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Senior Network Engineer

Employer
General Dynamics UK
Location
SN14 0GT, Chippenham
Salary
Up to £48,900 (depending on skills and experience)
Closing date
4 Jun 2021
Reference
8808

Job Details

General Dynamics Mission Systems is on the look-out for a full-time Network Engineer to join our Systems integration and Trials Team. The successful and inclusive candidate will earn a favourable salary of £39,120 to £48,900 based on experience and potential. This is a flexible working role, ideal for someone who has a proactive and positive mindset and a keen desire to grow professionally. You may work remotely or within our offices in Oakdale or Chippenham, depending upon your preference with potential travel to customers or suppliers sites.

 

As Network Engineer, you will play a key role in integrating emerging technologies from the Internal Research & Development (IRAD) group and the wider business. You will be responsible for the setup, configuration, deployment, management and field support of secure communications systems. The ability to work well within a multi-disciplined engineering team will be crucial.

 

Some of your responsibilities as our Network Engineer would include:

 

  • Planning and support of field and laboratory trials and demonstrations to end-users as well as internal and external stakeholders
  • Analysing and debugging setup, configuration and integration issues on target hardware
  • Supporting secure communications systems, particularly at the network and application layer
  • Analysing trial and demonstration requirements - designing and implementing experimental activities
  • A successful candidate for this Networking Engineer job will have experience in mobile and fixed networks, with a track record of delivering successful trial and experimentation activities. Experience with scripting languages, cellular technologies 3G, 4G, 5G, and an understanding of Mesh/MANET and HLOS systems is preferred. You will demonstrate an understanding of the system support lifecycle and phases and challenges associated with support in a delivery focused commercially successful organisation.

     

     

     

    If this Networking Engineer role in Oakdale and Chippenham sounds like the right fit for you, apply with General Dynamics today.

     

     

     

    Ideally you may have experience of some of the below:

     

  • Experience of both mobile and fixed networks
  • Understanding of Mesh/MANET and HLOS systems
  • Knowledge of IP routing and switching to CCNA level or above or practical experience
  • An understanding of cellular technologies 3G, 4G, 5G and associated technologies
  • Knowledge of IP technologies and infrastructures
  • Understanding of Virtual Networks and associated technologies
  • Experienced with customer and vendor collaboration
  • Experience with scripting languages
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    Our Company Benefits:

     

    We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:

     

  • A compressed nine-day fortnight – which means every other Friday off!
  • A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs 
  • A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
  • Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
  • A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
  • A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices – giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace
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    General Dynamics Mission Systems

     

    General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of more than 13,000 top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defence and scientific arenas. In the UK, we employ more than 1,400 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles, avionics and communication systems. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace – inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performing team!

     

Company

We are one of the UK’s leading defence companies and an important supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence. What sets us apart is not only our 60+ years of experience, but our commitment to providing an innovation-driven workplace for some of the best and brightest minds in the UK defence industry.

GD 1

We have established a worldwide reputation for excellence in delivering multi-domain C4ISR solutions, Armoured Fighting Vehicle capability, and next-generation avionics systems.

Our colleagues innovate on a daily basis to meet our customers’ unique mission and land systems requirements.  While each individual brings their unique and valued expertise, personality, interests and perspectives to the organisation, one thing unites us all – our ongoing commitment to excellence, community, and teamwork.

GD 2

General Dynamics UK is part of General Dynamics Corporation, one of the top five defence companies in the world. General Dynamics, headquartered in Reston, Virginia, employs approximately 100,000 people worldwide. The Company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems; armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies.

GD 3

In the UK we are structured around two main businesses:

Land Systems and Mission Systems. 

Our solutions include:

  • Avionic systems
  • Bowman
  • C4I systems - Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information
  • Digitised training solutions and services
  • ISTAR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition & Reconnaissance) systems
  • Modelling, simulation and experimentation systems
  • Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV)
Company info
Website
Telephone
(0) 1495 787 200
Location
Unit 1 and 3
Oakdale Court
Oakdale Business Park
Blackwood
South Wales
NP12 4AD
United Kingdom

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