Senior EW Systems Architect — Lead Deployable Defence Tech

Matchtech; Duxford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defence industry work

Career progression support

Collaborative environment

On-site social events

Accessible rail/road links

Job summary

Matchtech has a client in defence technology seeking a Senior/Principal Electronic Warfare Systems Architect near Cambridge. You will lead definition, development and integration of EW systems across the full lifecycle, working with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver deployable solutions.

You will shape roadmaps, mentor engineers, and engage with customers and MoD, while maintaining awareness of evolving EW threats and technologies.

Qualifications

• Significant EW Systems Architect experience in a product/defence environment.
• Deep understanding of EW landscape, threat systems, and operational context.
• Breadth across architecture, RF/electronics, software, signal processing or FPGA.
• Experience contributing to proposals, bids or new business opportunities.
• Experience leading technically complex engineering or product development and delivering results.
• Strong communication with customers, MoD and technical partners.
• Willingness to obtain NATO Secret and UK Developed Vetting clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across EW proposals, projects and product development.
• Lead the technical definition, development and integration of EW systems.
• Work across systems architecture, RF/electronics, software, signal processing, FPGA, mechanics.
• Identify technical risks and dependencies, driving engineering solutions.
• Shape EW capability roadmap with product, technology, delivery and sales teams.
• Maintain awareness of EW tech and developments in defence.
• Act as senior technical authority, mentoring engineers.
• Support trials and demonstrations across UK, Europe, US and Asia.

Skills

Electronic Warfare

Systems Architecture

RF & Electronics

Software

Signal Processing

FPGA

Proposal Experience

Technical Leadership

Communication

Security Clearance

Job description

Matchtech has a client in defence technology seeking a Senior/Principal Electronic Warfare Systems Architect near Cambridge. You will lead definition, development and integration of EW systems across the full lifecycle, working with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver deployable solutions.

You will shape roadmaps, mentor engineers, and engage with customers and MoD, while maintaining awareness of evolving EW threats and technologies.