System Design Authority

Raytheon UK

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. Together we are not just advancing technology; were building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

The manufacture of Control Actuation Systems Guidance Electronic Units and Power Products. The UKs only Global Factory for UK & US missile programmes.

The provision of GPS AntiJamming systems across domains. Raytheon UKs long heritage of AJ GPS Technology can be found on land air and maritime platforms.

Dedicated high volume Space Grade manufacturing facility with CCA lines qualified for Space all supported by a highly skilled experienced workforce.

Summaryof Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and high performing Principal Systems Engineer to work within the Raytheon Assured Position Navigation and Timing (APNT) Engineering team part of the wider Systems & Products business unit to produce Digital GPS AntiJam Systems and Alternative Navigation Solutions for the military market.

The role will provide Design Authority expertise across Raytheons range of APNT products providing technical direction across the product lifecycle from requirements capture Analysis Design through testing qualification and certification activities release to volume production and ongoing product sustainability.

Main Duties:

The role will report directly to the Senior Project Engineering Manager APNT providing Technical Leadership and Direction for the Engineering team with Design Authority responsibility for their assigned products and support in generating a development strategy and road maps for the APNT team.

The candidate will Support our Business Development and Capture team regarding customer support and technical / product strategy discussions. Responsible for leading the technical input for Bids and Proposals and Production of Engineering Estimates will assist in the successful capture of new business.

Working closely with our Customers and the System Engineering Team to develop and shape the technical requirements design generation of technical documentation and then manage these requirements through the design lifecycle in order to meet the requirements set during product development.

Working with our experienced design team industry experts and interfacing to our suppliers you will be solving complex technical problems on new and existing GPS AntiJam Products. As well as providing Engineering representation to production IPT (Integrated Product Team) regards to investigating production queries obsolescence management and phasing of change management.

Responsible for all technical design reviews and qualification verification validation and certification of our designs ensures that we meet the highest standard the customer expects of Raytheon invests heavily in Research & Development for existing and new products within the APNT division.

You will supporting and mentoring our junior engineers through their activities to ensure the teams growth and future success.

Essential

• Product development experience at team lead level
• Good knowledge of high speed digital design (up to GHz) electromechanical and / or thermal product design within harsh environments.

• Understanding of RF concepts and techniques for analogue signals to 2GHz.
• Design of circuits in analogue and digital with exposure to FPGA or DSP control.
• Experience of interfacing designs into established systems
• Proven experience and demonstrable achievement in systems engineering principles with regards product development
• Experience in Product Qualification for EMC Environmental requirements.
• Demonstrable problem solving and analytical skills willing to take ownership as well as positively contributing within crossdisciplined teams.
• Able to prioritise and manage their tasks and the engineering team activities to ensure all are completed to time and schedule whilst ensure the required design process and quality is maintained
• Experience in interpretation of customer specs and end use environments.
• Ability to develop hardware concepts efficiently from limited or vague customer requirements and communicate potential solutions.
• Experience with generation of technical documentation at all levels.
• Willingness to travel throughout the UK Europe and the US.
• Degree in STEM (Science Technology Electrical Engineering Mathematics) or similar industry certification.
• Eligible or current holder of SC security clearance.

Desirable

• Design Authority experience for System Product development
• Experience with interfacing to RF circuitry and high speed D/A /A/D conversion
• Experience in schematic and PCB layout tools and Electronics simulation environments. e.g. Mentor Matlab LT Spice Hyperlynx and Systemvision or equivalents)
• Knowledge of Firmware development design and test using suitable toolsets (i.e. Xilinx Vivado ModelSim)
• Product Quality Testing and Certification.
• Experience of working with Industry standard toolsets for requirement capture design and task management (e.g. DOORs Microsoft Project).
• Knowledge of GNSS systems and receiver characteristics
• Experience with SysMl or UML in a Systems Engineering environment
• Understands the principles of 6 Sigma and Lean Manufacturing.

*Please note any offers made for this position will be conditional until contract award expected in May *

#LIAW1

adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity color religion gender sexual orientation or identity national origin age disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Privacy Policy and Terms:

Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms