Nuclear Hardening Systems Engineer (Security-Clearance Eligible)

Airbus Defence and Space; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Pension scheme

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Tax-free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

Hybrid working

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space Limited in Portsmouth is seeking a Systems Engineer with Radiation and Nuclear Hardening experience to work on MOD/SATCOM projects. You will contribute to end-to-end design and validation, ensuring robust performance in harsh environments and secure communications hardware, with a focus on lifecycle integrity.

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, collaborative teams, and opportunities to influence defense-grade solutions that meet customer expectations and

Qualifications

• Radiation hardening experience at the systems level, including design and development.
• Understanding how radiation impacts communications equipment.
• Verification and validation (V&V) experience.

Responsibilities

• Join a friendly and collaborative team. Utilise the Buddy system and training to understand Airbus’s products.
• Support the Systems team in designing, developing and capturing end‑to‑end needs while identifying the solution boundaries.
• Elicit and validate requirements for Nuclear Hardening and lifecycle considerations.
• Identify mitigations to NH requirements based on installation environment and context.
• Lead engagement with customers and test houses to define and agree the NH approach.
• Deliver safe systems that minimise costs and maximise performance and reliability across the product life cycle.

Skills

Systems engineering

Radiation hardening

Nuclear hardening

V&V

Communications hardware

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space Limited in Portsmouth is seeking a Systems Engineer with Radiation and Nuclear Hardening experience to work on MOD/SATCOM projects. You will contribute to end-to-end design and validation, ensuring robust performance in harsh environments and secure communications hardware, with a focus on lifecycle integrity.

The role offers a hybrid working arrangement, collaborative teams, and opportunities to influence defense-grade solutions that meet customer expectations and