Senior Electronic Systems Architect

Polytec Personnel Ltd; Great Chesterford; On-site; GBP 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Polytec Personnel Ltd, based in the South of Cambridge, is seeking a Senior Electronic Systems Architect to lead the development of EW systems and capabilities for defence applications. The role covers architecture through to delivery, trials and customer demonstrations, with security clearances required or obtainable.

The successful candidate will combine deep EW expertise with broad systems engineering, contributing to bids, architecture work across RF/electronics, software, and FPGA, and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in EW systems architecture or systems engineering, ideally within defence or advanced technology.
• Strong EW knowledge covering threats, operational environments, principles and architectures.
• Technical depth in RF/electronics, software, signal processing, FPGA or systems engineering.
• Proven experience leading technically complex projects, product development or bids.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical development of EW systems, products and capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership across bids, proposals and engineering programmes.
• Define system architectures and work across RF/electronics, software, signal processing and FPGA disciplines.
• Identify technical risks, opportunities and dependencies and drive solutions.
• Help shape the organisation's future EW technology and product roadmap.
• Engage with customers, government and defence industry stakeholders.
• Support UK and international trials, demonstrations and evaluations.
• Provide technical mentoring and expertise to the wider engineering team.

Job description

Location: Saffron Walden (CB10)

Type: Permanent

Hours: 9am - 5:30pm (Monday to Friday)

Salary: Circa £85,000 depending on experience

Job Reference: 36349

We are seeking a Senior Electronic Systems Architect for our growing technology business based in the South of Cambridge to help develop and deliver advanced EW capabilities for the defence sector.

This is a senior technical role combining deep EW expertise with broad systems engineering knowledge, covering the full lifecycle from opportunity development and system architecture through to delivery, integration, trials and customer demonstrations.

Security: UK DV and NATO Secret clearance required/obtainable

Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical development of EW systems, products and capabilities
• Provide technical leadership across bids, proposals and engineering programmes
• Define system architectures and work across RF/electronics, software, signal processing and FPGA disciplines
• Identify technical risks, opportunities and dependencies and drive solutions
• Help shape the organisation's future EW technology and product roadmap
• Engage with customers, government and defence industry stakeholders
• Support UK and international trials, demonstrations and evaluations
• Provide technical mentoring and expertise to the wider engineering team

Requirements:

• Significant experience in EW systems architecture or systems engineering, ideally within defence or advanced technology
• Strong EW knowledge covering threats, operational environments, principles and architectures
• Technical depth in one or more areas including RF/electronics, software, signal processing, FPGA or systems engineering
• Proven experience leading technically complex projects, product development or bids
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, technically challenging environment
• Willingness and ability to obtain UK DV and NATO Secret clearance

Desirable:

• Maritime EW experience
• Experience of UK/international trials and demonstrations
• Established defence industry or government network
• Previous technical leadership or line management experience