Location: Chichester, England, United Kingdom
Role Type: Permanent Full Time
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF17403
Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Senior Trials Engineer - Radar Cross Section at our Funtington site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.
The Role
As a Senior Trials Engineer - Radar Cross Section, you will support in leading the radar signature measurement trials to help improve platform protection against radar threats through signature management and the use of radar countermeasures as part of the T3E contract that QinetiQ holds with the MoD.
Day-to-day, you will:
* Deploy as a member of the trial delivery team and where required support in team leadership;
* Support in all aspects of trial planning from safety, security, logistics and technical;
* Provide technical expertise input to investment and customer projects;
* Participate in the effective and efficient operation of the RCS facility, proactively working to implement process improvements when identified;
* Comply with all Health and Safety and Environmental requirements at a particular trials site by working in accordance with the Trials Risk Assessment, the Site Health, Safety and Environmental Plan, and the Site Security Plan.
This role is full-time, 37 hours per week based at our Funtington site, with hybrid working available.
Essential experience of the Senior Trials Engineer - Radar Cross Section:
We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn. However, any experience of the following relevant areas would be highly desirable:
* Radar Systems;
* Radar Cross Section (RCS);
* RF Test and Measurement;
* Front-end RF/MW Sub-Systems, Antennas;
* Electromagnetism;
* Digital Signal Processing DSP;
* MATLAB;
* Radio Communications.
Qualifications for the Senior Trials Engineer - Radar Cross Section:
* Bachelor’s degree in Science, Mathematics, Engineering or in a related field;
* Full UK driving license.
Please note that all applicants must hold, or be able to achieve Security Clearance as a minimum.
Our Benefits
* Adaptive and flexible working;
* Generous holiday allowance;
* Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance;
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance;
* Employee discount portal;
* Holiday Trading;
* Support for the Armed Forces community;
* Payroll Giving and Volunteering.
Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.
Why Join QinetiQ?
As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.
You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential.
About QinetiQ
As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most.
Security
Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.
Application Guidance
If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact your regional recruiting team in strictest confidence. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.
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