Radar Signal Processing Consultant

Company Description

Breakthrough technology is vital for strengthening the UK’s capabilities for defence and national security. As a Radar Signal Processing Consultant at Awerian, you will be at the forefront of this innovation race, supporting interesting and challenging projects which contribute to protecting the UK from the latest technological and cyber threats. 

Awerian are continuing their rapid growth, making this a great time to join our multi-disciplinary team.  You will build on our successful track record, developing your career at the cutting edge of research and development and supported by our team of experts. We’re a business of individuals – however, our curiosity brings us together and it drives what we do. Whether you’re leading a project or part of a project team, the ethos and structure of Awerian is designed to help you connect and thrive.

Job Description

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to utilise and enhance your strong problem-solving and engineering skills within modelling and analysis of complex systems using high-level software languages such as MATLAB, Simulink and Python.

Your understanding of engineering fundamentals and physical principles will be tested as you tackle broad challenges relating to mathematics, physics and engineering and development of technologically advanced and exciting proof-of-concept models in the context of Electronic Warfare.

At Awerian, you will have the chance to develop skills in adjacent disciplines through the collaborative and autonomous that we foster, depending on where your interests lie.

Qualifications

You will bring in-depth experience in one or more of these areas:

• Developing and/or modelling and simulation for Radar and Electronic Warfare
• Developing advanced models of systems and the interactions between them
• System architecture, signal processing algorithm development and validation
• Simulation test bench development
• Hardware-in-the-loop development of Electronic Warfare or Radar systems
• Working with a variety of Radar or Electronic Warfare systems

…and desirable experience in one or more of the following areas:

• DSP fundamentals e.g. sampling, DFT/FFT, correlation/convolution, and filtering
• Simulation validation through real-world measurements and/or field trials
• Broad awareness of key RF system topics (this could include environmental modelling, antennas and front-end, waveforms, receiver processing, PNT, high power RF/DEW), with in-depth knowledge in one or more of these areas
• RF front-end architecture development
• High-speed/real-time DSP e.g. FPGA

Additional Information

Awerian operates from an award-winning campus in Melbourn, just south of Cambridge.

Our benefits package includes:

• Annual profit-related bonus    
• 10% employer pension contribution
• Private medical insurance (employees + dependants) 
• Free lunch and refreshments daily
• Life insurance (6 x salary)
• 25 days annual holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Enhanced parental leave, with flexible return-to-work options 
• Electric car leasing scheme  
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Interest-free season ticket loan  
• A wide range of social activities including squash, Zumba, arts and crafts, and TTP’s own rock band  
• Discounts and memberships for local sports and cultural venues 
• A comprehensive relocation package (if applicable)

Please note:

You must be eligible for UK Security Clearance.

This role is not eligible for UKVI visa sponsorship scheme.