Senior Applications Engineer

Location: Cambridgeshire
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time
Working Arrangement: On-site

The Opportunity

Tiger Resourcing Group is recruiting for an experienced Senior Applications Engineer to join an established engineering organisation specialising in advanced communications and electronic systems.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with a strong background in systems design, technical project delivery and customer-facing engineering to take ownership of complex technical solutions.

Working across the complete project lifecycle, you will play a key role in developing system designs, translating customer requirements into practical engineering solutions and providing technical leadership to project and bid teams.

The successful candidate will combine strong engineering knowledge with commercial awareness, supporting projects from initial proposal and system definition through to integration, testing and final delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Systems Engineering & Design

• Develop and define complex electronic and communications system solutions to meet customer and project requirements.
  
• Produce system architectures, technical specifications, drawings and engineering documentation.
  
• Evaluate customer requirements and translate them into detailed system designs.
  
• Define equipment configurations, system interfaces and third-party equipment requirements.
  
• Undertake technical calculations and assessments to support system design decisions.
  
• Review engineering drawings, system assembly documentation and technical deliverables.
  
• Identify technical risks, design constraints and potential improvements throughout the project lifecycle.
  

Technical Project Leadership

• Take technical ownership of assigned projects, ensuring engineering solutions meet contractual and operational requirements.
  
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams and other engineering disciplines.
  
• Support technical contract reviews and clarify engineering requirements with internal and external stakeholders.
  
• Review system testing results, investigate technical issues and coordinate corrective actions.
  
• Maintain accurate technical documentation and support configuration management activities.
  
• Monitor technical progress and identify potential issues affecting project delivery.
  

Bid Support & Commercial Activities

• Contribute to technical proposals, tenders and customer quotations.
  
• Prepare technical descriptions, system configurations and supporting documentation.
  
• Develop statements of compliance against customer specifications.
  
• Support engineering cost estimates, equipment selection and material requirements.
  
• Evaluate technical options and non-standard requirements, considering cost, risk and delivery implications.
  

Customer & Supplier Engagement

• Act as a technical point of contact for customers, suppliers and internal project stakeholders.
  
• Provide technical advice and support throughout the project lifecycle.
  
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary engineering teams to resolve complex technical challenges.
  
• Support the evaluation of new technologies, equipment and engineering approaches.
  
• Contribute to improvements in engineering processes, quality and technical delivery.
  

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in systems engineering, applications engineering or a comparable engineering design role.
  
• Experience designing and delivering complex electronic or communications systems.
  
• Strong understanding of system architecture, technical specifications and engineering documentation.
  
• Experience with system-level design and the delivery of integrated or turnkey technical solutions.
  
• Ability to interpret customer requirements and develop technically appropriate solutions.
  
• Experience taking technical responsibility for engineering projects.
  
• Commercial awareness, including technical cost estimation, budgets or proposal development.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to engage with customers, suppliers and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  
• Experience using engineering drawing or Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software.
  
• A relevant technical degree or equivalent engineering experience.
  

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of RF communications systems and associated technologies.
  
• Understanding of communications system design, integration and testing.
  
• Experience with wireless communications, signal coverage or related engineering calculations.
  
• Familiarity with system interface specifications and configuration management.
  
• Experience preparing technical tender responses and statements of compliance.
  
• Knowledge of equipment integration and third-party system interfaces.
  
• Experience managing engineering activities against project schedules and budgets.
  
• Familiarity with technical risk management and engineering quality standards.
  

Security Requirements

The successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) screening as part of the employment requirements.