R&D Engineer

Pace XL Ltd.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Private Medical & Dental

Cycle to work scheme

On-site catering

Job summary

Cambridge Aerospace is seeking an R&D Engineer to support the development of next-generation multistatic radar capability. You’ll help de-risk early system development through modelling, simulation, experimentation, and architectural exploration.

In this role you will plan and deliver R&D activities, reduce technical risk with modelling and empirical testing, shape system requirements, and explore processing techniques.

Qualifications

• STEM degree in Electronics, Physics, or similar.
• Understanding of radar theory; willingness to deepen expertise.
• Independent research experience.
• Modelling & simulation capability.
• Experimental design, data collection, and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver R&D activities on next-generation radar concepts.
• Reduce technical risk through modelling, simulation, and empirical testing.
• Shape system requirements and early architecture options.
• Explore processing techniques and draft processing workflows.
• Contribute to system CONOPS and identify limitations.
• Conduct measurements using COTS equipment and analyse results.

Skills

Modelling & simulation

Radar theory

Independent research

Experimental design

Data analysis

Education

STEM degree in Electronics/Physics or similar

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

Python

Job description

Cambridge Aerospace is seeking a talented R&D Engineer to support the development of next‑generation multistatic radar capability. You’ll help de‑risk early system development through modelling, simulation, experimentation, and architectural exploration.

Overview

Cambridge Aerospace is seeking a talented R&D Engineer to support the development of next‑generation multistatic radar capability. You’ll help de‑risk early system development through modelling, simulation, experimentation, and architectural exploration.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver R&D activities on next-generation radar concepts
• Reduce technical risk through modelling, simulation, and empirical testing
• Shape system requirements and early architecture options
• Explore processing techniques and draft processing workflows
• Contribute to system CONOPS and identify limitations
• Conduct measurements using COTS equipment and analyse results

Requirements

• STEM degree (Electronics, Physics, or similar)
• Understanding of radar theory and willingness to deepen expertise
• Independent research experience
• Modelling & simulation capability
• Coding skills e.g. (MATLAB, Simulink, Python)
• Experimental design, data collection, and analysis

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Experience in fast‑paced R&D or startup environments, with rapid prototype iteration times
• Deep radar theory knowledge
• R&D project definition or management experience
• DSP, signal processing, or algorithm development
• Familiarity with RF hardware (SDRs, antennas, timing/sync)
• System‑level performance assessment
• Experience with CONOPS or trade‑space analysisSystems engineering or architecture background

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and stock options
• Private Medical & Dental
• Cycle to work scheme
• Lunchtime catering on site

About Us

The mission of Cambridge Aerospace is to eliminate the risk of existential war in Europe. That risk comes from the air – low-cost drones and cruise missiles now manufactured in colossal volumes by our adversaries, ballistic missiles capable of ending the world as we know it, and a new generation of hypersonic weapons that evade every existing defence.

We’re building low-cost interceptors that defeat these threats, and the surveillance systems to detect and target them – at a cost taxpayers can afford, at the pace the threat demands, and with sovereign supply chains that assure delivery.

We have immense backing from the world’s best venture funds. We’re one of the fastest growing defence technology companies in history. And we’re hiring the best engineers to prosecute the mission.

If you are in the top 1%, willing to work harder than you ever have, build technology better than anyone else, and contribute to the defining challenge of our time, now is the time to join us.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement,