Senior Systems Engineer – EA Antenna & Payload Design

In this role you will lead the technical definition and integration of an airborne jammer payload and antenna system for a cutting‑edge electronic warfare platform. You will translate operational EW needs into measurable requirements and shape system architectures across RF, antenna, aircraft integration, and mission systems. Working with cross‑functional teams, you’ll assess technologies, manage interfaces, and define verification strategies to deliver robust, scalable solutions. This position offers high‑impact work at the intersection of defence technology, safety, and ethics, with opportunities to influence product direction and performance in demanding environments.

• Competitive salary
• Relocation support
• Learning allowance
• Health & wellness support
• Regular company events
• Remote work options

• Define system-level requirements for the airborne jammer payload and its antenna subsystem
• Translate operational Electronic Attack needs into measurable technical requirements
• Develop and assess payload and antenna integration architectures
• Define requirements for bandwidth, power, antenna gain, polarization, and radiation patterns
• Analyse antenna placement and installation effects on aircraft performance
• Evaluate antenna technologies (phased-array, AESA, conformal, distributed)
• Define interfaces between jammer, antennas, sensors, mission computer, navigation system, and subsystems
• Perform technical assessments of jammer, RF, and antenna concepts
• Review specifications, designs, simulations, test results, and compliance evidence
• Identify risks and constraints; support design reviews and architecture decisions
• Develop link-budget, coverage, and J/S analyses; support modelling and simulation of performance
• Define verification/validation strategies for the integrated system
• Support ground testing, EMC testing, hardware‑in‑the‑loop and flight-test activities
• Coordinate with aircraft, mission-system, EW, mechanical, electrical, thermal, and software teams

• Degree in electrical engineering, communications engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or related discipline
• Several years of experience in airborne RF systems, antenna design, EW/EA systems, radar or communications payloads, RF payload integration
• Strong understanding of antenna parameters, radiation patterns, phased arrays, beam steering, and installation effects
• Experience defining requirements for complex RF or defence systems
• Familiarity with RF link budgets, EIRP, propagation, receiver sensitivity, dynamic range, interference analysis
• Understanding of jammer‑effectiveness metrics (J/S, burn‑through, EIRP, power‑on-target, spatial coverage)
• Ability to assess complete systems, not just components
• Experience with airborne‑platform integration, environmental qualification, or flight‑test activities desirable
• Familiarity with EMC/EMI, antenna coupling, co‑site analysis desirable
• Strong analytical, communication, and technical‑documentation skills
• Ability to collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines and stakeholders

• Analytical mindset
• Clear communication
• Cross‑functional collaboration
• Airborne RF systems
• Antenna design and integration
• Phased-array and AESA concepts