Senior TSN & DDS Network Engineer – Defence Lab

Defence; Basildon; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Defence is seeking an experienced Network Engineer for a 6-month contract in Basildon, onsite 3–5 days per week. The role focuses on time-sensitive, safety-critical networking in laboratory and development environments.

Candidates should have TSN, DDS, VLAN configuration, and strong systems integration/test experience in defence or critical industrial contexts. Open to Outside IR35 LTD rate of £73.40 per hour.

Qualifications

• Recent experience with TSN in lab/defence environments.
• DDS experience (RTI/OpenDDS) desirable.
• Strong understanding of VLANs and IP networking.
• Experience in integration & test environments and trials.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain network architecture for laboratory environments.
• Support and maintain lab infrastructure and development areas.
• Configure systems according to Lead Systems Engineer requirements.
• Support integration, testing and trials activities.

Skills

TSN (Time Sensitive Networking)

DDS (Data Distribution Service)

VLAN Configuration

Network Architecture

Network Deployment

Systems Integration / I&T

Job description

Defence is seeking an experienced Network Engineer for a 6-month contract in Basildon, onsite 3–5 days per week. The role focuses on time-sensitive, safety-critical networking in laboratory and development environments.

Candidates should have TSN, DDS, VLAN configuration, and strong systems integration/test experience in defence or critical industrial contexts. Open to Outside IR35 LTD rate of £73.40 per hour.