IT Sensors & Antennas - Global Field Engineer

SRT Marine Systems plc; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading marine technology company in Bristol is seeking an IT Sensors & Antennas Engineer to handle the installation and maintenance of maritime surveillance systems. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Radar, Sensors, and VHF systems, and possess the ability to climb towers for communications networks. Competitive salary and excellent benefits are offered, alongside long-term career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Long Term Career Development Opportunities

Excellent Benefits Package and Private Healthcare

Qualifications

• Strong experience of Radars, Sensors, Antennas, VHF/RF systems.
• Ability to climb towers for communications network builds.
• Knowledge of IT security and data protection practices.

Responsibilities

• Configuration and deployment of Radar and Sensor systems.
• Monitor and troubleshoot system performance.
• Train partners for operational ownership of systems.

Skills

Experience with Radars, Sensors, Antennas, VHF/RF systems

Tower climbing for 4G or 5G build

Understanding of IT security and data protection

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Teamwork and communication abilities

Education

Qualification in Tower Climbing / Working at Height

Job description

Overview

SRT Marine Systems plc (SRT) are a market leader in its domain of international marine surveillance technology and systems. We are respected, established and an ambitious multi-national company headquartered in the UK with a global customer base. The company has a global impact in the marine domain by leading the next generation of maritime domain awareness technologies, products and systems that significantly enhance security, safety and environment protection and sustainability. Our customers are worldwide and range from the largest national coast guards to individual vessel owners.

SRT is an exciting company where high quality results are rewarded. We are ambitious and are constantly seeking to innovate to deliver better products and services to our customers. We strive to make SRT a rewarding and challenging place to work where talented hard-working individuals have the opportunity to make a real impact across the marine world.

Are you a Technician with the required experience and looking to step into an Engineer role, then this could be the opportunity you have been waiting for!

Due to the nature of the project, you will be required to work a rotation of “in-country” and “home” working. We are open to Expats; or those willing to work in the Middle East for this role.

Role Overview – IT Sensors & Antennas Engineer

This role is ideal for a talented and ambitious professional IT Sensors & Antennas Engineer.

The role of IT Sensors & Antennas Engineer entails being responsible for the upgrade, installation, configuration and commissioning of Radars, Sensors, Antennas, VHF/RF systems on our towers that make up our maritime surveillance systems, along with their ongoing maintenance and issue trouble shooting and resolution.

Responsibilities

• Configuration and deployment of Radars, Sensors, Antennas, VHF/RF systems and other IT system support infrastructure
• Check and validate installations, and provide reports
• Configuration and troubleshooting of different types of the systems
• Monitor system performance, undertake trouble shooting and resolution and implementation of upgrading and replacements
• Support and train customer in-country partners to enable them to take operational ownership and responsibility of the systems we have supplied – day to day maintenance, issue identification and resolution
• Maintain good document trails of system changes and updates

Qualifications

• ESSENTIAL - Strong experience of either Radars, Sensors, Antennas, VHF/RF systems, whether obtained in the Telecommunications, military or similar sector
• Experience with tower climbing supporting the build of 4G or 5G communications networks
• Strong understanding of IT security and data protection best practices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent teamwork and communication abilities
• A qualification in Tower Climbing / Working at Height would be beneficial, but we will provide certified training for this if you do not hold a qualification - but you must "have a head for heights"

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Long Term Career Development Opportunities
• Excellent Benefits Package and Private Healthcare