Electrical Systems Engineer in Lincoln

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Group Overview

Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (EM&C) is responsible for developing flexible and survivable advanced electronic warfare and secure communications equipment while providing the industry’s leading signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyber experts. Metrea specializes in signal classification, direction finding, advanced geolocation techniques, and waveform development including waveforms for MANET and LPI/LPD applications.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Systems Engineer to support the research, design, development, integration and delivery of expeditionary systems within the Electronic Warfare and Cyber capability space. The role will be responsible for the electrical engineering aspects of prototype and operational systems, including electrical architecture, power distribution, equipment integration, wiring and cable design, system protection, installation, testing and fault diagnosis. The Electrical Systems Engineer will work as part of a multidisciplinary team comprising systems, RF, mechanical, software, cyber and operational specialists. The role will support the full engineering lifecycle, from early concept development and technical evaluation through to detailed design, integration, trials, deployment and through-life support. This is a practical, delivery-focused engineering role. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a laboratory or workshop, integrating equipment onto operational platforms, supporting field trials and deploying within the UK and internationally. The role will be based either in Lincoln or London, with a longer-term intent to transition the primary location to London if hired initially in Lincoln.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop and integrate electrical systems for expeditionary Electronic Warfare, Cyber, signals intelligence and secure communications capabilities.
• Develop robust electrical architectures covering power generation, conversion, distribution, protection, control and monitoring.
• Produce electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, interface definitions, bills of materials and installation documentation.
• Support rapid R&D, prototyping and technology evaluation, translating operational requirements into practical deployable solutions.
• Integrate commercial, government and internally developed equipment across airborne, vehicle-mounted, maritime, fixed-site and dismounted platforms.
• Conduct electrical load analysis, component selection, system testing, fault diagnosis and corrective engineering activity.
• Ensure designs consider safety, EMC, grounding, bonding, shielding, environmental protection, maintainability and relevant standards.
• Work closely with RF, mechanical, software, cyber, systems and operational teammates throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Support UK and international trials, demonstrations, installations, commissioning and operational deployments.
• Engage with customers, suppliers and stakeholders, providing technical advice, design assurance, reports and clear engineering recommendations.

What You Bring

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Systems Engineering or a closely related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum of five to seven years’ experience in electrical systems design, integration, development or delivery.
• Experience working with complex electrical or electronic systems in defence, aerospace, maritime, telecommunications, Electronic Warfare, Cyber or a related sector.
• Strong understanding of AC and DC power systems, including power conversion, distribution, protection, isolation, grounding and bonding.
• Experience producing electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, cable schedules, interface documentation and bills of materials.
• Practical experience designing and integrating wiring looms, cable assemblies, connectors, equipment interfaces and power-distribution solutions.
• Experience conducting electrical load analysis, power-budget calculations, voltage-drop assessments and component selection.
• Strong practical fault-finding, testing and diagnostic skills using appropriate electrical test equipment.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams spanning RF, mechanical, software, systems, cyber and operational disciplines.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation, communicate engineering recommendations and travel regularly within the UK and internationally.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Experience developing or integrating Electronic Warfare, signals intelligence, cyber, secure communications or spectrum-monitoring systems.
• Experience designing expeditionary, deployable, ruggedised or rapidly reconfigurable capabilities.
• Experience integrating electrical systems onto airborne, vehicle-mounted, maritime, fixed-site or dismounted platforms.
• Experience designing, integrating or supporting electrical and electronic systems for unmanned systems, including uncrewed aerial, ground or maritime platforms.
• Familiarity with battery systems, generators, uninterruptible power supplies and portable power-management solutions.
• Understanding of size, weight, power and cooling considerations for operational systems.
• Experience applying EMC, electromagnetic environmental effects, grounding, bonding and shielding requirements.
• Familiarity with relevant defence, aviation, maritime or electrical engineering standards.
• Experience using electrical CAD, schematic-capture, cable-harness design or configuration-management tools.
• Experience supporting prototype builds, field trials, exercises, customer demonstrations or operational deployments.
• Knowledge of systems engineering, RF systems, low-volume manufacturing, component obsolescence and through-life support.

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
• Electric Car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrificed pension scheme
• Free lunch on office days
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• 30 days annual PTO plus b/h
• Bonus Scheme
• Personal development opportunities

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

The employee will have the legal right to work in the UK and will be able to produce right to work documentation. The successful candidate must meet the relevant criteria to gain SC clearance in order to proceed.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Work Environment

The role will involve work across:

• Office and engineering-design environments
• Laboratories and workshops
• Customer and supplier facilities
• Vehicle, aircraft and maritime-platform integration environments
• Outdoor test, trial and exercise locations
• Operationally representative and potentially austere environments

Travel

15% UK and International Travel