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ublié le 13/10/2026 C

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ISSION

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e are seeking an experienced SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER to support the development of advanced spaceborne radar instrumentation programmes. The successful candidate will play a key role in the definition, design, performance assessment and verification of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) instruments, supporting feasibility studies, bid activities and future mission developments.

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orking within multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will be responsible for driving system-level design decisions, ensuring technical coherence across instrument subsystems, and delivering robust engineering solutions throughout the instrument lifecycle.

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ESPONSIBILITIES

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• erform technical requirement analysis for SAR instrument and mission-level needs.

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• erive and flow down system and subsystem requirements.

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• efine and maintain SAR instrument architectures, balancing performance, risk and cost considerations.

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• oordinate technical activities across multidisciplinary teams including:

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• efine and consolidate instrument-to-platform interfaces.

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• evelop SAR instrument operational concepts aligned with mission and satellite operations.

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• efine instrument calibration and characterisation strategies, including internal and external calibration approaches.

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• stablish instrument development, verification and validation strategies.

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• dentify technical risks and develop mitigation plans.

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• enerate, analyse and maintain transmit and receive RF budgets.

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• evelop, maintain and assess SAR performance models across multiple instrument operating modes.

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EY EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED:

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• trong understanding of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems and instrumentation.

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• xpertise in SAR instrument architecture and design.

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• xperience with SAR performance modelling and analysis.

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• nowledge of SAR calibration and characterisation methodologies.

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• nderstanding of SAR signal processing principles and radar theory.

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• ystems engineering expertise covering requirements management, verification and validation.

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• F systems knowledge including transmit and receive chain analysis.

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• bility to generate and maintain engineering budgets and performance models.

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• trong stakeholder management and technical leadership skills.

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• xperience working within multidisciplinary engineering environments.

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• trong documentation and technical reporting skills.

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• ATLAB

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• ython

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• icrosoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

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• equirements management tools (e.g. DOORS)

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• oogle Workspace tools

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• ystems modelling and performance analysis tools

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ESIRABLE EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

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• xperience within the space, aerospace or satellite industry.

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• nowledge of Earth Observation missions and radar payloads.

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• amiliarity with instrument calibration campaigns and operational commissioning.

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• xperience supporting proposals, feasibility studies and future mission concepts.

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• xposure to model-based systems engineering approaches.

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OTRE AGENCE

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ith five strategic offices in Belfast, Chester, Farnborough, London and Oxford, we work in partnership with our customers UK-wide to deliver high-impact engineering solutions.

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II UK is a trusted Aerospace and Defence engineering partner, supporting the delivery of complex, mission-critical programmes while helping to shape the future of innovation across next-generation systems and technologies.

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ur teams contribute daily to creating a fulfilling, stimulating and career development focused work environment.

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rue to our human-centred values, we are committed to making SII UK a Great Place To Work®, having been certified 5 years running.

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oining SII UK means being part of our collective goals, guided by our mission “Let’s Tech Together,” and helping to build a digital future that is sustainable, at the heart of an environment that values learning & collaboration.

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ROUPE SII

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ho are we?

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ith five strategic offices in Belfast, Chester, Farnborough, London and Oxford, we work in partnership with our customers UK-wide to deliver high-impact engineering solutions.

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II UK is a trusted Aerospace and Defence engineering partner, supporting the delivery of complex, mission-critical programmes while helping to shape the future of innovation across next-generation systems and technologies.

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ur teams contribute daily to creating a fulfilling, stimulating and career development focused work environment.

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rue to our human-centred values, we are committed to making SII UK a Great Place To Work®, having been certified 5 years running.

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oining SII UK means being part of our collective goals, guided by our mission “Let’s Tech Together,” and helping to build a digital future that is sustainable, at the heart of an environment that values learning & collaboration.