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Systems Engineer - Communications - Future Combat Air System
Job summary
A leading defence organisation located in Stevenage is seeking a Systems Engineer in Network Communications. The position involves designing and delivering the RAF's next combat aircraft while collaborating with international partners. The ideal candidate should excel in analytical systems thinking and possess strong presentation skills, along with a keen interest in network communication technologies. This role offers dynamic hybrid working and a competitive salary, reflecting experience and skills.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Ability to develop and communicate new concepts and architectures.
- Experience in engaging with stakeholders.
- Understanding of requirements that drive system design.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to system design and deliver the RAF's next combat aircraft.
- Manage requirements elicitation and decomposition.
- Conduct technical studies to inform architecture development.
Skills
Stevenage
MBDA Network Communications Department is looking for engineers to provide Systems Engineering and Network Communications expertise into the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project!
Salary: Up to £52,500 depending on experience
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification
Security Clearance: British Citizen
Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.
- Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
- Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
- Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
- Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
- Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
- Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
- Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more
- Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.
As a System Engineer in Network Communications, you will contribute to a significant defence programme, to design and deliver the RAF's next combat aircraft, working with our international partners - Italy and Japan. This is an opportunity for you to influence the communications system design through a new approach to weapon integration and use.
You will gain technical expertise in one or more of the following areas:
- Network Enabled Weapons
- Platform Communications
- 6th Generation Aircraft Capabilities
- Missile-to-Missile Communications
- To bring a technical perspective to System of Systems concepting activities
- To manage elicitation and decomposition of requirements
- To conduct technical studies to inform architecture development and requirements definition
- To provide technical support to cross‑functional assessment and analysis activities
- To work with design teams to define and convey the following aspects of the system, in order to optimise capability: system concepts, trades, design principles, and constraints
- Analytical Systems thinkers that are able to develop and communicate new concepts and architectures, with an understanding of the requirements/needs that drive the design
- Ability to present and engage with internal and external stakeholders
- An active interest in Network Communication Systems and Technologies
- Willingness to learn and deliver as part of an agile team
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