Senior Applications Engineer — Flexible Ground-to-Air Systems

Recruit Mint Ltd; Towngate; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

25 days annual leave

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing services

Professional memberships

Job summary

Recruit Mint Ltd is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer to take technical ownership of ground-to-air communications systems from design through to delivery. You will provide technical leadership across bids and programmes for an established manufacturer of mission-critical equipment in aviation and defence.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with customers and suppliers, and ensure quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant technical field.
• Specialised knowledge of designing VHF/UHF communications, navigation and surveillance systems.
• Proven engineering design experience, including system and turnkey projects, with commercial and budget management.
• Customer-focused with excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability to communicate across a range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Leading system design efforts with technical descriptions, compliance docs, diagrams and calculations.
• Defining third-party equipment and configurations for proposals and contracts.
• Overseeing system assembly documentation and test reports, implementing corrective actions.
• Maintaining project documentation integrity on SharePoint.
• Acting as the primary technical contact with suppliers and customers.
• Mentoring junior engineers and promoting best practices.
• Providing technical support to drive integration and quality improvements.

Skills

System design

VHF/UHF comms

Customer focus

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Independent working

Quality and improvement

Education

Degree in a relevant technical field

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Recruit Mint Ltd is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer to take technical ownership of ground-to-air communications systems from design through to delivery. You will provide technical leadership across bids and programmes for an established manufacturer of mission-critical equipment in aviation and defence.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with customers and suppliers, and ensure quality and continuous improvement.