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Systems Architect – Electronic Warfare
We are working with a high tech defence organisation in Bristol seeking a Systems Architect to provide technical direction and systems ownership across a specialist Electronic Warfare (EW) programme.
This is a standalone senior technical role, acting as a key technical authority across the programme. You will work closely with an established international engineering team to integrate and adapt technology for UK-developed defence systems, with a particular focus on RESM, RF signal conditioning and associated firmware.
The Role
- Provide systems architecture across the programme.
- Act as a key UK technical authority for the hardware and system architecture.
- Lead the technical approach for EW/RESM systems, including RF signal conditioning and firmware interfaces.
- Work closely with international engineering teams to transfer and adapt technology into robust UK solutions.
- Provide technical oversight across system architecture, development, integration and verification.
- Collaborate with systems, RF, hardware, firmware and wider engineering teams to ensure effective system integration.
- Support the development and evolution of specialist naval Electronic Warfare / MEWSIC capability.
- Operate as a senior individual contributor with no direct reports.
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About You
- Strong background in Systems Engineering / Systems Architecture within defence, aerospace or another high-assurance environment.
- Experience working with Electronic Warfare, RESM, RF systems or related technologies.
- Good understanding of RF signal conditioning and hardware/firmware interfaces.
- Comfortable taking technical ownership and acting as a senior technical authority within a wider engineering organisation.
- Experience working across international engineering teams and technology transfer would be highly advantageous.
- Able to work independently while providing credible technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
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