Tactical Data Link System Engineer

Description

The role sits in a team that integrates Tactical Data Links such as Link 16, Link 22, VMF and JRE across several the company aircraft platforms, in a demanding setting.

You would follow Data Link systems through their full lifecycle, spanning several international programmes and customer contracts.

Responsibilities

• Set the functional and interoperability specifications for the system, look after requirements and steer the overall system design.
• Describe the equipment hardware and how it gets installed, and define the interfaces between systems.
• Follow the technical work of suppliers, check their engineering documents and keep control of equipment configuration.
• Review results from rig and aircraft tests, dig into technical faults and push forward proposals for change.
• Lead qualification, verification, validation and certification work that supports aircraft handover.
• Take an active part in international customer meetings, technical negotiations and work across functions.

Requirements

• You have proven experience integrating Tactical Data Links such as Link 16, Link 22, VMF or JRE.
• You speak and write English at a high level and communicate, negotiate and get along well with others.
• Desirable: experience with requirements tools such as DOORS or Rhapsody, Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), Agile methods and Document Management Systems (DMS).
• You work well with others, stay curious, adapt easily and want to keep learning.

Conditions

Company: the company Defence and Space SAU.

Employment type: permanent.

Experience level: professional.

Hybrid working where possible.

The company is committed to diversity and welcomes applications regardless of background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

The company never asks for payment during recruitment; report any impersonation of the company that does.

Benefits

• 35+ working days off in total, including holiday and extra days off through the year.
• Attractive salary and compensation package.
• Collective transport in some sites.
• Health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan and study grants.
• On-site free canteen, kindergarten and medical office.
• Access to social and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Upskilling opportunities and development prospects in a multicultural setting.
• Special rates on products and benefits.