Technical Authority (Electronic Warfare)

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Job Title – Technical Authority (Electronic Warfare)

Job Location – Tewkesbury, UK

Job ID – 14426

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 12 UK sites, our team of over 1,400 people deliver unique capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber for military, security and commercial customers, worldwide.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury forms part of our ICI division, we work closely with UK Government and Security Agencies primarily in the areas of crypto/cyber security, electronic warfare, counter drone capabilities and situation awareness projects. 

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Leader with proven leadership and project delivery experience to join our Engineering team to lead the delivery of a range of exciting new projects and products.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• £3,000 to £6,000 DV Bonus – please note this level of clearance isn’t essential for this role. This bonus is subject to individual clearance and project requirements – discussed upon application.
• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days 
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x) 
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support 

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Product and project technical leadership, leading a cross-discipline team to specify, build and deliver cutting edge embedded systems for a range of domains including: Electronic Warfare, IP Communications Systems and Intelligence Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR).
• Leading and influencing the architectural design of complex engineering solutions drawing from a range of engineering disciplines including: analogue and digital electronics, RF, FPGA, embedded software, application software, user-interface, and mechanical solutions.
• Contributing to the generation of technical proposals, bids and supporting internal review, governance and sign-off. 
• Leading and influencing other members of the Engineering, Project Management and Commercial teams to achieve a common goal.
• Guiding and mentoring engineers to support skills development within the wider team.

What you’ll bring 

The role of Technical Authority requires the following experience and skills:

• Experienced senior-level engineer, degree qualified in Electronics, Communications, Computer Science or similar.
• Experience leading and delivering projects and products.
• Experience leading teams and an aptitude to lead and influence others.
• An enthusiasm for working with new emerging technologies, sometimes outside of their immediate skill set, to solve a wide range of challenges using creative and innovative solutions.
• The ability to independently perform research and exploratory tasks using publicly available software and information sources.

Desirable skills and experience:

Specialist knowledge and experience in anyone or more of the following areas:

• Electronic Warfare product experience
• Communications and communication protocols (AM, FM, GSM, 4G/5G etc.)
• RF design, analysis or modelling
• IP networking and associated standards
• DSP techniques and application
• Machine Learning, including using frameworks such as TensorFlow, Pytorch, Keras
• Experience bidding and working within defence or government research
• Published research papers or patents

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks. 

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.

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