DEMA Electromagnetic Pulse Protection Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity for an Engineer with experience of RF systems to work on Defence projects.

The Electromagnetic Pulse Protection engineer will be part of the Defence Electromagnetic Authority (DEMA) Team, who deliver crucial Defence enterprise-wide services to enable military capability to use the electromagnetic spectrum globally. This role is primarily responsible for ensuring that Defence systems and platforms are protected against the effects of high-power Electromagnetic Pulses. You will join a team of 11, specialising in Electromagnetic Pulse Protection on Defence Assets in the UK.

Much of the unique knowledge and skills associated with this role will be gained in post, however, a comprehensive foundation and experience in Electromagnetic Pulse Protection will be required.

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Due to the nature of the role, applications are only accepted from sole UK nationals only.

Under guidance of the EM Protection Assistant Head, you could work across various Electromagnetic disciplines, but will specialise in the Electromagnetic Pulse Protection (EMPP), which is responsible for protection of critical Defence assets against weaponised EM threats. You will be supported by a Team Leader who'll provide direction and prioritisation on EM modelling tasks. The Electromagnetic Pulse Protection (EMPP) Engineer responsibilities include:

• Testing highly specialised military platforms and facilities using a range of electronic test equipment.

This role would perfectly suit an enthusiastic engineer who would be motivated by the opportunity to work on unique and exciting engineering systems, platforms and facilities, the likes of which can not be experienced outside of this role.

Please ensure that your CV and application demonstrate the essential criteria below:

• Able to build and maintain good working relationships with a wide range of personnel and act with integrity and discretion.
• Able to quickly assess information and make credible recommendations at pace.
• Security aware, with accurate attention to detail.
• Experience of using Office 365 applications.
• Excellent verbal and written skills (including technical report writing, verbal briefings and presenting)
• Able to make effective decisions and know when to seek advice or escalate issues.

Desirable :

• Lorry licence desirable category C1
• Level 3 in an engineering discipline, or demonstrable experience.
• IET or equivalent engineering membership.

This role will include travel away from home. During testing phases, the successful applicant will need to travel to other sites to conduct testing this could be up to 2 weeks at a time spent working away but not more than an average of 2 weeks per month.

As part of this job role, there may be a requirement to undertake manual handling tasks.

If not already held, successful candidates will be required to obtain DV clearance prior to taking up employment.