Security & Defence Systems Lead: FPGA, RF & High-Speed

Cambridge Science Park; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge Science Park is seeking a hands-on technical specialist to join the Security and Defence, Systems and Technology team in Cambridge. You’ll own technical work end-to-end across the product lifecycle, from concept to introduction, for UK government defence and security clients and possibly wider public sector work.

You’ll work on FPGA, high-speed electronics, or RF with deep technical ownership, while also engaging with clients to elicit needs and drive progress in a secure,

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent in Electronics, Software, Physics or related field.
• Hands-on product or system development experience in a team.
• Strong technical depth in at least one of FPGA, high-speed electronics, or RF.

Responsibilities

• Provide deep, hands-on technical work in your specialty (FPGA, high-speed electronics, or RF) with breadth to connect to the wider system.
• Lead the technical delivery of a project end-to-end, solo or as a technical lead for a multidisciplinary team.
• Capture technical requirements and resolve system-level trade-offs with a broad technical background.
• Be the technical face of projects to clients, gathering problems and turning them into progress.
• Coordinate with Programme Managers and clients, maintaining alignment without formal line management.
• Support proposals and client relationships, primarily for UK-based government clients.

Skills

FPGA

High-speed electronics

RF electronics

Embedded software

Python

C/C++/Rust

Linux basics

Networking

Computer security

Time management

Education

Engineering degree

Physics / Sensing Systems related degree

Job description

Cambridge Science Park is seeking a hands-on technical specialist to join the Security and Defence, Systems and Technology team in Cambridge. You’ll own technical work end-to-end across the product lifecycle, from concept to introduction, for UK government defence and security clients and possibly wider public sector work.

You’ll work on FPGA, high-speed electronics, or RF with deep technical ownership, while also engaging with clients to elicit needs and drive progress in a secure,