Senior Solution Architect (EW)

Location: Hybrid role based at the Lincoln HQ or St Neots office, typically three days in the office and two days from home. Applicants must be UK nationals, eligible to work in the UK, and eligible to obtain and maintain UK Government SC-level security clearance.

Salary: £45,000–£60,000 per year, depending on experience.

Company

hirify.global delivers electronic warfare solutions, defence research, innovation, and systems development.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and validate new electronic warfare capabilities.
• Shape complex technical concepts from analysis through delivery using Model-Based Systems Engineering.
• Define, create, and use high-level system representations to guide detailed design activities.
• Support the expansion of model-based engineering capability and address complex cross-domain challenges.
• Work with the team lead, technical leads, and Design Authority to ensure designs meet required performance.
• Develop into a subject matter expert within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Requirements

• Experience in systems engineering and coding with MATLAB and Simulink.
• Broad understanding of physics, engineering, mathematics, and data.
• Experience testing and accepting integrated systems.
• Experience across the Engineering Delivery Lifecycle.
• UK nationality and eligibility to work in the UK.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain UK Government SC-level security clearance.

Nice to have

• Defence industry knowledge, particularly electronic warfare systems.
• Requirements management using DOORS, Enterprise Architect, or similar tools.
• System architecture experience with MATLAB System Composer, Enterprise Architect, or similar tools.
• Systems modelling with SysML.
• System design documentation experience.
• Previous military experience with electronic warfare systems in operator, maintenance, support, or acquisition roles.

Culture & Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave, including up to three Christmas shutdown days, with the option to buy or sell up to five additional days.
• Annual wellbeing allowance, mental health support, first aiders, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Two pension schemes, private medical insurance, life assurance up to four times salary, and a Share Save scheme.
• Electric or hybrid car leasing, cycle-to-work scheme, retail discounts, and career development support.
• Inclusive workplace with a diverse, multidisciplinary engineering team.

Hiring process

• Apply through the vacancy application to be considered for the role.