Systems Architect

Frontier Resourcing; Bath; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontier Resourcing is recruiting a Systems Architect specialising in Electronic Warfare for a high-tech defence programme based in Bristol. You will provide technical direction, own systems architecture and act as UK technical authority for EW/RESM capabilities.

Working with international engineering teams, you will drive RF signal conditioning, firmware interfaces and naval EW development, ensuring robust system integration and delivery of next-generation defence capabilities.

Qualifications

• Senior technical role acting as key technical authority across the programme.
• Experience in defence/aerospace or high-assurance environments.
• Experience with EW/RESM or related technologies and RF signal conditioning.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems architecture across the programme.
• Act as a key UK technical authority for the hardware and system architecture.
• Lead the technical approach for EW/RESM systems, including RF signal conditioning and firmware interfaces.
• Work closely with international engineering teams to transfer and adapt technology into robust UK solutions.
• Provide technical oversight across system architecture, development, integration and verification.
• Collaborate with systems, RF, hardware, firmware and wider engineering teams to ensure effective system integration.
• Support the development and evolution of naval Electronic Warfare / MEWSIC capability.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Systems Architecture

Electronic Warfare

RESM

RF systems

Firmware interfaces

Job description

Systems Architect - Electronic Warfare

We are working with a high tech defence organisation in Bristol seeking a Systems Architect to provide technical direction and systems ownership across a specialist Electronic Warfare (EW) programme.

This is a standalone senior technical role, acting as a key technical authority across the programme. You will work closely with an established international engineering team to integrate and adapt technology for UK-developed defence systems, with a particular focus on RESM, RF signal conditioning and associated firmware.

The Role

• Provide systems architecture across the programme.
• Act as a key UK technical authority for the hardware and system architecture.
• Lead the technical approach for EW/RESM systems, including RF signal conditioning and firmware interfaces.
• Work closely with international engineering teams to transfer and adapt technology into robust UK solutions.
• Provide technical oversight across system architecture, development, integration and verification.
• Collaborate with systems, RF, hardware, firmware and wider engineering teams to ensure effective system integration.
• Support the development and evolution of specialist naval Electronic Warfare / MEWSIC capability.
• Operate as a senior individual contributor with no direct reports.

About You

• Strong background in Systems Engineering / Systems Architecture within defence, aerospace or another high-assurance environment.
• Experience working with Electronic Warfare, RESM, RF systems or related technologies.
• Good understanding of RF signal conditioning and hardware/firmware interfaces.
• Comfortable taking technical ownership and acting as a senior technical authority within a wider engineering organisation.
• Experience working across international engineering teams and technology transfer would be highly advantageous.
• Able to work independently while providing credible technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-tech defence organisation in Bristol, working on cutting-edge Electronic Warfare technology within a specialist engineering environment and playing a key role in the development of next generation naval defence capability.