You Will Be Involved In

• Analysing high-level and stakeholder requirements, and deriving new requirements from system down to component level
• Developing system designs in line with MBSE principles and ensuring requirements flow down into the design solution
• Producing and documenting interface designs and Interface Control Documents
• Designing communication architectures and components that interoperate with military platforms — HF/VHF/UHF radio, tactical data links and SATCOM
• Developing, configuring and testing communication protocols, including MIL-STD, IP-based protocols and secure wireless networks
• Integrating COTS and custom-built hardware and software into military networks
• Supporting system design reviews, and identifying and managing technical risk
• Working alongside software, integration, simulation, QA and configuration management teams to deliver product baselines
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Key Experience Required

• Degree (BSc, MSc or PhD) in Computer, Software, Electronic or Telecommunications Engineering, or Mathematics
• 8+ years in communications systems engineering
• Strong grounding in tactical and strategic military communication systems — protocols, waveforms and encryption — across design, integration and interoperability
• Network architecture experience for military systems: tactical WAN/LAN, mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), IP over radio and SATCOM
• Hands-on implementation across the TCP/IP stack, including Ethernet, VLANs (802.1Q), serial (RS-232/422/485), HTTP/S, SNMP, VoIP and SSH
• Experience delivering systems compliant with military certification requirements
• Familiarity with systems engineering best practice (INCOSE or NASA SE Handbook)
• Strong network monitoring and packet analysis skills (Wireshark, tcpdump, NetFlow)
• Working knowledge of Linux and command-line diagnostics
• Able to explain technical detail clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
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Desirable Experience

• Requirements management tooling such as DOORS
• MBSE modelling languages (SysML, UML) and V-Model development
• Network simulation tools and RF analysis equipment
• Cybersecurity and information assurance for military communication systems
• Electronic warfare and cyber defence exposure
• Military standards such as MIL-STD-810 and MIL-STD-461
• Radio over IP (RoIP)