Electrical Systems Engineer - Expeditionary EW & Cyber

Metrea; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Gym membership subsidy

Electric Car scheme

Cycle to work

Salary sacrificed pension scheme

Free lunch on office days

Enhanced Parental Leave

Bonus Scheme

Personal development

Job summary

Metrea is seeking an experienced Electrical Systems Engineer to shape the electrical engineering scope for expeditionary EW, cyber, SIGINT, and secure comms systems. The role involves design, integration, testing and deployment across airborne, vehicle-mounted, maritime, and fixed-site platforms.

You will work in Lincoln or London with potential relocation to London later, supporting UK and international trials and field deployments, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in a

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Systems Engineering or equivalent.
• 5–7 years' experience in electrical systems design, integration, delivery.
• Experience with complex electrical/electronic systems in defence, aerospace, maritime, EW, cyber.
• Strong understanding of AC and DC power systems, including distribution and grounding.
• Experience producing electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and BOMs.
• Practical experience wiring looms, cable assemblies, connectors, interfaces.
• Experience power-budget calculations and component selection.
• Strong fault-finding, testing and diagnostic skills with suitable test equipment.
• Able to work with multidisciplinary teams and travel in UK and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and integrate electrical systems for expeditionary EW, Cyber, signals intelligence and secure communications capabilities.
• Develop robust electrical architectures covering power generation, conversion, distribution, protection, control and monitoring.
• Produce electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, interface definitions, bills of materials and installation documentation.
• Support rapid R&D, prototyping and technology evaluation, translating operational requirements into practical deployable solutions.
• Integrate commercial, government and internally developed equipment across airborne, vehicle-mounted, maritime, fixed-site and dismounted platforms.
• Conduct electrical load analysis, component selection, system testing, fault diagnosis and corrective engineering activity.
• Ensure designs consider safety, EMC, grounding, bonding, shielding, environmental protection, maintainability and relevant standards.
• Work closely with RF, mechanical, software, cyber, systems and operational teammates throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Support UK and international trials, demonstrations, installations, commissioning and operational deployments.
• Engage with customers, suppliers and stakeholders, providing technical advice, design assurance, reports and clear engineering recommendations.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Systems integration

Power distribution

Wiring harness design

EMC

Diagnostics & fault finding

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Electrical/Electronic/Systems Engineering degree

Tools

Electrical CAD

Schematic capture

Cable harness design tools

Job description

Metrea is seeking an experienced Electrical Systems Engineer to shape the electrical engineering scope for expeditionary EW, cyber, SIGINT, and secure comms systems. The role involves design, integration, testing and deployment across airborne, vehicle-mounted, maritime, and fixed-site platforms.

You will work in Lincoln or London with potential relocation to London later, supporting UK and international trials and field deployments, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in a