LOCATION(S): UK, EUROPE & AFRICA : UK : GREAT BADDOW

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.
Job Title: Electronic Engineer
Requisition ID: 121909
Location: Great Baddow – Hybrid 2 days onsite
Grade: GG09 – GG10
Referral Bonus: £5,000

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS:

• Antenna Design OR Microwave Engineering, Electromagnetics experience
• Able to work in a role which has a lot of mathmatmatics
• Must have or be able to obtain full SC security clearance

The Innovation & Technology group within the Defence Business Unit is the research and technology arm of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence business. In partnership with the other businesses and educational establishments with whom we work, we innovate and develop to transform aspiration and vision into engineered reality.
We provide research & development, consultancy, specialist manufacturing and technical services for Digital Intelligence and other BAE Systems businesses. Additionally, our expertise helps the UK MoD, US Department of Defence, universities and our UK industrial partners, and other leading innovation organisations to achieve their goals.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, hard-working and professional engineer into the Antennas and Electromagnetics group within Innovation & Technology based in Great Baddow, near Chelmsford, Essex.

The Antenna and Electromagnetics group undertakes research and development across the EW spectrum from near and far-field ranges for antenna characterisation from a few hundred MHz to millimetre wave frequencies. Our research includes the in the following areas;

• Novel antenna concepts
• Installed antenna performance
• Low Observable (LO) antenna design,
• Design of microwave devices,
• Radar range equation based calculations for radar and communication system performance prediction.
• Evaluation of Electromagnetic Compatibility and Hazard (EMC/EMH) problems.
• Prediction and measurement of the Radar Cross Section of civil and military vehicles and structures is undertaken, particularly in relation to LO antenna design.

The candidate does not need to have experience in all of these areas, but a good general understanding of the principles involved in undertaking work of this nature would be of benefit.
The Engineer role will involve leading the delivery of innovative research projects to quality, time and budget while working with teams of scientific and engineering staff.
Candidates will be expected to provide both technical input into programmes and support bidding activities and be willing to take an active role in finding and securing future work.
For motivated candidates there will be future opportunities for project and people management.