Senior Electronic Warfare Systems Architect

Morgan McKinley (South West); Cambridge; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior or Principal Electronic Warfare Systems Architect sought to drive architectural leadership in cutting-edge EW capabilities within a premier defence technology company. You will steer solutions across the full lifecycle from initial customer engagement and design to real-world trials, serving as a primary technical authority.

The role rewards technical breadth and the ability to communicate complex threat landscapes to defence stakeholders while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and architecting Electronic Warfare systems in defence or related domains.
• Ability to bridge high-level concepts to battlefield-ready solutions and act as technical authority.
• Clear understanding of modern threat systems and EW operational frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction across EW projects, bids, and product development.
• Lead end-to-end design and integration of EW solutions across RF/hardware, DSP, FPGA, and software domains.
• Define technology strategy in collaboration with product managers and leadership.
• Mentor junior engineers and potentially lead a small engineering team.
• Oversee international and UK-based testing, trials, and live demonstrations with defence partners.
• Represent the business at industry events and contribute to thought leadership.

Skills

EW Architecture

RF/Electronics

DSP

FPGA

Systems Architecture

Embedded Software

Tools

RF Design Tools

Embedded Software Toolchain

Job description

Senior or Principal Electronic Warfare Systems Architect sought to drive architectural leadership in cutting-edge EW capabilities within a premier defence technology company. You will steer solutions across the full lifecycle from initial customer engagement and design to real-world trials, serving as a primary technical authority.

The role rewards technical breadth and the ability to communicate complex threat landscapes to defence stakeholders while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams