Description
Job Overview
As the Lead Engineer for Passive RF Sensing, you will direct the end-to-end integration and performance of airborne electronic surveillance systems, including Radar Warning Receivers, from initial requirements through to flight test.
Responsibilities
- Direct the integration and performance of passive RF sensors from initial requirements through to flight test to ensure operational readiness
- Translate mission threat scenarios into measurable sensor requirements and define antenna architectures for optimal direction-finding
- Specify and validate sensor performance, driving direction-finding performance analysis and RF distribution
- Oversee library and classification support, managing emitter parameter sets, frequency agility handling, and confidence metrics
- Guide co-site and electromagnetic compatibility coordination with onboard transmitters to implement desense protection, blanking, and filtering
- Execute verification and test campaigns with a focus on installed sensor performance, coordinating data interfaces with software and avionics teams
- Manage technical supplier relationships, reviewing specifications, acceptance tests, and change requests to track issues to objective closure
Requirements
- Hold a degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline
- Have delivered passive RF sensors for airborne or complex platforms from concept to integration
- Understand threat radar phenomenology and can convert scenarios into measurable sensor requirements
- Possess practical expertise with direction-finding architectures, error budgeting, and calibration
- Can specify and validate receiver performance, interpreting laboratory and flight data accurately
- Have implemented electromagnetic compatibility mitigation on platforms with strong transmitters
Nice to Have
- Bring established familiarity with emitter libraries and classification workflows
- Have practical experience defining interfaces to mission computers and avionics systems
Benefits
- Competitive salary and VSOP options
- Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
- Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
- Health and wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
- Social: regular company events and monthly social allowances
- Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers and 6 weeks for secondary caregivers
- Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work