Antenna Product Architect

Thales; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defence technology provider is seeking an Antenna Product Architect to design and develop innovative antenna solutions. The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and leading complex systems integration. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, notable experience in antenna design, and excellent problem-solving skills. This position offers hybrid working options and various professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Market leading training and development

Strong pension contribution

Private healthcare

Relocation support

Qualifications

• Experience of leading complex Antenna system development.
• Experience of antenna design, integration and test.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of Antenna solutions.
• Create a cohesive product line offering.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Antenna design

RF design principles

Problem-solving

Complex systems integration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Ansys Electrical

Job description

Location: Crawley, United Kingdom. Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defence mission systems solutions at land, sea, and air. Our platforms extend across the battlespace including Above and Sonar, Electronic Combat, and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance systems. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Antenna Product Architect
Crawley – Hybrid (Relocation support can be provided)

Thales Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) UK is a principal supplier of UAS, EW and Radar equipment to the UK armed forces, as well as an exporter of these capabilities worldwide.

Entering a new phase of extensive product development ISR is focused on delivering cutting edge products including:

• Digital Radar Electronic Support Measures (RESM) that provides situational awareness and identify threats even in busy Electronic Transmission Environments
• Radar Electronic Countermeasures (RECM) that can protect assets by denying tactical advantage and distracting incoming threats.

We’re growing and we are looking for ambitious Engineers and Architect to join us on the journey. We are actively recruiting an Antenna Product Architect at an ‘SME’ or Technical Expert level to join us and hold responsibility for the Antenna Sub-system and integration into the overall system architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of Antenna solutions for both domestic and export portfolios
• Create a cohesive product line offering and collaborate with other product line architects to ensure cohesion
• Architect and optimise antenna systems for performance, key characteristics (such as size, weight, power, sustainability)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure optimal design, driving antenna integration across multiple projects, working closely with both systems and hardware teams
• Define and recommend candidate architectures to satisfy stakeholder expectations according to the standards and re-use policies, the technology roadmap and the business strategy
• Establish the solution architecture by making trade-offs between stakeholder expectations, technical and technological solutions and costs, risks and schedule, document the associated artefacts
• Manage, all along the project life cycle, the assignment of the corresponding level requirements, the management of the performance evaluation and the critical parameters
• Support product development through entire lifecycle from bid concept to manufacture and in-service support
• Conduct electromagnetic simulations (using Anysys Electrical) to model antenna performance
• Perform product testing and validation of antennas, ensuring they meet both product and regulatory requirements

Experience and skillset requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Physics or related field

• Experience of leading complex Antenna system development
• Experience of antenna design, integration and test including but not limited to propagation, radiation patterns, impedance matching, RF design principles, RF testing and measurement equipment, anechoic chamber testing and antenna integration into complex systems
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience integrating and qualifying antennas within a larger complex system
• Ability to work confidently with multiple projects and priorities
• Exposure to safety critical systems and governance

Desirable but not essential

• Experience working in Electronic Warfare or similar field
• Familiarity with Naval Defence standards and regulation

Your Career At Thales UK

Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your Competencies in different areas:

• Room and attention to personal development
• Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solution
• Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path
• Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group

What we can offer

We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation. Our packages will include significant bonus, a strong pension contribute, private healthcare, development focused targets and relocation support can be provided if required along with a variety of learning, development and career enhancement opportunities. Further support can be provided towards academic and membership attainments.

Security Clearance Statement

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UKSV website for further guidance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the National Security Vetting (NSV) Agency – United Kingdom Security Vetting – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Great journeys start here, apply now!