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Project Engineer, Systems Engineer

Job in Great Chesterford, Saffron Walden, Essex County, CB10, England, UK
Listing for: Blighter Surveillance Systems
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-18
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 42000 - 60000 GBP Yearly GBP 42000.00 60000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Great Chesterford

Blighter Surveillance Systems is looking to recruit a Project Engineer tohelpdeliveranddevelop

Blighter radar systems and projects.

About the role:

Blighter Surveillance Systems is looking to recruit a Project Engineer tohelpdeliveranddevelop

Blighter radar systems and projects.

Responsibilities of the role include;

  • System-level design, architecture,and specificationofsystems and installations using

    Blighter Radars.
  • Workingwithbothour sales team andcustomerstoestablishand developtheirrequirements.
  • Planning & overseeing radar test and development trials.
  • Working with the support teamtodeliver completed solution sand systems.
  • Supporting existing & futuresystemsby working hands-on with Blighter radars as required.

The role is based at ourmain officebut will sometimes require visitsto supplier and customer locationsbothin the UK(4-5 times/year) and overseas(2-3times/year).

The engineering team at Blighter is small and flexible. We are looking for someone capable of working on their own initiative,but whoalsoappreciates the vital importance ofcollaboratingand communicating effectively with other engineers and end  knowledge of radars is not required– training on Blighterradarsand system swill be provided, with many opportunities for hands-on experience.

You will have the following skills and abilities:

  • A demonstrable ability to design, develop, analyse,and thinkatasystem level.
  • Experience working with formal system requirements.
  • An appreciation ofmultipleengineeringdisciplines.
  • Experience in a customer-facing role.
  • The ability to create andmaintainsystem diagrams and documentation.
  • Experience installing and configuring software on Windows-based computers.
  • Computer networking (at intermediate level or above).
  • Apractical and hands-on approach.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills.

Youwillhavethe following background and experience:

  • Electrical or Electronic Engineering
  • Software Engineering/Computer Science
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Robotics/Mechatronics Engineering
  • 2Y+ experience in security, defence, or other mixed-discipline high-tech industry

The following skill &experience would be beneficial, but not required:

  • Experience of radar systems.
  • Industrial experience from an aerospace systems, sensors, or ISTAR/C4

    ISR/ESM domain.
  • The ability to understand (and perhaps design) simple electronics.
  • The ability to write simple software from scratch (e.python scripts) oramend or tweak more complex software

Recent graduates who have completed a sandwich course,year in industry, or with other significantrelevantworking experiencewillalsobe considered.

The requirement for occasional travel means thata driver’s licence will beconsideredbeneficial.

About Blighter:

BSS is a UK-based electronic-scanning radar and sensor solution provider delivering an integrated multi-sensor package to systems integratorscomprising

Blighter electronic-scanning radars, cameras, thermal imagers,tracker sand software solutions.

Blighter Surveillance Systems (BSS) is looking to increase its in-house design and development team in support of new product developments and enhancements. We are located
10 miles south of Cambridge in the semi-rural village of Great Chesterford, with ample parking, a railway station on the Liverpool St. – Cambridge line and easy access to the M11.

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