Job details

RF/Microwave Engineer


Ref 07-00797
Region Europe
Location UK South East - Guildford
Division Electronic Systems Group
Job role Software Engineering
 
Job Description

Detica specialises in collecting, managing and exploiting information to reveal actionable intelligence. We use this capability to help government and commercial clients reveal intelligence, maintain security and strengthen resilience in today’s complex operating environment. We also use our skills to assist clients with other information-intensive problems such as achieving regulatory compliance and understanding customer behaviour.

By combining technological innovation with in-depth industry knowledge, we have developed a range of world-class solutions centred on our expertise in intelligence, security and resilience. This is backed up with over thirty years’ experience of developing solutions to some of the most complex security problems. Our business and technical consultants offer a range of core services from strategy formulation through people and process change to the development, delivery and support of software and hardware technology. Our understanding of today’s information-intensive challenges has also led us to develop a range of specialist services and products based on our unique intellectual property.

Detica delivers projects of significant scale across government and commercial markets in the UK, US and continental Europe. Our principal clients are government agencies responsible for intelligence, security and resilience. We also assist civil government and commercial organisations with a critical national infrastructure remit.

Detica Electronic Systems Group is looking for RF Microwave Engineers to expand our design teams.

Detica’s Electronic Systems Group provides the capability to design, build, install, and support world-leading technology. We develop hardware and software solutions to specific business and operational requirements. Our systems meet strenuous performance criteria and are characterised by innovative design frequently involving the latest FPGA technology for high speed data and signal processing.

Examples of products include gigabit speed packet processing platforms such as custom switches and routers; software radio systems implementing advanced signal processing techniques; and high speed floating point computation engines.

Our customers include a variety of government departments and defence, telecommunications and financial services companies, predominantly in the UK and US.


Requirements

This is a technical specialist role that will comprise:
  • Design, debug and test of tailor-made RF/Microwave and analogue circuits and systems
  • Specification, configuration, and use of microwave design tools and test equipment
  • Mentoring of engineering staff
  • Frequent client interaction to gather requirements, deliver solutions and bid for new work
  • Maintenance of our leading-edge capability through research and monitoring of developments in relevant technology


The Individual

The candidate should exhibit most, if not all, of the following characteristics:

  • Experience designing RF/microwave systems, including modules, and familiarity with design tools such as ADS
  • Understanding of analogue systems
  • Experience of working within multi-disciplinary development teams in a project based environment
  • Client-facing experience and influencing skills
  • Ability to shape and develop new propositions
  • Technically flexible and able to “think on his/her feet”

                   You need to be able to achieve the highest level of security clearance for this role.


Locations

Guildford

 

Salary & Benefits

Competitive Basic Salary

Benefits

· Discretionary bonus scheme

· Access to Group Personal Pension scheme

· Access to the BAE Systems Share incentive Plan

· Private medical insurance covering yourself

· Travel insurance / Personal accident

· 25 days annual leave

· Life assurance

· Income protection

· Interest free season ticket loan

 

In addition, extra benefits outlined below can be purchased using your flexible benefits allowance:

· Pension scheme

· Additional private medical insurance

· Additional income protection

· Additional life assurance

· Life assurance for your spouse/partner

· Critical illness insurance

· Ability to select/exchange holiday

· Childcare vouchers

· Charitable giving

· Bikes to work

· Health assessments

· Dental insurance

· Employee discount scheme


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