Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer - EMC/TEMPEST 6 month contract Based in Portsmouth Offering £70ph Inside IR35 Do you have experience with EMC/TEMPEST? Do you have experience working on MilSatComs? Do you want to work with an…

Pay rate £70/hour
Contract type Contract
Posted 7 September 2026

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Systems Engineer - EMC/TEMPEST

6 month contract

Based in Portsmouth

Offering £70ph Inside IR35

Do you have experience with EMC/TEMPEST?

Do you have experience working on MilSatComs?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answers are yes to these, then this could be the role for you!

As the Systems Engineer - EMC/TEMPEST, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry!

Due to the nature of the work you will be involved in, you will be required to obtain high-level MOD Security Clearance.

You will be involved in:

Support the Systems team in designing a compliant equipment installation design with associated test plans and compliance evidence
This support spans all aspects of the system lifecycle from initial design through installation to customer handover
Identify the stakeholder for the solution to be developed and capture their needs and expectations
Identify boundary of the solution to be developed
Elicit and validate requirements for TEMPEST and EMC whilst considering the complete system lifecycle
Design and define possible architectures, in collaboration with IS/IT specialists, considering the functions and other requirements (constraints)
Produce EMC/TEMPEST test plans
Lead the engagement with test houses to fully define the approach
Lead modelling using appropriate systems engineering techniques
Lead analysis (e.g., performance)
Perform trade-off analysis in order to select the best solution fulfilling the requirements.
Validate architecture
Define and manage interface requirements
Lead verification of the implementation and its interfaces
Lead operational and in-service evaluation
Lead impact analysis of any design change request during the entire product lifecycle

Your skillset may include:

Familiarity with TEMPEST standards
Knowledge of TEMPEST test specifications, test procedures, test setups, test data
Familiarity with EMC standards
Knowledge of EMC test specifications, test procedures, test setups, test data
Customer EMC requirements analysis
System level EMC design, development and solutions
EMC Equipment selection
Practical experience of installation of electrical equipment, including rack installation and compliant cabling practices
Understanding of the effects of electrical equipment (and cabling) interference, and methods for mitigating interference
Electrical safety certification
Previous experience of generating test plans for sign off of electrical equipment installation, preferably with TEMPEST and/or EMC experience
Verification, Validation & integration
Transition to Operation
Ability to safeguard security classified and/or export-controlled data.
Military ground site installations and associated standards
Military communications systems

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Systems Engineer - EMC/TEMPEST

6 month contract

Based in Portsmouth

Offering £70ph Inside IR35

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change

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