Hybrid Senior Engineering Consultant

at Qodea

• Job title: Senior Engineering Consultant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bristol, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Engineering Consultant providing technical consultancy and leadership in complex defence systems and strategies in the Defence & Space sector.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level technical leadership and strategic consultancy within our Defence & Space group
• Lead the development of the technical studies and ideas that allow diverse platforms to communicate effectively within a multi-domain battlespace
• Ensure that data is treated as a strategic asset through well-defined Information Exchange Requirements (IERs) and Concepts of Operations (CONOPS)
• Lead the design of resilient, secure communication architectures that support multi-domain integration (Air, Land, Sea, and Space)
• Own the development and validation of Information Exchange Requirements (IERs) to ensure technical solutions meet the high-intensity needs of the customer
• Oversee the integration of new C4ISR hardware and software into existing MOD frameworks
• Act as the lead advisor on all elements of RF Systems management, SatCom Systems management, and Tactical Networking in contested or DIL environments
• Effectively communicate complex technical strategies and trade-offs to senior customer officials, industry partners, and internal leadership
• Work closely with end-users to develop and test CONOPS for new systems

Requirements

• Extensive understanding of RF communications, satellite communication (SatCom), and Tactical Data Links (such as Link 16, Link 22, and VMF)
• Ability to produce communication link budgets and understand factors such as modulation, coding, channel bandwidth and frequency of operation and how they influence this.
• Good understanding of high capacity communications link key performance metrics applied across line of sight (LOS) and beyond LOS environments.
• Good understanding of adaptable and resilient communication networks including MANET systems and the key performance factors that influence Low Probability of Detection/Interception (LPD/I) within a contested environment.
• Good understanding of the complete end-end system architecture for a communication system including transport through IP networks.
• Extensive experience navigating MOD ways of working, including knowledge of procurement lifecycles and compliance standards such as JSP 453 and DEF STANs.
• Proven track record within the MOD, the defence supply chain, or as ex-military, with a clear understanding of MOD enabling organisations and operational requirements.
• A strong grasp of system lifecycle knowledge, prototyping, and usability testing within a rigorous defence engineering environment. Requirements management, system design, integration, test, validation and through life management as examples.
• Familiarity with Unmanned and Autonomous Systems (Air, Surface, Underwater) and how these platforms integrate into a wider network (desirable but not the primary focus).
• Must hold, or be eligible for, UK Security Clearance (SC); Developed Vetting (DV) is preferred.
• Degree in Systems Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related discipline.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Matching pension scheme (up to 5%) from day one
• Discretionary company bonus scheme
• 4 x annual salary Death in Service coverage from day one
• Employee referral scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Private medical Insurance from day one
• Optical and Dental cashback scheme
• Help@Hand app: access to remote GP's, second opinions, mental health support, and physiotherapy
• EAP service
• Cycle to work scheme
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• An extra paid day off for your birthday
• Ten paid learning days per year
• Flexible working hours
• Work from anywhere (up to 3 weeks per year)
• Industry-recognised training and certifications
• Bonusly employee recognition and reward platform
• Clear opportunities for career progression
• Length of service awards
• Regular company events