Senior Scientist - Radar Warning Receiver (Air)
- Employer
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)
- Location
- Salisbury, Wiltshire
- Salary
- £31,983 - £44,719 DOE
- Closing date
- 13 May 2021
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Job Details
Senior Scientist - Radar Warning Receiver (Air)
Vacancy Reference: 111358
Location: Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JQ
Salary: £31,983 - £44,719 DOE
Closing date: 13 May 2021
It takes a rare combination of skills to keep us ahead in a world characterised by complexity, instability and uncertainty. Do you have the skills to grow our Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) knowledge?
Dstl has an exciting opportunity for an RWR and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Subject Matter Expert (SME).
Using your technical experience in Radio Frequency (RF) and RF Sensing you’ll identify technologies and techniques that could help keep air platforms operating in a hostile, contested environments and then develop and test these technologies and techniques, with support from junior staff.
Technically leading a diverse project team, with guidance from the Project Technical Authority, you will recognise and utilise their specialist skills in e.g. modelling and simulation in synthetic environments, trials delivery and threat knowledge, to deliver against project aims.
This role will need you to develop stakeholder relationships with Industry and International partners, and advise colleagues in the Military and Defence procurement on RWR issues. You’ll be collaborating with project teams from across our International Allies, so a good team ethic and a collaborative approach to research and problem solving will enable you to support our enthusiastic team in delivering high impact research for Air Command.
For more information visit our Linked In page https://www.Linkedin.com/company/dstl and to apply please click Apply below which will take you to the Civil Service Jobs page.
Vacancy ref: 111358.
Company
About us
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is the science inside UK defence and security. A proven national asset, Dstl is an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) providing world class expertise and delivering cutting-edge science and technology for the benefit of the nation and allies.
Who we are
Dstl is one of the principal government organisations dedicated to science and technology in the defence and security field.
Dstl supplies specialist services to MOD and wider government, working collaboratively with external partners in industry and academia worldwide, providing expert research, specialist advice and invaluable operational support.
We are innovative, collaborative and impactful.
Our responsibilities
Our responsibilities include:
- supplying sensitive and specialist science and technology services for MOD and wider government
- providing and facilitating expert advice, analysis and assurance on defence procurement
- leading on the MOD’s science and technology programme
- understanding risks and opportunities through horizon-scanning
- acting as a trusted interface between MOD, wider government, the private sector and academia to provide science and technology support to military operations by the UK and her allies
- championing and developing science and technology skills across MOD
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