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Systems Engineer - RF, defence, Weapons

Job reference:
13409MWE
Location:
Stevenage
Salary:
£30000 - £35000 per annum + Pension
Job type:
Permanent
Sector:
Engineering
Date posted:
16/01/2012
Contact:
mwearne@cbsbutler.com
Systems Engineer - RF
RF Seekers Systems Engineer
Up to £35,000
Stevenage or Bristol

A leading Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit 2 RF Seeker Systems Engineers, to work on specialist missile systems.

Please Note: you must have current SC (Secret Level) Security Clearance.

RF Seeker Systems Engineers Job Description:

+ Perform analysis of data gathered during ground trials and a telemetry firing.
+ Identify problems within the system, report these and propose changes to the system design
+ Model suggested improvements to system design.
+ Update the software requirements specification and provide test vectors to the software team to enable software test
+ Attend trials site and participate in data gathering activities

Essential
+ Technical ownership of the task
+ Make engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority.
+ Technical excellence exhibited in approach to problems and objectives
+ Evaluate technical issues in order to develop proposals for investigations and/or solutions, including process improvements.
+ Keep up to date in relevant technical areas, develop skills and capabilities to be able to provide more effective services (seeking and sharing good practice and knowledge to continuously improve practices), and supply technical support and expertise to others as required.
+ Analysis and studies carried out in a suitably proportional way
+ Carry out investigations into a full range of problems, issues or developments and develop and prepare solutions, individually or as a member of a project team.
+ Customer interfaces (internal and external) are treated sensitively
+ Act as the main point of contact with customers (internal and external) and/or suppliers and collaborators in assigned areas on engineering matters, to resolve a full range of problems and issues and to maintain awareness in both parties of priorities and objectives.

Skills and Knowledge:

+ Degree or equivalent in relevant discipline
+ Significant, relevant experience
+ Substantial analytical and problem solving skills
+ Good knowledge of MBDA organisation
+ Radar Systems studies
+ Math Modelling (using FORTRAN, C, Matlab)
+ Signal processing
+ Algorithm development
+ System and Sub-System Specification
+System Test, Integration and Certification
+ Good verbal and written communications

This vacancy has now expired.
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