RINA is looking for an Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Engineer to support significant growth in a variety of safety critical multi-industry sectors.

Managing a wide range of EMC systems assurance related projects, you’ll join a small but busy and engaged team, delivering across multiple sectors including Aerospace & Defence, Rail, Oil & Gas, Power and Infrastructure. This role provides the opportunity to challenge and develop your technical expertise and unleash your project management skills.

RINA is a hybrid working company, but you must be prepared to travel between 25%-50% of the time across the UK, and sometimes internationally. Our offices a in Leatherhead, Chippenham, Manchester and Lincoln, but you do not need to live within commutable distance.

The role

This is a client facing role, reporting to the EMC Discipline Lead. You will be accountable for producing EMC system assurance studies, managing complex projects through the full cycle, and facilitating solutions to include:

• Producing and delivering EMC project technical submissions including; EMC management plans, EMC control plans, EMC risk analysis, EMC design reviews, EMC system assurance files, EMC test plans and EMC analytical desktop studies;
• Undertaking EM environment site survey measurements and EMC installation inspections;
• Capturing EMC requirements, proposal writing and support EMC scope of work for large projects;
• Supporting clients with EMC testing programmes, produce EMC test plans and witness testing where required; this is NOT a sole Test Engineer role though.

The person

This is both a consulting and physical ‘hands-on’ role. To flourish in the team, you will be eager to work on a broad range of challenging projects across multiple industry sectors. You will have high energy and drive, as well as being an exceptional communicator, with a natural ability to engage your clients.

Your client focus, technical expertise and results orientated thinking will equip you to achieve your project objectives. You’ll ensure project management methodologies and practices are consistently applied. You will be comfortable working well in changing circumstances, and as a ‘self-manager’, be accountable and take satisfaction from delivering quality against your promises.

Qualifications & Experience Required

• You will come from a professional services / consulting background and have external client facing experience;
• At least five years’ experience of EM principles and EMC systems interactions; current knowledge of EMC standards, legislations and directives;
• Experience of delivering EMC management and control plans; and writing of supporting technical reports;
• Knowledge in EMC design guidelines (fixed installations), EMC testing, and EMC risk analysis;
• Knowledge in EMC desktop analysis e.g. touch/step potential calculations, induced voltage calculations, RF flammable atmospheres assessments and EMF & human exposure assessments;
• Knowledge in the use of EMC test equipment (spectrum analysers, antennas etc);

About RINA Group

RINA is a 6,000 strong global engineering services and consulting firm, operating out of 70 countries. It provides safety related services to safety critical industry sectors, including defence, energy, oil & gas, power, renewables, rail and transport & infrastructure sectors. We have a strong reputation providing services for some of the most technically advanced and challenging programmes, ensuring their utmost safety and compliance.

Why RINA

We offer competitive salaries and pension contributions. You will enjoy a generous leave allowance, private medical care, life assurance and more. Our great financial benefits are only part of the attraction and you can expect quick. As part of our growing global team you will work with some of the world’s finest engineers.

As well as that you will be rewarded with:

• 25 days leave (plus bank holidays)
• Option to buy more holiday
• Healthcare Insurance (Family can be added at an additional cost)
• Matched 6% pension
• Smart Working policy
• RINA Pay for professional membership
• Life Assurance
• Support of Military Reservists – 10 additional paid days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee perks – retail discounts
• Recruitment referral bonus
• 4 half days paid leave for STEM Ambassadors
• Season ticket loan

At RINA, we endeavor to create a work environment where every single person is valued and encouraged to develop new ideas. We provide equal employment opportunities and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected and safe from discrimination or harassment of any kind.

RF Electronics Engineer – Porton Down – Permanent – On-site

• £40000 – £60000
• 25 days annual leave inclusive of up to 3 days Christmas shutdown
• Buy or sell up to 5 days’ annual leave
• Annual Wellbeing allowance
• Two pension schemes to choose from
• Private Medical Insurance + discounts for additional family members
• Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary
• Share Save scheme
• Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Retail discounts
• Career development support

Come and join our expanding Electronic Warfare Operations Support Group (EWOS) which is made up of 60+ electronic warfare specialists. From all manner of backgrounds, our engineers, scientists, and ex-military personnel combine their experience to help our customers achieve the true operational potential and help keep their people and platforms safe.

We are continuing to grow our team at Porton Down, Salisbury, working on key state-of-the-art research, development, and delivery projects, led by our technical customer, Dstl.

The primary role is to support test and development of RF Receiver hardware in various environments including laboratory, ground-based field trials, airborne trials and synthetic environment testing. This will require using a range of different RF equipment to cover direct inject testing, free-space testing and chamber testing, including field trials of RF receiver equipment in the UK and abroad.

