Senior Applications Engineer

Tiger Resourcing Group; Market Deeping; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tiger Resourcing Group is recruiting an experienced Senior Applications Engineer to lead the design and delivery of advanced electronic and communications systems in Cambridgeshire, UK. You will own system architectures, translate customer needs into practical designs and guide cross‑functional teams from proposal through to final delivery.

You will combine strong engineering expertise with commercial awareness, manage technical risk, and interact with customers, suppliers and internal

Qualifications

• Experience in designing complex electronic or communications systems.
• Strong technical leadership and project delivery skills.
• Excellent communication with customers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and define complex electronic/communications system solutions.
• Produce architectures, specifications, drawings, and documentation.
• Provide technical leadership to project teams and bid groups.
• Support technical contract reviews and ensure requirements are met.

Skills

Systems design

Technical leadership

Customer-facing

RF communications

Cost estimation

Tools

CAD

Job description

Market Deeping, United Kingdom |

Location: Cambridgeshire
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time
Working Arrangement: On-site

TheOpportunity

Tiger Resourcing Group is recruiting for anexperienced Senior Applications Engineer to join an established engineeringorganisation specialising in advanced communications and electronic systems.

This is an excellent opportunity for anengineer with a strong background in systems design, technical project deliveryand customer-facing engineering to take ownership of complex technicalsolutions.

Working across the complete project lifecycle,you will play a key role in developing system designs, translating customerrequirements into practical engineering solutions and providing technicalleadership to project and bid teams.

The successful candidate will combine strongengineering knowledge with commercial awareness, supporting projects frominitial proposal and system definition through to integration, testing andfinal delivery.

KeyResponsibilities

• Developand define complex electronic and communications system solutions to meetcustomer and project requirements.
  
• Producesystem architectures, technical specifications, drawings and engineeringdocumentation.
  
• Evaluatecustomer requirements and translate them into detailed system designs.
  
• Defineequipment configurations, system interfaces and third-party equipmentrequirements.
  
• Undertaketechnical calculations and assessments to support system design decisions.
  
• Reviewengineering drawings, system assembly documentation and technicaldeliverables.
  
• Identifytechnical risks, design constraints and potential improvements throughoutthe project lifecycle.
  

Technical Project Leadership

• Taketechnical ownership of assigned projects, ensuring engineering solutionsmeet contractual and operational requirements.
  
• Providetechnical leadership and guidance to project teams and other engineeringdisciplines.
  
• Supporttechnical contract reviews and clarify engineering requirements withinternal and external stakeholders.
  
• Reviewsystem testing results, investigate technical issues and coordinatecorrective actions.
  
• Maintainaccurate technical documentation and support configuration managementactivities.
  
• Monitortechnical progress and identify potential issues affecting projectdelivery.
  

Bid Support & Commercial Activities

• Contributeto technical proposals, tenders and customer quotations.
  
• Preparetechnical descriptions, system configurations and supportingdocumentation.
  
• Developstatements of compliance against customer specifications.
  
• Supportengineering cost estimates, equipment selection and material requirements.
  
• Evaluatetechnical options and non-standard requirements, considering cost, riskand delivery implications.
  
• Act asa technical point of contact for customers, suppliers and internal projectstakeholders.
  
• Providetechnical advice and support throughout the project lifecycle.
  
• Workcollaboratively with multidisciplinary engineering teams to resolvecomplex technical challenges.
  
• Supportthe evaluation of new technologies, equipment and engineering approaches.
  
• Contributeto improvements in engineering processes, quality and technical delivery.
  
• Provenexperience in systems engineering, applications engineering or acomparable engineering design role.
  
• Experiencedesigning and delivering complex electronic or communications systems.
  
• Strongunderstanding of system architecture, technical specifications andengineering documentation.
  
• Experiencewith system-level design and the delivery of integrated or turnkeytechnical solutions.
  
• Abilityto interpret customer requirements and develop technically appropriatesolutions.
  
• Experiencetaking technical responsibility for engineering projects.
  
• Commercialawareness, including technical cost estimation, budgets or proposaldevelopment.
  
• Stronganalytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• Excellentcommunication skills, including the ability to engage with customers,suppliers and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  
• Experienceusing engineering drawing or Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software.
  
• Arelevant technical degree or equivalent engineering experience.
  
• Knowledgeof RF communications systems and associated technologies.
  
• Understandingof communications system design, integration and testing.
  
• Experiencewith wireless communications, signal coverage or related engineeringcalculations.
  
• Familiaritywith system interface specifications and configuration management.
  
• Experiencepreparing technical tender responses and statements of compliance.
  
• Knowledgeof equipment integration and third-party system interfaces.
  
• Experiencemanaging engineering activities against project schedules and budgets.
  
• Familiaritywith technical risk management and engineering quality standards.
  

SecurityRequirements

The successful candidate will be required toobtain and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) screening aspart of the employment requirements.