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Warminster, England, United Kingdom
Onsite
Date Posted:
2026-08-27

Country:
United Kingdom

Location:
Warminster, Wiltshire

Position Role Type:
OnsiteSimulation and Network Engineer
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.
Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.
Our Business
As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.
With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.
Raytheon UK are seeking a Systems Engineer to join our Command and Staff Trainer (CAST) team. Using primarily the ABACUS computer simulation and Communication & Information Systems (CIS) you will support exercises by the British Army ranging from Battle Group to Corps level. The expanding nature of MOD training requires the evolution and integration of new and emerging systems to continuously enhance the training capability at CAST.
Duties Include:
Configure the ABACUS software for exercise use.
Provide the MOD customer with ABACUS data for use during military exercises.
Configuration and/or integration of individual systems to match military training requirements.
Conduct appropriate system training to ensure the military Users are competent to conduct their exercises.
Provide coverage, when required, to support CAST activities at relevant UK sites.
Support the day to day and IT operations activities at the site.
Carry out Engineering, Operational and Administrative duties associated with CAST site.
Support remotely networked CIS Exercises at the Warminster, Sennelager and offsite locations.
Support to the CAST activity at all sites, using primarily ABACUS/CIS/VBS3
Liaise with the military customer and build scenarios to fit their requirements.
Establish consistent and measurable processes for the support & administration activity.
Comply with configuration and control procedures.
Attend further training when required.
Comply with laid down company procedures.
When required, be willing to work at night and do shift work.
Be ‘Responsible for championing and fostering a culture of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) compliance and continuous improvement’.
Any other duties required to complete the CAST Service.
Desirable experience
Cisco routing, switching & VOIP
Leadership of small teams
Windows Server administration
Fibre/Copper LAN installation & PC Repair
Knowledge of DII, DIS & HLA
A team player, also able to work unsupervised
Knowledge of VBS3 and associated terrain generation
Provision of Terrain Databases, Models and Scripting within a VBS environment
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