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We provide services that can’t be found anywhere else, and we’re relied upon to support truly leading-edge programmes that direct the future of CEMA and the wider EW infrastructure for the UK and its allies.\nMASS have a range of projects and products involving specialists across systems, modelling, firmware, and electronics engineering who combine their expertise to delivery world-leading capabilities.\nHow you’ll support us\nAre you interested in creating new architectures to solve challenging problems? Do you like using models and data to drive decision making? Do you enjoy working with technical teams and customers to make their solution a reality?\nThis role will lead key development activities for a variety of cutting-edge projects focused on EW systems and supporting tools. Using your experience in Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), high-level models will be created to capture requirements, architecture and design, flowing information and integrating workflows with our software, modelling and firmware teams.\nThese models will be used to define inputs to- and verify outputs from- development teams, ensuring verification, validation, and acceptance activities are successfully completed. This role will give you the influence to see your architecture and designs implemented across the project lifecycle.\nThe invaluable experience you’ll bring, to help us achieve more\nEssential experience\nPrevious experience using MBSE to develop complex systems, involving software or firmware elements.\nExperience using modelling programming languages (MATLAB/Simulink, Python, or similar).\nStrong background in either Radar, Communications, Satellite, or Automotive systems exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum.\nDesirable experience\nSystems modelling and architecture (SysML) and tools (MATLAB Systems Composer, Sparx EA, or Cameo Systems Modeler).\nExperience with software or hardware architectures (interfaces, components, functional and performance trade-offs).\nExperience working on technical bids.\nExperience with agile ways of working (SCRUM, Kanban etc.), specifically as a Product Owner.\nExperience across the engineering lifecycle, demonstrating how previous work covered requirements through to acceptance.\nInterest in cutting-edge technologies in the Electromagnetic Warfare domain (cognitive systems, digital array radars, neuromorphic processing etc.)\nExperience leading small technical teams, defining appropriate work packages for junior team members.\nOur non-negotiables:\nDue to the highly secure nature of the projects that you will be involved with, you must be:\nA UK National and eligible to work in the UK\nEligible to obtain and maintain a UK Government SC-level security clearance\nHow MASS can support you\nMASS is an independent, global technology company, trusted by highly-secure organisations to provide advanced, digital services that manage data and keep information safe. 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