Senior Systems Engineer – EA Antenna & Payload Design

We are developing an advanced airborne platform with an integrated Electronic Attack capability. You will lead the technical definition, design assessment, and integration of the jammer payload and its associated antenna system, working at the intersection of Electronic Warfare, RF engineering, antenna technology, aircraft integration, mission systems, and systems engineering.

What you'll do

• Define system-level requirements for an airborne jammer payload and its antenna subsystem.
• Translate operational Electronic Attack needs into measurable technical requirements.
• Develop and assess payload and antenna integration architectures.
• Analyse antenna placement and spatial coverage on the aircraft, including installation effects such as airframe shadowing, blockage, reflections, mutual coupling, and radiation-pattern distortion.
• Evaluate suitable antenna technologies, including phased-array, AESA, conformal, and distributed antenna concepts.
• Define and manage interfaces between the jammer, antennas, ESM/RWR sensors, mission computer, navigation system, and other aircraft subsystems.
• Perform technical assessments of jammer, RF, and antenna concepts, and support technical design reviews.
• Develop link-budget, coverage, and J/S analyses for representative operational geometries.

What you'll need

• Degree in electrical engineering, communications engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline.
• Several years of professional experience in airborne RF systems, antenna system design, Electronic Warfare or Electronic Attack systems, radar or communications payloads, or RF payload integration.
• Strong understanding of antenna parameters, radiation patterns, phased arrays, beam steering, and platform installation effects.
• Experience defining and managing requirements for complex RF, mission, or defence systems.
• Familiarity with RF link budgets, EIRP, propagation, receiver sensitivity, dynamic range, and interference analysis.
• Understanding of jammer-effectiveness metrics such as J/S, burn-through range, effective radiated power, power-on-target, and spatial coverage.
• Ability to assess complete systems rather than focusing only on individual components.
• Strong analytical, communication, and technical-documentation skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with airborne-platform integration, environmental qualification, or flight-test activities.
• Familiarity with electromagnetic compatibility, electromagnetic interference, antenna coupling, and co-site analysis.

What they offer

• Competitive salary and VSOP options
• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
• Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support
• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 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