Technical Communications Research Engineer vacancy in Malvern, Worcestershire (026DM)

As a Communications Engineer, you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary, working as part of a team to support design, implement and deliver new systems and solutions. You will undertake a range of tasks of various levels of complexity, requiring the ability to consider the problem, derive a range of potential solutions and decide on the best course of action to reach a cost effective outcome, with little supervision.

You will be required to take a proactive approach to customer relationships, the adoption of standards, and internal processes, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives, and the management of work within a team context.

Accountabilities:

•Technically lead small research projects or parts of larger research projects by managing a small technical team to deliver solutions using best practices.
•Deliver quality technical outputs to time and budget for programme, project and bidding activities and provide estimation of effort required for medium/large tasks
•Undertake tasks of increasing complexity through the derivation of solutions using existing practices, identifying problems and providing pragmatic solutions
•Provide new perspectives, challenge existing solutions for new tasks and contribute to process improvements Supporting technical aspects of proposals
•This role is full-time, based at our Malvern site; arrangements are in line with our adaptive working policy. This role does allow for flexibility in working arrangements.

Required Experience:

•Experience of working with a broad and comprehensive range of concepts and principles within the areas of resilient RF communications.
•Understanding of RF propagation in both LOS and BLOS environments and the physical layer elements of the system relating to key performance attributes e.g. antennas, spectrum access, modulation and coding.
•Ability to use and understand operational analysis techniques to formulate a problem and provide analysis and conclusions.
•Knowledge of Line of Sight (LOS) and Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) systems, experience with any of the below is of interest:
- HF (2G/3G and 4G)
- VHF Combat Net Radio
- UHF wideband including Mobile Adhoc NETworks (MANET)
- Satellite Communications (SATCOM) including Mil Sat/Civ Sat LEO MEO and GEO constellation services
- 802.11 WiFi based solutions including ad and ay 60 GHz
- Experience providing advice to customers through written reports and presentations
- Awareness of military Comms systems including Bowman and/or Skynet5/6.

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
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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: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
-Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days additional leave
-We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
-Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community

If you are interested in applying, please send a copy of your CV outlining why this would be the ideal opportunity for you, by email to [email protected] or via the website www.ex-mil.co.uk