Principal Analyst, Ultra
Acoustics, Sonar, Physics
Office located in Greenford, Greater London
Defence and security systems
Open for applications
Defence and security systems
1001+ employees
Open for applications
Office located in Greenford, Greater London
1001+ employees
Company mission
To develop mission-critical solutions in support of a safer tomorrow.
Role
Who you are
- Hold a relevant Bachelor’s (higher degree preferred) in Physics, Mathematics (other STEM degrees will be considered if required skillset can be demonstrated)
- Commercial experience in one or more of the following areas and ideally its application within the sonar or similar domain:
- Operational Analysis
- Trials Data Analysis
- Performance Prediction Modelling
- Performance Requirement interpretation and analysis
- Experience in communicating complicated topics clearly and concisely to expert and non-expert audiences
- Proficient in the use of mathematic/scientific modelling tools e.g. MATLAB
- Experience of being able to set and meet deadlines
- Hold or be capable of achieving Security Clearance (SC)
What the job involves
- Analysis:
- Sonar System analysis based on the application of established approaches
- Develop appropriate models/analysis based upon performance requirements developed with the system design team from the customer specification
- Performance Modelling, Design Trade-offs and Product Development:
- Modelling performance under a wide range of realistic underwater conditions
- Modelling sonar performance against customer requirements for the inclusion in bid responses
- Modelling & simulation to inform product decisions and Concepts of Operation / Employment
- Quantifying the impact of Sonar System Design decisions to the Sonar System performance, hence guiding cost effective approaches to this decision making process
- Support to Trials:
- Support the execution of sea trials
- Analysing Trials data, assessing against system performance requirements
- Reporting on Trails Data analysis drawing clear conclusions on both the success of the trials and the sonar system against its performance requirements
- Report to project/product development teams on progress of assigned work
- To provide expertise to design reviews and at customer presentations
Salary benchmarks
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Ultra is a systems and sub-system provider specialising in solutions for the defence, security, critical detection, and control industries. The company comprises maritime, forensics, and energy divisions, an intelligence and communications division, and a unit working in Precision Control Systems for aerospace.
Ultra operates in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, working with clients including the US Department of Defense, and BAE. In 2022, Ultra was acquired – to some controversy – by US private equity firm Advent International. Concerns about the sale of a UK defence firm to a foreign entity caused the government to get involved before the deal, only allowing the acquisition under a pile of conditions.
With this development, Ultra is said to be undergoing significant remodelling, and it will be interesting to see how it emerges.
Insights
-4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company values
- We trust and empower each other, we love to celebrate success and we win as a team. Together, we embrace change and we’re never satisfied until we’ve done what we said we’d do
Company HQ
Marylebone, London, UK
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Founders
Simon Pryce
(CEO, not founder)Former CEO of BBA Aviation and GKN. They are now the CEO of RS Group.
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