Emanations Security Specialist (RF Test and Certification) for NATO with security clearance

WLG; Brunssum; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

WLG seeks a TEMPEST testing leader for a NATO site in Brunssum to organise and drive the SDIP 27 programme. You will oversee the facility's installation, modification, certification and ongoing maintenance while coordinating testing of data processing equipment to SDIP 27 standards.

Experience with emanations testing and SDIP rating allocation is essential; you will evaluate signals, assign Level B or C ratings, and ensure security compliance in a fully on-site role at Brunssum.

Qualifications

• Genuine TEMPEST or emanations security testing experience.
• Working knowledge of SDIP standards and how ratings are allocated.
• Instrumentation and measurement discipline and certification record keeping.
• Judgement to run a test facility and guide others.

Responsibilities

• Organising, leading and coordinating every aspect of the TEMPEST level testing programme.
• Directing installation, modification, certification and maintenance of the testing facility.
• Performing TEMPEST level testing of commercial data processing equipment to SDIP 27 standards.
• Evaluating electric radiation signals for compromising emanations and allocating the SDIP 27 Level B or C rating.
• Investigating to detect emanations that could disclose classified information.
• Acceptance testing of equipment certified by authorised vendors against its allocated rating.
• Acting as the subject matter expert across all aspects of TEMPEST testing.

Skills

TEMPEST testing

SDIP standards

Instrumentation

Certification processes

Test facility leadership

Job description

Very few engineers have ever measured a compromising emanation. If you have, you already know how narrow this field is.

You will lead the TEMPEST testing programme at a NATO site in Brunssum: the facility, the certifications and the SDIP 27 level ratings.

What You Will Be Doing

• Organising, leading and coordinating every aspect of the TEMPEST level testing programme
• Directing installation, modification, certification and maintenance of the testing facility
• Performing TEMPEST level testing of commercial data processing equipment to SDIP 27 standards
• Evaluating electric radiation signals for compromising emanations and allocating the SDIP 27 Level B or C rating
• Investigating to detect emanations that could disclose classified information
• Acceptance testing of equipment certified by authorised vendors against its allocated rating
• Acting as the subject matter expert across all aspects of TEMPEST testing

What you will need

• Genuine TEMPEST or emanations security testing experience, not adjacent RF work
• Working knowledge of the SDIP standards and how a rating is allocated in practice
• Instrumentation and measurement discipline, and the record keeping that certification requires
• The judgement to run a test facility and guide others through it

Worth knowing before you apply

• Fully on-site in Brunssum
• This is a specialist laboratory role. If you have not done emanations testing, this will not be a fit.

Practical detail

• Contract engagement, about 560 hours from late September to the end of December 2026
• An active security clearance is required for this role