Senior RF Test Engineer – St Neots (PE19) - Permanent - Onsite

* £45,000 - £58,000

* 25 days annual leave inclusive of up to 3 days Christmas shut-down

* Buy or sell up to 5 days’ annual leave

* Annual Wellbeing allowance

* Two pension schemes to choose from

* Private Medical Insurance + discounts for additional family members

* Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary

* Share Save scheme

* Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme

* Cycle to work scheme

* Retail discounts

* Career development support

Come and join our expanding Electronic Warfare Operations Support Group (EWOS) which is made up of 60+electronic warfare specialists. From all manner of backgrounds, our engineers, scientists, and ex-military personnel combine their experience to help our customers achieve the true operational potential and help keep their people and platforms safe.

We are building anew team led by our Principal RF Test Engineer at a state-of-the-art test and evaluation facility at our head office in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. You will help plan and support domestic and international trials within the facility, while working with both present and future technology. You will become a SME in the operation of software and hardware models, applying doctrinal methods to simulation scenarios.

You will play a crucial part integrating, configuring and verifying performance of a wide range of components used within a laboratory environment. This will involve the of test programmes using a variety of test equipment.

You will assist in running laboratory trials, ensuring customers can validate the performance of assets within a synthetic test environment.

Working autonomously, you will be crucial to ensure the success of key projects, all whilst being supported by our on-site MASS teams. This role works closely with our customers and your knowledge and technical insights will help shape planning, development, integration, and delivery of crucial and international synthetic trials.

The invaluable experience you’ll bring, to help us achieve more.

Essential:

* Experience creating test scripts/programmes (e.g. MATLAB, Python, or LabView).

* Understanding of synthetic testing environments.

* Operation of test equipment in a laboratory environment (e.g. Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators, Spectrum/Network Analysers).

* Experience with Direct Signal Injection (DSI) testing.

* Experience of analogue and digital RF circuitry.

* Strong background in EW systems and concepts, including radar systems.

* Working autonomously and tasking junior engineers.

* STEM Degree or extensive relevant experience / technical aptitude.

Desirable:

* Doctrinal experience with EW systems (e.g. radar, command and control, targeting and effectors).

* Experience Integration/calibration of hardware and software models into a laboratory environment.

* Creation of laboratory procedures.

* Version controlling hardware and software components.

* Experience working on agile projects.

* Experience mentoring junior engineers.

Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our people are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive employee assistance programme.

Our Non-negotiables:

Due to the highly secure nature of the projects that you will be involved with, you must be:

* A UK and eligible to work in the UK

* Eligible to obtain and maintain a UK Government SC-level security clearance

Apply today to see how working for MASS could work for you