Systems Architect

Description:

Banner Lane have been retained by a specialist high-tech electronics company to recruit a Systems Architect with experience in optical subsystems.

Our client is a fast-growing SME that specialises in bespoke Radio Frequency (RF) systems and products for a variety of commercial and military applications.

As a Systems Architect you will work with a wider variety of customers to design and manufacture fully customisable RF Systems for communications, telemetry, timing purposes.

Our client is a gold investor in people, has strong links with academia and the backing of a large international defence technology contractor.

System Architects engage with the problem space at an early stage. Whether it be engaging with product management on new roadmap ideas, responding with business development to an invitation to tender, or chatting directly with one of our varied customers; our client's System Architects drive the capture and maturation of products’ specifications.

As Systems Architect you will decompose the system and subsystem requirements which underpin the collaboration with our client's wider development teams. Guiding their technical activities and reviewing the team’s designs ensures the Systems Architect can orchestrate the verification activities required to evidence our solutions.

The successful candidate will:

* Develop new product concepts from inception to manufacture

* Conduct modelling and analysis to ensure products meet the rigorous demands of our end users

* Team with engineers to resolve the technical requirements of our development activities

* Share and disseminate personal expertise throughout the technical team

* Strive for continuous improvement of the engineering department’s functional capability

Whilst technical expertise in electronics is a key characteristic, the holistic nature of this role requires a solid grounding across all engineering disciplines.

Skills / experience / qualifications

We would be keen for you to have:

* Achieved an honours degree in a relevant engineering discipline with many years of design practise

* First class expertise in designing products for manufacture

* Significant experience within optical telecommunications and technology.

It would be great if you also had:

* Background in design of telecommunications networks

* Experience of architecting full stack software for custom hardware solutions

* Familiarity with engineering quality management processes and design for regulatory compliance

Please note you will require eligibility for SC clearance for this role