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Job Title: Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

Salary: up to £52,000 per annum dependent upon experience

Location: Preston

We currently have a vacancy to join one of the world's leading, global defence, security and aerospace companies as an Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer. The role will be based just outside of Preston and offers the opportunity for hybrid working and flexible working hours. Individual circumstances can be discussed.

The company works at the cutting edge of technology, creating more than 100 new inventions every year for customers in over 100 countries.

You will be joining the Mission Enablement Electronic Warfare team who design, develop and integrate a suite of electronic warfare products for the Eurofighter partner nations, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. These products allow the nations' air forces to develop, test and validate their Typhoon mission data before being loaded to the aircraft. The EW Future Capability division are responsible for developing a new cutting-edge integrated software solution that will replace the individual SW applications that are in service today, to enable the introduction of the latest Radar onto the Typhoon Platform.

Do you have a background in Electronic Warfare and a good understanding of Systems Engineering? This role will specifically involve leading the development of the Post Flight Analysis aspects of a future integrated software capability, which will enable the Generation, Validation and Analysis of Mission Data. The work is being carried out using Model Based Systems Engineering, modelling the solution within Cameo, and capturing requirements with the DOORS toolset.

Main Responsibilities:

• Leading technical discussions and requirements elicitation with internal and external stakeholders including inter-business teams, MoD & industrial partners

• Ensuring the proposed design is captured within the requirements management tools and modelling environment at an appropriate level of authority

• Develop and deliver formal requirement specifications and other systems engineering artefacts in line with programme timescales

• Maintain close engagement with the Radar Supplier to ensure the Post Flight Analysis capability is aligned with the Radar design

• Support development of early careers pipeline within the department

Benefits:

• Enhanced Pension scheme- up to 14% combined

• Flexible working pattern including working from home/ flexible start and finish times

• 25 holiday days plus bank holidays- 26 days after 5 years' service/ 27 days after 10 years' service

• Shared Incentive Plan

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Life Assurance (you and your spouse/ partner)- 6 x salary

• Ill Health Income Protection/ Private Medical Insurance- 50% of salary

About You:

Essential:

• A degree educated in a STEM subject, HND/HNC with sound experience of the Engineering Lifecycle, or equivalent relevant industry experience

• A strong understanding of Electronic Warfare and sensors

• A strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles including the Engineering Lifecycle

Desirable:

• Experience in Model Based Systems Engineering and use of the Cameo toolset

• Operational experience of performing post mission data analysis

You must be eligible to apply for SC clearance and, therefore, must hold a British passport and have lived and worked in the UK for the past 5 years

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