Senior Beam-Steering Systems Architect

KVector Ltd.; City Of London; Presencial; GBP 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

KVector Ltd. is developing advanced beam-steering antenna technology for future communications and radar systems. You will own the system architecture, unifying antenna, RF, mechanical, hardware and software into a coherent product, collaborating directly with the CTO and CEO.

It’s hands-on from day one. You’ll shape architectures across SATCOM, radar, and secure comms, translating market needs into clear specs and managing requirements and interfaces from prototype to production.

Formación

• 7–10 years in systems engineering on multidisciplinary hardware products.
• Track record of taking complex hardware from concept through integration and verification.
• Experience in SATCOM, radar, RF systems, aerospace/defence electronics, phased arrays, or comms infra.
• Confidence owning requirements and interfaces.
• Sound judgement balancing time and budget trade-offs.
• Engineering/physics degree (MEng a plus).
• Enjoy building when not everything is defined yet.

Responsabilidades

• Shape system architectures for beam-steered products across satcom, radar and secure communications.
• Turn customer and market needs into clear specs and subsystem requirements.
• Run trade-offs: performance, SWaP, cost, manufacturability and reliability.
• Own interfaces between RF, antenna, mechanical, hardware and software.
• Lead integration and define verification and qualification from prototype to production.
• Build systems engineering approach: requirements, configuration control, lean processes.
• Engage with customers/partners for demos and technical conversations.

Conocimientos

Systems engineering

Requirements ownership

Trade-off analysis

Stakeholder communication

Product/system integration

Educación

Engineering/Physics degree

Herramientas

MBSE

SysML

Jira & Confluence

Descripción del empleo

KVector Ltd. is developing advanced beam-steering antenna technology for future communications and radar systems. You will own the system architecture, unifying antenna, RF, mechanical, hardware and software into a coherent product, collaborating directly with the CTO and CEO.

It’s hands-on from day one. You’ll shape architectures across SATCOM, radar, and secure comms, translating market needs into clear specs and managing requirements and interfaces from prototype to production.