The role will require technical autonomy, liaising with military stakeholders, academia, industry and international partners, to assess the performance of receiver hardware, developing improvements, and providing advice.

A secondary focus will be on implementation and testing of real-time algorithms deployed to Radio Frequency System on Chip (RFSoC) boards, within a larger laboratory setup.

Additionally, the role will enable you to design said algorithms, working with various technical stakeholders to derive and capture requirements, ensuring constraints and limitations are understood prior to deployment.

Given the scale of the main project this role will work on, there are opportunities to work on all stages of the engineering lifecycle, including trials support both in the UK and internationally. You will have the prospect to develop into a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on RF Sensing and Electronics and their use in modern EW applications.

Algorithm deployment will also involve an assessment of where on the RFSoC board certain computations should be performed (Application Processing Units, FPGA, or off-board distributed computing), with the role allowing for specialism and knowledge to be gained in these areas.

Working autonomously with unprecedented access to the customer, you will be crucial to ensure the success of these key projects, all whilst being supported by our on-site and home-site MASS teams.

The invaluable experience you’ll bring, to help us achieve more.

Essential:

• Understanding of RF sensor systems and Test & Evaluation (T&E) practices.
• Previous experience of working with standard RF laboratory equipment (Vector Signal Analysers, Signal Generators & Oscilloscopes). This includes understanding how to set-up and test RF systems to assess their performance.
• Experience creating scripts/programmes (MATLAB, Python, C++).
• STEM Degree or extensive experience with RF Electronics.

Desirable:

• Design & Development of EW models (including understanding mission objectives and functions expected to be performed).
• Strong background in EW systems and concepts, including radar systems.
• Previous experience working in synthetic testing environments.
• Experience Integration/calibration of hardware and software models into a laboratory environment.
• Experience with either C++, embedded C++, or VHDL programming.
• Experience managing both analogue and digital interfaces between electronic components (RF/Data).
• Experience working on agile projects.
• Experience with Simulink, HDL Coder, and Embedded Coder toolboxes.
• Understanding the development of user and systems requirements.
• Understanding of Analogue & Digital Signal Processing techniques.

Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our people are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive employee assistance programme

Our non-negotiables:

Due to the highly secure nature of the projects that you will be involved with, you must be:

• A UK National and eligible to work in the UK
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a UK Government SC-level security clearance

Apply today to see how working for MASS could work for you!

Job Description Summary

We’re seeking a recognised Power Systems expert with extensive Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) knowledge to join our world-class engineering team. You’ll provide technical leadership, design complex MW-scale Power Systems, and contribute to our overall strategy across Defence, Marine, Energy, and Industrial applications.

Job Description

Core Responsibilities:

• Be a recognised technical expert in Power Systems, associated components & equipment.
• Provide technical ownership to projects to support the development of safe, technically compliant, and cost-effective solutions at holistic Power System level.
• Undertake all aspects of Power Systems design: – including modelling, analysis, and simulation of Power Systems, using standard industrial design tools such as: MATLAB/SIMULINK, ETAP etc.
• Develop equipment specifications, FDS’s and support overall system level design.
• Ensure Power System designs comply with the relevant EMC standards, health & safety requirements, international standards, and class society rules where applicable.
• Support attainment of on-time delivery, cost, and quality targets on projects with utmost focus on safety.
• Provides project level technical leadership in design, reviews, project level technical resource forecasting and estimated times to complete activities.
• Provide technical support to the project manager, lead engineer & commissioning teams in managing project deliverables and variations.
• Provide Power Systems application support & technical guidance to the commercial and site teams.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Sole British citizenship with a valid British Passport (“UK Eyes only”)
• Possession of or being capable of obtaining SC level security clearance.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant subject, or relevant industrial experience.
• Have knowledge of Power Electronic Converter system integration, and associated EMC impact and mitigation strategies.
• Willing to travel within UK and overseas for short-term working.

Nice to have:

• Working towards or hold a CEng qualification (or strong interest).

You can expect from us:

• Challenging and rewarding projects.
• A work environment where we understand that not everyone has the same expectations about their jobs, careers and work-life balance and we are happy to discuss flexibility requirements.
• Attractive compensation.
• Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits are: Employer pension contribution (not subject to individual contribution), Income protection, Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance.
• 26 days vacation + bank holidays

Imagine a future with us

This role involves work for customers who manage critical infrastructure; based on customer requirements it will be necessary to carry out background checks and suitability assessments (UK BPSS clearance OR UK Security Clearance (SC)) as part of the hiring process.