Job Description:

Systems Engineer

Location: Hampshire / Hybrid (2 days onsite)
Salary: Up to £60,000 per annum
Security Clearance: SC Clearance required

Are you an experienced Systems Engineer looking to work on complex, cutting-edge defence technology? We're looking for a technically driven engineer to play a key role in the design, development and delivery of advanced systems supporting critical defence capabilities.

This is an opportunity to work across the full engineering lifecycle, from early-stage research and concept development through to product delivery and in-service support, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on innovative projects involving RF communications, sensors, Position, Navigation & Timing (PNT) and Electronic Warfare (EW) technologies.

As a Systems Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership across a range of programmes, acting as a System Design Authority and ensuring solutions are delivered to the highest technical standards.

You'll be responsible for:

• Leading system design activities across the full engineering lifecycle.
• Providing technical leadership to multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Developing innovative solutions from concept through to delivery.
• Working closely with customers to understand requirements and shape technical solutions.
• Supporting bids, research activities and technology development programmes.
• Managing technical risks and ensuring projects meet performance, quality and delivery objectives.
• Contributing to equipment trials, integration activities and rapid prototyping where required.

You'll have:

• A degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Proven Systems Engineering experience across the product development lifecycle.
• Experience leading technical teams or acting as a technical authority.
• Knowledge of sensor systems and RF communications.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Current SC Clearance.

Experience in any of the following would be highly beneficial:

• Electronic Warfare (EA, ES, ECM, ESM or RF Cyber)
• Software Defined Radios (SDR)
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
• FPGA technologies
• RF systems and antennas
• Open architectures such as SOSA, OpenVPX, MORA, OpenCPI or STICS
• Agile, SAFe, Waterfall or Spiral delivery methodologies
• Technical risk and RAID management