Senior C4I Systems Engineer – Military Communications

Tektora; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Tektora is seeking a senior Systems Engineer with a military communications/C4I background to join their Abu Dhabi team. You'll own the design from stakeholder requirements through to an interoperable system, spanning radio, network and security disciplines.

Open to relocation, the role requires extensive experience in military comms, MBSE modelling and C4I architectures, and you will collaborate across software, simulation, QA and integration teams to deliver product baselines.

Qualifications

• Degree (BSc, MSc or PhD) in Computer, Software, Electronic or Telecommunications Engineering, or Mathematics.
• 8+ years in communications systems engineering.
• Strong grounding in tactical and strategic military communication systems - protocols, waveforms and encryption.
• Network architecture experience for military systems: tactical WAN/LAN, MANETs, IP over radio and SATCOM.
• Hands-on implementation across the TCP/IP stack: Ethernet, VLANs, RS-232/422/485, HTTP/S, SNMP, VoIP, SSH.
• Experience delivering systems compliant with military certification requirements.
• Familiarity with INCOSE or NASA SE Handbook and MBSE modelling languages (SysML, UML) and V-Model development.
• Network simulation tools and RF analysis equipment; cybersecurity and information assurance for mil comms.
• Electronic warfare and cyber defence exposure; MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461 familiarity.
• DOORS for requirements management; Linux and command-line diagnostics; ability to explain technical detail to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Analysing high-level and stakeholder requirements and deriving new requirements from system down to component level.
• Developing system designs in line with MBSE principles and ensuring requirements flow down into the design solution.
• Producing and documenting interface designs and Interface Control Documents.
• Designing communication architectures and components that interoperate with military platforms - HF/VHF/UHF radio, tactical data links and SATCOM.
• Developing, configuring and testing communication protocols, including MIL-STD, IP-based protocols and secure wireless networks.
• Integrating COTS and custom-built hardware and software into military networks.
• Supporting system design reviews, and identifying and managing technical risk.
• Working alongside software, integration, simulation, QA and configuration management teams to deliver product baselines.

Job description

Tektora is seeking a senior Systems Engineer with a military communications/C4I background to join their Abu Dhabi team. You'll own the design from stakeholder requirements through to an interoperable system, spanning radio, network and security disciplines.

Open to relocation, the role requires extensive experience in military comms, MBSE modelling and C4I architectures, and you will collaborate across software, simulation, QA and integration teams to deliver product baselines.