RF Systems Lead Engineer

Cirrus Selection; Bristol; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Bristol seeks an RF System Lead Engineer to oversee data link systems engineering on a safety-critical programme. You will manage a team, coordinate engineering aspects, and ensure compliance with requirements. A degree in a STEM subject and strong systems engineering experience are essential. The role requires UK Security Clearance. Competitive salary of up to £50,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

State of the art technology & innovation

External learning and development encouraged

On site Medical Centre

Sports & Social Club

Qualifications

• Understand RF technologies and communication principles.
• Strong background in systems engineering across the product lifecycle.
• Experience managing suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead data link systems engineering for a major programme.
• Coordinate systems engineering aspects of the project.
• Manage development activities like requirements management.

Skills

RF technologies

RF communication principles

systems engineering

requirements management

technical leadership

problem assessments

design reviews

configuration management

SysML

MATLAB

Education

Degree in a STEM subject

Job description

Location: Bristol, or Stevenage

Salary: Up to £50,000 P/A + excellent bonus & benefits

Hours: 37 hours per week

Do you want to join a business, who value inclusivity, a three-time gold investor in people award winner, an advocate of supporting women in engineering and developing their people to be the best they can be?

You will be responsible for leading data link systems engineering work on a new highly technical safety critical programme, interfacing with both suppliers and customers, and providing technical leadership for junior RF systems engineers.

The opportunity

As RF system lead engineer, you will be the main Data Links technical point of contact for a major project. You will be responsible for coordinating the systems engineering aspects of the project, including supporting bids, defining the system architecture, and managing development activities such as requirements management, system modelling management, and system proving plans (V&V). You will lead a small team of RF systems engineers.

Benefits of working here

• State of the art technology & innovation
• External learning and development encouraged
• Light and airy university type campus
• Friendly environment!
• Restaurant, On site Medical Centre, Parking / Easy Access to train station, Coffee Shops & Onsite Shop, Sports & Social Club and More

Skills Required

• You will understand RF technologies, RF communication principles and system level design considerations for RF communication systems
• Ideally, you will be degree qualified in a STEM subject.
• You will have a strong background in systems engineering across the full product life cycle together with experience of managing suppliers.
• You should also be able to perform technical investigations, provide problem assessments, and propose design solutions within a culture of innovative thinking.
• Managing internal suppliers, and external suppliers
• Work package management
• Technical leadership of junior engineers
• Systems design methodologies
• Requirements definition and management
• Leading design reviews across the product lifecycle
• Overseeing the transition of development hardware into production
• Leading technical investigations
• Experience with proving and validation
• Configuration management
• Awareness of simulation tools: Architecture (SysML) / performance modelling (MATLAB)

You will need to obtain UK Security Clearance for this role. This will require you to either be a UK Citizen. Some restrictions may apply.

Cirrus Selection offers the services of an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and the services of an Employment Business for contract recruitment.