Radar Systems Engineer – SAR & Space Instrumentation

Airbus Defence and Space; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Contributory pension

Share options

Car leasing scheme

Free onsite parking

Tax-free technology scheme

Discounted shopping

37 hour week

Hybrid working

TOIL

Flexible working around core hours

Job summary

Airbus Defence and Space Limited in Portsmouth is seeking a Radar Systems Engineer to work with universities, small companies and space agencies such as ESA to explore future Microwave Instrumentation and RF technologies.

You will join a small team in the Microwave Department, working on proposals and studies for Microwave instrumentation, principally Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) built for Earth Observation and scientific space missions.

Qualifications

• Technical expertise in microwave instrument design with detailed knowledge of SAR.
• Interested in collaborating with experts to create technology for future space missions.
• Experience in technical studies, bid process, proposal writing and gathering customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead microwave instrument technical proposals and studies spanning up to 14 months with specific focus on Synthetic Aperture Radar.
• Analyse, design and develop Microwave Instrument systems.
• Continuously monitor study progression, ensure timely resolutions of technical issues and champion change management with the wider company and customer.
• Throughout the whole lifecycle, ensure the overall systems design aligns with the customer's requirements from proposal preparation to customer deliveries, including schedules and design trade-offs.
• Request and provide peer reviews with fellow technical people for studies, projects and proposals.
• Support technical / industrial negotiations with the customer and support commercial and contractual negotiations.

Skills

Microwave instrument design

Synthetic Aperture Radar

Bid process

Proposal writing

Customer requirements gathering

Job description

Airbus Defence and Space Limited in Portsmouth is seeking a Radar Systems Engineer to work with universities, small companies and space agencies such as ESA to explore future Microwave Instrumentation and RF technologies.

You will join a small team in the Microwave Department, working on proposals and studies for Microwave instrumentation, principally Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) built for Earth Observation and scientific space missions.