Senior RF Test & EW Environments Engineer

QinetiQ; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Generous holiday allowance

Private medical insurance

Discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ is seeking a Senior RF Environment Test Engineer to help establish sovereign RF testing capabilities for the Belgium MOD and UK MOD. You will develop, operate and enhance realistic RF test environments and contribute to threat modelling and mission data validation.

The role involves travel between UK and Belgium sites, potential relocation to Belgium, and requires SC clearance eligibility. Regular collaboration with MOD and industry partners is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Physics or a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years' RF test/ EW environment experience.
• Proven ability to design, configure and operate RF test environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain RF test environments for EW, EMI, Mission Data and C-UAS activities.
• Design realistic electromagnetic threat scenarios and emitter profiles.
• Configure and operate RF test/simulation environments with recording and analysis.
• Support lab, field and synthetic environment testing and TE programmes.
• Develop methodologies and validation approaches for EW/EMI systems.
• Collaborate with SMEs, analysts and engineers for threat modelling and data validation.

Skills

RF engineering

Electronic Warfare

Signal processing

Threat modelling

Test & Evaluation

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Engineering/Physics degree or equivalent

Tools

RF instrumentation

Job description

QinetiQ is seeking a Senior RF Environment Test Engineer to help establish sovereign RF testing capabilities for the Belgium MOD and UK MOD. You will develop, operate and enhance realistic RF test environments and contribute to threat modelling and mission data validation.

The role involves travel between UK and Belgium sites, potential relocation to Belgium, and requires SC clearance eligibility. Regular collaboration with MOD and industry partners is essential.