Equipment Requirement Authority, Electronic Warfare RF Systems

Cirrus Selection; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking an Equipment Requirement Authority to join their Electronic Warfare RF team. This role involves managing the development of product requirements while ensuring time, cost, and quality constraints are met. Candidates should have strong interpersonal and technical skills, and the position requires UK Security Clearance.

Benefits

State of the art technology & innovation

External learning and development encouraged

Friendly environment with several amenities

Qualifications

• Experience in specifying requirements for design teams.
• Ability to manage technical design skills.
• Experience in managing work package progression.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery of configured hardware and validation evidence.
• Manage development of equipment's requirements.
• Report to Design Lead or Chief Design Engineer.

Skills

Ability to specify clear and accurate requirements

Experience with Design Authority

Management of technical status

Verification and validation strategies

Supplier performance management

Communication with stakeholders

Job description

Location: Stevenage, Bolton or Bristol

Salary: Up to £60,000 P/A + Overtime, bonus & benefits

Hours: 37 hours per week

Do you want to join a business, who value inclusivity, a three-time gold investor in people award winner, an advocate of supporting women in engineering and developing their people to be the best they can be?

The opportunity:

We are looking for an Equipment Requirement Authority (ERA) to join an Electronic Warfare RF team, where you will be a key contributor to an exciting project which is at the forefront of a new and growing domain, and have the opportunity to own and steer the development of the product.

The ERA will work with the wider stakeholders to ensure delivery of the configured hardware and validation evidence whilst ensuring time, cost and quality constraints are adhered to. The Equipment Requirement Authority will report directly to a Design Lead or Chief Design Engineer, and you will be responsible for managing the development of your equipment’s requirements, ensuring suitable flow down into the supply chain (internal or external), specifying and collecting technical evidence through testing or analysis, and ensuring safe and secure integrity is maintained throughout the development cycle and into the hands of our Customers.

Benefits of working here:

• State of the art technology & innovation
• External learning and development encouraged
• Light and airy university type campus
• Friendly environment!
  • Restaurant, On site Medical Centre, Parking / Easy Access to train station, Coffee Shops & Onsite Shop, Sports & Social Club and More

Skills Required:

• Ability to specify clear and accurate requirements to design teams (internal or external).
• Experience of working closely with a Design Authority and the Customer to develop the solution, including the management of technical design skills.
• Management of the technical status and progression of assigned work packages.
• Working with a project team to define the verification and validation strategies, and agreement of key functional & performance tests.
• Management of a supplier’s performance, and the adherence to cost, schedule and technical requirements.
• Ability to exchange, communicate and explain technical information between various internal and external stakeholders.

It is also desirable if you have:

• Knowledge and experience of one or some of the following:
  • RF Electronic Support and Electronic Attack Systems, RF and electronic systems, algorithm design and implementation, development and use of RF performance models, overseeing the transition of development hardware into production, including environmental testing, qualification testing and design certification, Knowledge of Integrated Air Defence Systems (IADS), Knowledge of EW techniques and tactics, working with DSTL, ASWC, and/or DI.

You will need to obtain UK Security Clearance for this role. This will require you to either be a UK Citizen or dual national with British citizenship. Some restrictions may apply.

Cirrus Selection offers the services of an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and the services of an Employment Business for contract recruitment.