About the Role
Edison Smart are partnered with a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions for industrial and critical infrastructure environments is expanding its technical sales team in the North Central United States. The company delivers advanced technology that protects operational technology and connected devices across energy, manufacturing, transportation, and other large enterprise sectors.

We are seeking a Senior Sales Engineer to partner with a Regional Sales Director and serve as the primary technical expert throughout the customer journey. This role includes presales support, solution design, product demonstrations, partner enablement, and post sales technical guidance.

Location
Candidates must reside in one of the following states
IL MN WI MI IN OH MO IA

Travel
Regional travel is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical point of contact for customers and partners throughout pre-sales, POCs, deployment discussions, and post-sales follow-up.

• Qualify opportunities from a technical standpoint and design tailored solution architectures.

• Deliver product demonstrations, presentations, workshops, and partner training.

• Collect customer requirements and feedback, communicating insights to internal teams.

• Assist with issue resolution and feature requests in collaboration with engineering and R&D.

• Enable channel partners to position, sell, and support the cybersecurity platform effectively.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-facing engineering role (Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Security Consultant, Systems Integrator, etc.).

• Strong understanding of networking, protocols, and infrastructure technologies (CCNA or equivalent preferred).

• Background in cybersecurity (incident response, pentesting, SOC, or network security).

• Excellent communication, presentation, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to work independently, manage regional travel, and support full sales cycles.

• Experience with ICS/OT environments (SCADA, DCS, PLCs, industrial protocols) strongly preferred.

• Security certifications (CISSP, CISM, GICSP, ISA/IEC 62443, etc.) are a plus.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Lead RF Systems Engineer

Location: Essex

Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 pa

Description:

A global Defence & Security company are looking for an Lead RF Systems Engineer to join their engineering team developing novel communication and security solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership across RF development projects, from early research to prototype demonstration.
• Define and develop RF system architectures, performing trade-off and performance analyses.
• Coordinate input from antenna, electronics, firmware, and software specialists to deliver integrated solutions.
• Represent technical solutions to customers, producing system briefs and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with project and engineering managers to meet quality and delivery targets.
• Mentor and support engineers, encouraging technical development and best practice.

Key Skills/Experience Required:

• Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering, Physics or another relevant discipline
• RF Systems
• RF components/sub-systems (Antennas, front-end circuits, signal chains, and overall integration)
• System planning, analysis, and modelling.
• Experience with product life cycle design from early stage concepts
• Solid presentation abilities for client interactions and technical reviews.
• Strong teamwork across technical and operational groups.
• Eligible for at least UK SC level clearance

Bonus skills/Nice to have’s:

• EM theory
• RF/DSP tools, and simulation software.
• Experience with RADAR/EW technologies
• Experience with full system testing and verification.
• Defence protocols, tools or standards (e.g., DOORS, SysML).

Benefits:

• Bonus
• Strong pension contribution
• Stock options
• Private healthcare and wellbeing benefits
• Flexible lifestyle discounts and green care options

If you are interested and think you have the skills required as a Lead RF Systems Engineer, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Senior Solution Architect | Pays around £150K base + OTE & Equity | Remote + Travel | Europe

Edison Smart is partnered with a leading embedded-security provider delivering end-to-end device trust. They are looking to hire a Senior Solutions Architect with proven experience PKI/certificate lifecyle management.

The ideal candidate would have a background in:

• Solutions Architecture in PKI, certificate management, cryptography.
• Deep understanding of security technologies (PKI, HSMs, IAM, ect) & cryptographic algorithems.
• Security Cloud Architecture is a plus

This role is Remote in Europe with travel and can around £150K base + OTE & Equity.

If interested, please apply & reach out to Kai.Clarke@edisonsmart.com

RF Systems Engineer

Location: Essex

Salary: £40,000 - £55,000

Description:

A global Defence & Security company are looking for an RF Systems Engineer to join their engineering team developing novel communication and security solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design RF system frameworks, conducting trade studies to optimize performance, cost, timeline, and risk from low to mid maturity levels.
• Integrate contributions from antenna, RF hardware, signal processing, electronics, firmware, and software experts for complete systems.
• Communicate technical approaches to clients and partners, delivering updates, justifications, and development paths.
• Coordinate with engineering and project leads to achieve milestones and uphold quality requirements.
• Aid in generating fresh RF concepts, including proof-of-concept work and initial assessments.

Key Skills/Experience Required:

• Degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering or another relevant discipline
• RF Systems
• RF components/sub-systems (Antennas, front-end circuits, signal chains, and overall integration)
• System planning, analysis, and modelling.
• Experience with product life cycle design from early stage concepts
• Solid presentation abilities for client interactions and technical reviews.
• Strong teamwork across technical and operational groups.
• Eligible for at least UK SC level clearance

Bonus skills/Nice to have’s:

• EM theory
• RF/DSP tools, and simulation software.
• Knowledge of radar/EW
• Experience with full-system testing and verification.
• Defence protocols, tools or standards (e.g., DOORS, SysML).

