Electronics Senior Technologist

Job title:

Electronics Senior Technologist

Company

Metropolitan Police

Job description

Job Title: Electronics Senior TechnologistSalary: The starting salary is £65,393, which includes allowances totalling £2,841.The salary is broken down as £62,552 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £66,997. Plus, a location allowance of £1,841 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.Location: SouthwarkSeeing is believing. And that’s the only way you’ll really get to know about our sophisticated technologies and how we’re using them to fight crime in the capital. We don’t say much, for obvious reasons, but suffice to say that we’re leading advancements in emerging technologies to deliver bespoke electronic and IT solutions in specialist areas to make London safer.The Technology, Research and Innovation (TRI) team keeps the Met at the cutting-edge of tech. Our work is highly innovative and no two projects are ever the same.This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Electronics Senior Technologist, with significant hands-on electronics design and leadership experience, to join an exciting engineering and science team using state of the art equipment within a multi discipline environment to develop bespoke electronics solutions, to make London safer.As an Electronics Senior Technologist, you will be part of the Electronics System Development (ESD) team who develop niche electronic solutions to unique business issues. You will provide day to day technical oversight, mentoring, and guidance to the electronics development team and have the ability to identify design problems early, steering the team to effectively design solutions. You will also act as the technical design authority for all electronic designs to ensure design solutions are robust and fit for purpose to meet operational requirements. This will involve running formal electronic design reviews to provide the necessary design oversight to projects. Another important aspect of this role will be to provide the strategic direction to enable the electronics team to successfully develop solutions with the very latest electronics technology. This will involve the role holder continually researching the very best modern electronic components, packages and techniques and conducting small exercises to prove their use.Working with the electronics section manager and development managers, you will be providing the technical leadership to the electronics team to enable them deliver robust solutions to meet these requirements against operational deadlines. A typical day may include engaging with highly experienced electronic engineers in your team providing them with oversight, guidance and technical direction, engaging MPS operational officers to understand their requirements and conducting electronic design reviews.As the Electronics Senior Technologist, you will be working with a wide range of stakeholders, some of the UK’s top suppliers, academics and highly experienced electronic engineers in your team, so you will need the ability to provide the necessary technical leadership and oversight so the team can maintain momentum on projects so that they can be delivered robustly to meet operational deadlines. You will have already demonstrated exceptional technical leadership talent in your career.Additional Information

• 28 days holiday, rising to 33 at 5 years, plus bank holidays
• MPS contributes 27.9% of your salary into your civil service pension scheme.
• Long service rewards, paid overtime available and eligible Blue Light Card.
• Sponsored membership to a professional body.

VettingThis post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) level before taking up the post; with a willingness to undergo Developed Vetting (DV) once in post, if required.Additionally, this material is of particular sensitivity to the UK and its distribution must be restricted to UK nationals. In approved circumstances dual nationals (of which one element is British) may also be granted access. However, in the event that potential conflicts of interest cannot be managed the post holder will not be able to see the intelligence material and will not be able to perform their duties. For the purpose of safeguarding national security and in line with Cabinet Office Policy, supported by Section 82(2) to (4) of the Police Reform Act (2002), applicants who do not hold or acquire Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) OR Developed Vetting (DV) clearance and meet the nationality requirements cannot be offered the post.How to applyClick the apply now button below and start your career at the Met. Applications will be via a detailed CV, Personal Statement, and online application form. Your personal statement should outline why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. (NB. Please do not attach 2 copies of your CV).Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on the 13th of January 2025.Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence January 2025.Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence January 2025.Essential For The RoleEssential CriteriaKnowledge, Skills and ExperienceQualifications

• Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or an Engineering related discipline

OR

• A post graduate qualification: -MEng or PhD in an electronic engineering discipline

Desirable Qualifications

• PhD in an RF engineering discipline
• Chartered Engineer

You must have experience in:

• At least 12 years Electronics Design experience
• Technical Leadership of an Electronic Systems Development team or similar who have a diverse range of skills including electronics, RF, embedded, digital and mechanical design skills.
• Providing day to day technical oversight, mentoring and guidance to an Electronic Systems Development team

And significant experience in at least 3 of the following:

• All aspects of RF design and analysis.
• FPGA design including VHDL, Simulation and Hardware design.
• Schematic capture and multi-layer PCB design.
• The miniaturisation and design for production of electronic solutions.
• Design of real-time embedded systems, including detailed hardware and software design using ‘C’.
• Audio and Communications design
• Mechanical design and 3D modelling and techniques.

We’d like you to have experience in some of the following areas:

• Identifying design problems early and ability to design robust solutions
• Technical leadership of a team of engineers from a user requirement through initial design and prototyping, to production runs of reliable, repeatable solutions
• Acting as the technical design authority for all electronic designs
• Providing the strategic direction to enable an electronics team to successfully develop solutions with the very latest electronics technology
• Excellent communication skills
• Running technical project meetings to effectively steer an electronics development team to deliver successful solutions on-time.
• Conducting formal electronics design reviews and using own skills and experience to recognise design flaws and provide direction to team for corrective action
• Liaison with external suppliers, manufacturers and academia, and providing the technical leadership to steer them to deliver solutions.
• Development of an electronics team to ensure knowledge and skills are current, an all-around technical background will be required to achieve this

Required LanguagesEnglishAdditional InformationThe following competencies will be tested against during sift:

• We are innovative and open-minded at level 2

The following values will be tested against during sift:

• Professionalism

Disability Confident StatementThe Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence.Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about

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Location

Southwark, South East London

Job date

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 01:28:52 GMT

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