To do this successfully in this job will require attendance at a Dstl location; Government Departments including wider MoD or Delivery and Mission Partner’s premises for 60% of your working time. Where business needs allow, and with the agreement of your line manager, there may be the option for a combination of workplace and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement.
About the job
Job summary
About the Role
Join Dstl's Strike Weapons Advice Team and help shape critical Defence procurement and capability decisions. You will conduct systems analysis, modelling, simulation, data analysis and trials to assess current and emerging strike weapon systems. Using evidence-based approaches, you'll provide trusted advice to government, military and industry stakeholders on weapon effectiveness, capability and investment decisions.
Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
Job description
What You'll Do
- Deliver high-quality analysis and technical advice to support strike weapon procurement and capability development.
- Lead analytical studies and work packages, ensuring outputs are robust, timely and meet customer needs.
- Assess weapon capability, performance and effectiveness using modelling, simulation, trial evidence and research.
- Work closely with military, government and industry partners to understand requirements and inform decision-making.
- Manage technical, delivery and safety risks within projects.
- Support and develop colleagues through collaboration, knowledge sharing and technical leadership.
- Drive continuous improvement in analytical methods and approaches.
- Champion Dstl's commitment to security, health, safety, wellbeing and environmental management.
Person specification
Essential Technical Skills
- Weapon effectiveness, lethality and survivability assessment.
- Modelling and simulation techniques.
- Lethality, vulnerability and target analysis.
- Systems analysis and capability assessment.
- Requirements analysis and technical problem solving.
- Model verification, validation and technical assurance.
Essential Experience
- Delivering complex scientific, technical or analytical studies.
- Developing, applying or assuring analytical models and methodologies.
- Communicating complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Providing evidence-based advice to customers and stakeholders.
- Experience of weapon effectiveness, lethality, vulnerability or survivability assessment.
Why Join Us?
This is an opportunity to work on high-impact Defence challenges, influencing future UK strike weapon capabilities through cutting-edge analysis, modelling and experimentation.
Please see full job profile at the bottom of this page
Important Information
Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.
This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
Qualifications
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Working Together
- Changing and Improving
Benefits
Benefits
Dstl’s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:
Financial: An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution (find out more here). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.
Flexible working: Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours, job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).
Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.
Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.
Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.
Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid
Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.
Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.
Things you need to know
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Selection process details
We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you.
Sifting will take place week commencing the 23rd November with interviews to be arranged from the 14th December 2026
Your interview will consist of behavioural & technical interview to include a 5 minute brief on on 'An Emerging Technology, Method or Approach That Will Change My Profession'
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
Nationality requirements
This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.
Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
Diversity and Inclusion
Apply and further information
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Dstl Recruitment Team
- Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk
Further information
Attachments
| L5, Strike Weapons Systems Analyst, Lethality & Protection, S&T Delivery Opens in new window (pdf, 178kB) |
| Dstl Candidate Pack Opens in new window (pdf, 4978kB) |
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