Benefits:

• Bonus
• Strong pension contribution
• Stock options
• Private healthcare and wellbeing benefits
• Flexible lifestyle discounts and green care options

If you are interested and think you have the skills required as an RF Systems Engineer, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Principal Hardware Engineer
Location: Surrey, UK
Salary: £65,000 - £85,000 pa

Introduction:

A global Defence & Security company are looking for a Principal Hardware Engineer to join their specialist consulting engineering team designing bespoke RF devices. You will be designing products from concept to release, using key electronics design theory & principals.

Responsibilities:

• Lead projects of the design and development of high-speed electronic circuits and PCBs.
• Select and specify components for robust hardware solutions.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams across electronics, software, and signal processing.
• Take full technical ownership of product design responsibilities and the engineering lifecycle, from concept through to deployment.
• Lead projects to meet OTD and technical requirements.
• Contribute to rapid design cycles and technical problem solving.

Key Skills/Experience:

Required:

• PCB design & layout
• Schematic capture
• Circuit design & simulation
• High Speed & Digital circuit design
• FPGA architectures
• Full product design lifecycle experience
• Eligible for UK Security Clearance (full, unrestricted)
• Willingness to work onsite in a secure environment

Beneficial/Nice to have’s:

• FPGA design
• Signal processing
• Experience with regulated environments & industries (Medical, Defence, Aerospace, Automotive etc.)

Benefits:

• Bonus (10%)
• Strong pension contribution
• Private healthcare and wellbeing benefits
• Flexible lifestyle discounts and green care options

If you are interested and think you have the skills required as a Lead Hardware Engineer, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Job Title: Lead Technologist – Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
Location: Essex (Hybrid)
Salary: £85,000 pa + bonus

Introduction:
A global defence & security contractor are expanding their AI research team and are looking for a Lead AI Technologist to help lead the team, researching and developing novel AI/ML technologies. You’ll lead projects spanning reinforcement learning, NLP, computer vision, and signal processing, while mentoring teams and shaping partnerships with academic and industry leaders.

Responsibilities:

• Lead delivery of large-scale AI/ML projects and ensure high technical standards
• Provide technical assurance for proposals, reports, and project outputs
• Identify and direct research opportunities, including collaboration with universities and industry partners
• Present research findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and researchers

Key Skills/Experience:
Required:

• PhD in a relevant discipline
• ~10+ years in AI/ML (industry or academia)
• Proven team leadership experience
• Strong background in engineering assurance and technical review
• Proposal writing experience
• Strong communication and mentoring skills

Beneficial:

• Expertise in one or more of:
  • AI/ML for imagery and remote sensing
  • Reinforcement learning
  • Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models
  • Knowledge graphs and graph neural networks
  • AI for RF, EW, radar, sonar, or acoustics
  • Autonomy applications

Benefits:

• 25 Days Holiday + bank holidays
• Various insurances (Dental, medical etc.)
• Competitive Pension
• Bonus Scheme (Up to 10%)
• Relocation packages

If you are interested and think you have the skills required as a Lead AI Technologist, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Edison Smart is partnered with an international leader in OT and IoT cybersecurity that is growing its sales engineering team in the APAC region. Their AI-powered platform protects operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructures for enterprises and government entities across sectors such as energy, manufacturing, transportation, resources, and critical infrastructure.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-growth cybersecurity organization and play a key role in driving technical enablement for channel partners across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for channel partners in the APAC region.

• Lead technical enablement activities to ensure partners are confident in positioning and supporting the company’s solutions.

• Standardize and deliver distributor technical training programs across the region.

• Enable distributors to deliver training autonomously by providing content, resources, and mentorship.

• Maintain and update training content and presales materials for partner use.

• Support inclusion of the company’s solutions in partner demos and innovation centers.

• Collaborate with channel partners to communicate and demonstrate solution value to end customers.
  
  

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Technical Sales Engineer or Channel Technical Sales Engineer.

• Background in customer-facing roles such as Security Consultant, OT Operator, or IoT System Engineer.

• Strong communication and presentation skills (written and verbal).

• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive, goal-oriented mindset.

• Collaborative, partner-focused approach to working with channels and distributors.

• Fluent in written and spoken English.

• Willingness to travel across the APAC region.

• Experience with ICS (Industrial Control Systems) security projects.

• Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISA, CISM, GICSP, ISA99 Cybersecurity, IACRB Certified SCADA Security Architect, ISO27001 Lead Auditor) are advantageous but not mandatory.