Lead Systems Engineer – RF, EW & Defence (Hybrid)

Gattaca; Romsey; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid work arrangement

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Gattaca in the UK Defence & Security sector is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead the design and delivery of EW, RF, sensor, and PNT solutions. You will act as technical authority across full lifecycle, shaping architectures and guiding multidisciplinary teams.

You will collaborate with customers through reviews and workshops, balance technical, commercial and operational requirements, and contribute to bids, trials, and rapid prototyping.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering defence/aerospace/complex electronic systems.
• Strong systems engineering expertise across full product lifecycle.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and make high-level design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical authority for complex defence technology programmes.
• Lead systems engineering activities across the lifecycle from requirements to acceptance.
• Design system architectures for EW, RF, sensor and PNT solutions.
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams (hardware, software, firmware, RF, DSP, FPGA).
• Manage technical risks, dependencies and key engineering decisions.
• Engage customers via technical reviews, workshops, and solution development activities.
• Support bids, future capability planning and business growth initiatives.
• Ensure projects meet cost, schedule, performance, and quality targets.
• Contribute to trials, demonstrations, and rapid prototyping as needed.

Skills

Systems engineering

Leadership

Stakeholder management

RF communications

Technical leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Physics/Mathematics related

Computer Science related

Job description

Gattaca in the UK Defence & Security sector is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead the design and delivery of EW, RF, sensor, and PNT solutions. You will act as technical authority across full lifecycle, shaping architectures and guiding multidisciplinary teams.

You will collaborate with customers through reviews and workshops, balance technical, commercial and operational requirements, and contribute to bids, trials, and rapid prototyping.