Pay rate up to £37.47 per hour PAYE and up to £50 per hour through an Umbrella company.

An experienced RF Datalinks Engineer is required to work on a contract assignment for 6 months, with the possibility of a further extension supporting our prestigious Defence client based at their site in Stevenage.

Overview of your role and the department you will be assigned to:

We are looking for someone with extensive experience of satellite and radio communication systems who can support telemetered trials, has the ability to analyse telemetry data streams (live and post-trial) and can support range to HQ data communications via secure satellite channels.

Your requirements will include but not limited to:

RF knowledge of Transmitters and receivers.
Knowledge of Antennas and basic Radio needs / demands (From a physical user/ architecture perspective).
Understanding of Interfaces between the Radio hardware and the data processing systems.
Ability to deploy and run RF Test setups - Range simulation and Antenna/ propagation tests.
Comfortable with outdoor Vehicle and Range deployed systems and hardware.
Familiarity with Viasat Satcom services
FPGA and SW programming skills

You will have the following skills and experience to carry out your duties:

Data Format of telemetry and the digitisation (TMoIP) process and onward Firewall configuration.
Data handling
Configuration of VPN Tunnels and security keys / pathways
Telemetry architecture and data processing, decommutation, SFID processing and Framing formats - All current programmes plus SOQPSK-LDPC.
Telemetry manipulation for testing and diagnostic needs
Telemetry recording / publishing, test looping and data rate manipulation. Construction of test files and direct HEX constructs.
Satcom operation, account setup, session booking and link capabilities
Ordering processes, technical product evaluation / purchasing, testing and deployment methods.
Organisation of trials and testing rational, pre and during Real world testing

Desirable:

Vendor relationship and Diagnostic integration with support staff at Viasat / Eutelsat
Experience of working engagements with MoD /QQ Range personnel
Familiarity systems and operation process documentation to and from MoD/ QQ Ranges

Due to the nature of the work our client is involved with, suitable candidates will already be SC cleared or eligible to gain this level of clearance.

The role is based in Stevenage which offers excellent transport links, is in close proximity to London Stansted Airport and is commutable from Hitchen, Letchworth Garden City, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Hertford, Bishop's Stortford, Hoddesdon and Harlow.

Guidant Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.