Looking for two ITEA Engineers to join a UK Defence company in Buckinghamshire.
6 month contracts
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Our client, a leading organisation within the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking an ITEA Engineer to join their team on a contract basis in Marlow. The role involves significant systems and electronics integration for electronic warfare units with a focus on airworthiness and certification within the engineering lifecycle of airborne communication and mission systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead physical and functional integration and verification activities of comms and radar systems.
- Write functional test procedures at sub-system/system level.
- Execute testing as per the test procedures and create thorough test reports, liaising with external organisations as necessary.
- Manage test results, including success and failure management, and provide evidence outputs to progress to required outcomes.
- Operate lab RF test equipment (e.g., signal generators, spectrum analysers, oscilloscopes, noise sources) to stimulate and analyse systems.
- Compile Verification Compliance Matrix and DDPs.
- Participate in other verification/qualification activities.
- Support meetings with customers/suppliers, including preparation of documentation and presentations.
- Maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Report progress and escalate technical issues as required.
- Ensure delivery of work to time, cost, and quality standards.
Job Requirements:
- Proactive and able to self-drive progress while seeking input when required.
- Solid knowledge of the system engineering lifecycle.
- Strong logical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to implement corrective actions.
- Experience working with ambiguity and multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present technical issues to stakeholders at different levels.
- Good understanding of risk and configuration management.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to obtain security clearance.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Engineering degree or relevant experience in Electronics/RF Comms/Software.
- Experience in leading ITEA activity in complex/airborne/aerospace projects.
- Experience in verification/design of RF systems or other complex electronic/networking systems is advantageous.
- Awareness of aerospace specifications such as ARP4754, RTCA DO-160G, MIL-STD-810 is desirable.
- Experience working on communication and radar systems.
- Familiarity with systems engineering toolsets (e.g., Polarion) is desirable.
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