Junior Product Architect Mission Critical Systems Cambridge Job details
Posted 13 May 2025 Salary: Competitive, depends on experience Location: Cambridge Job type: Permanent Discipline: IT Infrastructure & Support Reference: BK-50
We're looking for a Junior Product Architect to help shape the next generation of advanced RF and spectrum monitoring systems.
In this hybrid technical-commercial role, you'll work alongside senior product managers, engineers, and designers to define, refine, and deliver solutions that meet both user needs and business objectives. You'll contribute across the full product lifecycle - from early-stage research to user validation and release.
If you're excited by solving real-world problems in a cross-functional team - and want to grow into a product leadership path - this is an ideal opportunity.
What You'll Be Doing
- Support the definition and evolution of product architecture aligned with strategic goals
- Collaborate with engineering, UX, and marketing to translate ideas into detailed product specifications
- Produce technical documentation and system-level requirements
- Participate in agile product development, feature planning, and design validation
- Contribute to user research, site visits, and usability testing
- Stay current with technology trends and incorporate insights into roadmap planning
- Assist in resolving technical challenges during development cycles
What You'll Bring
- A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- A solid understanding of modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, React) - comfortable discussing technical trade-offs even if not coding daily
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills - confident engaging with engineers, designers, and stakeholders
- Experience with agile workflows and product lifecycle management
- A proactive, detail-oriented, and user-focused mindset
- Some understanding of architectural patterns and systems thinking
Bonus Points For
- Familiarity with RF systems or signal processing
- Experience with usability testing or user research
- Exposure to hardware-software product development
- Interest in progressing into a Senior Product or Systems Architect role
Why Join?
- Build real-world tech - contribute to products used by defence, security, and spectrum authorities worldwide
- Hybrid role - work across product, engineering, and design with visibility into the full system
- Work closely with experts - RF, embedded, hardware, and cloud engineers all under one roof
- Fast-growing environment - scale rapidly with meaningful challenges
- Room to grow - a launchpad for a long-term career in technical product leadership