Job title: Networking & Communications Specialist
Location: Southampton / London / South of England (Hybrid)
The Opportunity
A specialist engineering function is being developed to support the communications infrastructure behind advanced autonomous maritime systems.
This role goes far beyond traditional enterprise networking.
You’ll be working on communications architectures that must perform in challenging maritime environments, supporting autonomous vessels, remote operations, cloud infrastructure and mission-critical systems where resilience, reliability and security are essential.
The role combines networking expertise, systems engineering and hands-on integration, offering the opportunity to influence how next-generation autonomous platforms communicate and operate at sea.
The Impact You Will Have
- Design and develop end-to-end communications architectures across autonomous platforms
- Support integration of radios, networking equipment, cloud infrastructure and onboard systems
- Define resilient communication pathways, redundancy strategies and failover approaches
- Contribute to secure communications solutions across multiple operational environments
- Participate in integration activities, testing programmes and sea trials
- Troubleshoot complex networking and communications challenges
- Support the introduction of new communications technologies and capabilities
What Success Looks Like
- Reliable communications across challenging maritime environments
- Robust networking architectures capable of supporting operational deployments
- Successful integration between platforms, operators and remote infrastructure
- Communication issues identified and resolved before they impact operations
- Secure, resilient and scalable network solutions supporting future growth
- Strong collaboration between engineering, operations and programme teams
Who We Are Looking For
- Strong experience with IP networking, routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs and firewalls
- Experience configuring and supporting network infrastructure and communications equipment
- Understanding of wireless, RF, satellite or cellular communications technologies
- Hands-on approach to testing, troubleshooting and integration activities
- Experience working within complex technical environments
- Ability to operate independently and take ownership of technical challenges
Highly Desirable
- Defence, maritime or autonomous systems experience
- Military communications or tactical networking exposure
- Knowledge of RF resilience, electronic warfare considerations or contested environments
- AWS, Linux networking or cloud-hosted networking services
- Secure communications and cybersecurity experience
- Security clearance or eligibility to obtain clearance
What Is On Offer
This role offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of autonomous maritime technology, helping deliver communications capability for some of the most advanced uncrewed systems in operation today.
You’ll gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies, real-world deployments and highly collaborative engineering teams while playing a critical role in enabling future maritime operations.
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