Air Platform Protection Specialist

4 days ago


Lincoln, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom MASS Consultants Full time
Job Description

Air Platform Protection Specialist

The role of Air Platform Protection Specialist is to provide specialist support and advice for operationally critical and complex trials and countermeasure development within the Air Platform Protection Test and Evaluation Squadron (APP TES) based at RAF Waddington. APP TES undertake Operational Test & Evaluation of Defensive Aids Suites on UK military aircraft, carry out Countermeasure Development, and provide advice to front-line users on the capabilities of UK military aircraft to counter Infra-Red (IR) and Radio Frequency (RF) surface-to-air and air-to-air threats.

This position requires an experienced scientist/engineer to develop or further an in-depth knowledge of the capabilities of UK military aircraft Defensive Aid Suites and those of Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) and Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) threat systems.

You will have the opportunity to deploy to UK and overseas trials for periods of up to six weeks at a time, for a total of approximately 10 weeks a year. Overseas trials typically take place in the USA, Europe and Australia.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide specialist support and advice for operationally critical and complex trials and countermeasure development.
  • Develop or further an in-depth knowledge of the capabilities of UK military aircraft Defensive Aid Suites and those of Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) and Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) threat systems.
  • Deploy to UK and overseas trials for periods of up to six weeks at a time.

Requirements

  • 1st Class Honours Degree in: Physics, Mathematics, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or closely related subject.
  • Understanding of RF and/or IR theory within real-world applications.
  • Knowledge and understanding of RF and/or IR threat systems.
  • Knowledge and understanding of Aircraft Defensive Systems and RF and IR Expendables on UK platforms.
  • Experience in working in the field of Air Platform Protection and/or Electronic Warfare.


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