Senior Systems Engineer

Date Posted: 2024-06-14

Country: United Kingdom

Location: GBR01:Harlow, Essex, Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow, CM17 9NA

Position Role Type: Unspecified

Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer

Location: Harlow

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time 37 hrs

Job Description:

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do.

Summary of Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer to work within the Raytheon Assured Position Navigation and Timing Systems team, part of the wider Systems & Products business unit, to produce Digital GPS Anti-Jam Systems and Alternative Navigation Solutions for the military market.

The role will provide support across Raytheon’s range of APNT products, providing Systems Engineering expertise across the product lifecycle, from requirements capture, analysis, design through to testing, qualification, and certification activities.

Main Duties:

Primarily supporting our flagship products, this role will provide support to the System Design Authority and Systems Engineering Team leadership for customer support, production support, and obsolescence maintenance of our established products. Responsibilities include managing project requirements, generating technical documentation, conducting systems analysis and design work, and participating in technical design reviews.

Additionally, the role involves supporting the Systems Team in generating bid proposal material and submissions in response to customer requests, as well as defining and designing support for our next generation products. The candidate will be required to undertake development studies and investigation activities involving product performance and interfacing with various internal stakeholders.

The role will involve working in a highly technical environment, supporting the team as well as working autonomously, including laboratory work for product testing. Taking on complex challenges and producing solutions that adhere to company processes in a timely manner is essential. A successful candidate will be comfortable integrating into a large team to accomplish their goals.

Candidate Requirements:

Essential:

• Experience across the systems engineering lifecycle from requirements through to project completion.
• Experience with generation of technical documentation at all levels.
• Understanding of policies, practices, and procedures, with the ability to communicate these to the team.
• Ability to work in a team and perform to project directives.
• Ability to work autonomously, with limited oversight from Team Leaders and Management.
• Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics) or similar industry certification.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of GNSS systems and receiver characteristics.
• Experience with the IBM Rational DOORS toolset.
• Experience with RF (including Antennas) and Digital Hardware design and test.
• Algorithm development incorporating modelling experience in MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with SysML or UML in a Systems Engineering environment.
• Experience with configuration management systems.

Benefits:

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus the opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days.
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution).
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
• Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role).
• Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade).

Work Culture:

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirements, or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site-based working opportunities, depending on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• A flexible working culture that is output-focused.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

At Raytheon UK, we are committed to fostering a workplace that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) as fundamental pillars of our organisational culture.

RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.