Associate Communications Integration Engineer

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Location:

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Role Type:
Permanent – Full Time

Package: £45675 - £50750. (salary dependent on experience) + Benefits

Role : SF20448

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an Associate Communications Integration Engineer at our Portsmouth site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

As an Associate Communications Integration Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing, integrating, testing and developing communications technologies that support critical defence and maritime capabilities.

Day-to-day, you’ll work across a variety of communications and networking projects, supporting the integration and testing of radio, network and communications systems. Working within a highly collaborative engineering team, you’ll spend time in laboratory environments configuring equipment, conducting trials, troubleshooting technical issues and engaging with customers and stakeholders to deliver innovative solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, dynamic team where collaboration, curiosity and continuous learning are at the heart of everything they do. You’ll be surrounded by experienced engineers from a range of backgrounds who actively support and challenge one another, sharing knowledge and solving problems together. Whether you’re developing new technical skills, experimenting with emerging technologies or contributing ideas to real-world defence projects, you’ll be encouraged to have a voice, take ownership of your development and grow into a well-rounded, adaptable engineer.

With strong mentoring, hands‑on experience and exposure to a wide variety of technologies and projects, this role offers exceptional opportunities for both personal and professional growth.

• Supporting the integration and testing of communications systems and equipment
• Conducting laboratory-based testing, trials and technical investigations
• Producing technical documentation and reports to support engineering activities
• Collaborating with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver project objectives
• Supporting multiple projects while managing your own workload and development

• Understanding of communications, networking, systems engineering or a related technical discipline
• Experience working with technical systems, either through industry, military service, education or personal projects
• Ability to analyse problems and develop practical solutions
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities
• Demonstrable curiosity, enthusiasm and willingness to learn new technologies

• Degree in Engineering, Communications, Telecommunications, Electronic Engineering, Systems Engineering or a related discipline or equivalent practical experience demonstrating capability within a relevant engineering or technical environment

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at our Portsmouth site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

• Travel to other QinetiQ and customer sites will be expected.

Portsmouth Technology Park (PTP) is one of QinetiQ’s key facilities, focusing on advanced technology development and engineering services. It is dedicated to research and development, ensuring that complex systems are designed, integrated, and tested effectively to meet operational requirements. The facility utilises sophisticated modelling and simulation techniques…