An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior / Principal Electronic Warfare Systems Architect to help shape, develop and deliver advanced electronic warfare capabilities within a specialist defence technology environment.
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This is a senior technical role suited to an experienced EW professional who combines deep knowledge of electronic warfare and threat systems with broad engineering expertise and a passion for turning emerging technologies into deployable products and solutions.
You will contribute across the full lifecycle, from identifying new opportunities and supporting bids through to defining system architectures, leading technical development and integration, and supporting trials and demonstrations with customers and partners in the UK and internationally.
The role offers the opportunity to influence technical strategy, support capability development and act as a trusted technical authority, working closely with engineering teams, defence stakeholders and industry partners.
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership across EW proposals, projects and product development activities.
Lead the technical definition, development and integration of EW systems and capabilities.
Work across multidisciplinary teams covering systems architecture, RF and electronics, software, signal processing, FPGA and mechanical engineering.
Identify technical risks, opportunities and dependencies, driving effective engineering solutions.
Contribute to the development of technical roadmaps and the future direction of EW capabilities.
Maintain awareness of advances in EW technology, threat systems and the wider defence landscape.
Engage with customers, MOD stakeholders, industry partners and technical teams to shape requirements and develop solutions.
Support trials, demonstrations and technical evaluations across the UK and internationally.
Act as a senior technical authority, mentoring engineers and helping develop wider organisational expertise.
Contribute to external technical engagement through industry events, conferences, technical presentations and publications.
Experience & Skills
We are looking for an experienced Electronic Warfare Systems Architect with a strong background in defence technology, systems engineering or product development. You should bring:
Significant professional experience in electronic warfare systems architecture or a closely related technical leadership role.
A deep understanding of EW principles, architectures, threat systems and operational environments.
Strong technical expertise in at least one of the following areas: systems architecture, RF/electronics, software, signal processing or FPGA engineering.
Broad multidisciplinary knowledge and an understanding of how these technologies integrate within an operational EW system. xgikmsk
Experience contributing to technical proposals, bids or new business opportunities.
A proven ability to lead complex engineerin...
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