RF Electronic Warfare Engineer

Tatton Recruitment; Filton; Hybrid; GBP 153,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

World Class Defence Organisation is recruiting an RF EW Product Engineer for an initial 6-month contract, with hybrid working (3 days onsite, rest from home) based in the UK (Stevenage or Bristol). The role involves managing RF and electronic systems, requirements flow-down, and coordinating with suppliers to deliver validated hardware for EW programmes.

You will work under a Design Lead to ensure time, cost and quality constraints are met, with potential travel within the UK to support

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of RF and electronic systems (ES/EA).
• Ability to specify clear, actionable requirements to design teams.
• Experience working with a Design Authority and customer communities.
• Experience managing technical status and progression of work packages.
• Ability to develop verification/validation strategies with project teams.
• Experience coordinating supplier performance against cost, schedule and tech requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage the equipment's requirements and flow-down into the supply chain.
• Define verification and validation strategies with the project team.
• Collect and assess technical evidence from testing/analysis.
• Ensure safety and secure integrity through the development cycle.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver the solution.
• Support travel within the UK to support programmes as needed.

Skills

RF systems

Electronic systems

Requirements management

Technical verification

Stakeholder communication

Supplier management

Job description

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage and Bristol is currently looking to recruit a RF EW Product Engineer subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.

Rate:£80.00 per hour

Location: Your base site can be either Stevenage or Bristol, depending on your preference

Hybrid / Remote working: 3 days per week onsite and the rest working from home. A compressed 4-Day week of Monday to Thursday is possible

Contract:37 Hours per week

Overtime: Hours worked over 37 hours per week will be calculated at 'time and a quarter'

Duration: 6 Months (initially and then ongoing and long-term thereafter)

IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)

RF Electronic Warfare Engineer Job Description:

The department are growing their Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) capabilities.

The EW Group supports activities on relevant weapon system and missile programmes, with specific responsibilities for the physical integration and functional operation of RF Electronic Support / Attack payloads as part of the wider EW effects chain at Missile, Weapon System and System of Systems levels.

We are recruiting an RF EW Product Engineer who will work with the wider organisation and industrial partners to ensure delivery of configured hardware and validation evidence whilst ensuring time, cost and quality constraints are adhered to.

You will be joining an exciting, expanding, and rapidly evolving area, with the opportunity to work on new and innovative products. With support in terms of your professional development, you'll be able to increase your knowledge and understanding of EW Systems. Opportunities for travel within the UK in support of programmes are also available.

Responsibilities:

Reporting directly to a Design Lead or Chief Design Engineer, you will be responsible for managing the development of the equipment's requirements, ensuring suitable flow down into the supply chain (internal or external), specifying and collecting technical evidence through testing or analysis, and ensuring safe and secure integrity is maintained throughout the development cycle and into the hands of our Customers.

Skillset/experience required:

• A strong understanding of RF and electronic systems, ideally ES and EA systems.
• Ability to specify clear and accurate requirements onto design teams (internal or external).
• Experience of working closely with a Design Authority and the Customer community to develop the solution, including the management of technical trades.
• Management of the technical status and progression of assigned work packages.
• Working with a project team to define the verification and validation strategies, and agreement of key functional & performance tests.
• Management of a supplier's performance, and the adherence to cost, schedule and technical requirements.
• Ability to exchange, communicate and explain technical information between various internal and external stakeholders.
• A background as a RF Systems Engineer could be beneficial