RF Engineer

Anson McCade • Bristol, ENG, United Kingdom • 21h ago

Job Description

RF Engineer

Domain: Electronic Warfare

Location: Bristol, BS34 7QS

Onsite: 2/3 days per week

The Opportunity:

Europe’s #1 Integrated Defence Company seeks a talented RF Electronic Warfare Engineer to support complex design and engineering activities for next-gen Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapons (RFDEW) and Missile programmes.

The Company:

As NATO’s leading supplier of state-of-the-art combat deterrents, the team develops Advanced Missile and Defence Systems, providing decisive national security capabilities to our Home Nations and strategic allies.

Required Skills/Experience:

British citizen holding or willing to obtain DV clearance.
RF Electronic Support and Attack Systems, including platform integration and through-life support
Strong technical understanding of RF and electronic systems, algorithm design and implementation
Knowledge and understanding of Integrated Air Defence Systems
Supplier management (typically undertaken with the support of a Procurement Lead)
System design engineering skills, including requirements elicitation, decomposition and management; system design, integration and test; system verification and validation
Proficient in SysML, DOORS and/or Rhapsody
Developing and using RF performance models
Overseeing the transition of development hardware into production, including environmental testing, qualification testing and design certification

Benefits Package:

Base salary: £40,000 - £50,000 (DoE)
Annual Bonus: Circa £2,500
Overtime: Optional paid overtime - flat rate (1.25)
Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Pension: Pension 14% (6% Employee and 8% Employer)
Share Incentive Plan: Opportunity to purchase shares via payroll before tax and NI.
Parental Benefits: Up to 26 weeks of full pay for maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal and shared parental leave
Sick Pay: Ranges from 6 weeks for your first six months of service and scales up to 48 weeks after five years of service.
L&D: As a Times UK Top 25 Employers, the company holds Three Investors in People Gold Awards and offers employees access to work-class training and development/career tools.