Radar Backend Architect — High-Speed DSP/FPGA

Airbus SE; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Tax-free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space Limited in the United Kingdom seeks a Radar Backend Systems Development Engineer to own the architecture, specification and delivery of the radar payload’s digital backend or components of it. The role focuses on high-speed data paths, interfaces and verification strategies within a challenging aerospace environment.

You will define data architectures, work on ADC/DAC interfaces, FPFA/ASIC considerations, and collaborate across platform and instrument teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a comparable field.
• Experience in the development of digital, high-speed, and/or mixed-signal electronics.
• Experience with analyses for spaceborne electronics.

Responsibilities

• Define high-speed data architecture for radar backend.
• Specify instrument digital backend to meet timing and processing requirements.
• Define interfaces between back-end and front-end subsystems and ensure operational compatibility.
• Develop plans, model philosophies, and verification/test strategies balancing technical and commercial constraints.

Skills

Digital electronics

High-speed electronics

Spaceborne electronics

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space Limited in the United Kingdom seeks a Radar Backend Systems Development Engineer to own the architecture, specification and delivery of the radar payload’s digital backend or components of it. The role focuses on high-speed data paths, interfaces and verification strategies within a challenging aerospace environment.

You will define data architectures, work on ADC/DAC interfaces, FPFA/ASIC considerations, and collaborate across platform and instrument teams to ensure