Principal Electronic Systems Architect

Principal Electronic Systems Architect Cambridge area | Hybrid (3 days on site) up to £85k + package We’re working with a technology-led engineering consultancy and product developer in the Cambridge area that is growing its electronic warfare capability. They’re looking for a systems architect who wants to shape that capability as well as deliver it. This is a senior technical role for someone who pairs deep EW knowledge with a broad grasp of the wider engineering picture. You’ll set the architecture for deployable systems, working across RF and electronics, signal processing, FPGA, software and mechanical disciplines, and stay hands-on where it counts. You’ll also have a real say in the direction of the business: helping scope new opportunities, contributing to technical proposals, and feeding into a capability roadmap alongside product, delivery and commercial colleagues. The work doesn’t stop at the desk. You’ll support live trials and demonstrations with customers and partners, with some international travel, and you’ll be a visible technical voice for the business through conferences, talks and papers. There’s also scope to mentor engineers across the organisation and, over time, to lead a small group of technical leads. What You’ll Bring Substantial experience architecting electronic warfare systems, ideally in a product development, defence technology or system...