PNT Engineer

Rise Technical Recruitment
Gloucester, United Kingdom
Last month
£50,000 – £70,000 pa

Salary

£50,000 – £70,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
27 Apr 2026 (Last month)

Benefits

Pension Holidays

PNT Engineer
Gloucester / Hybrid
£50,000 - £70,000 + Progression + Technical Leadership + Pension + Holidays + Secure Projects

Are you an experienced engineer with a strong background in PNT (Positioning, Navigation and Timing) and network synchronisation technologies within secure or critical infrastructure environments?

This is an excellent opportunity for a mid-to-senior level specialist to take on a technical authority role within a growing communications and infrastructure organisation delivering secure, high-precision timing and synchronisation solutions across the UK.

The company is an established engineering-led business specialising in secure communications, network architecture and infrastructure transformation across defence and regulated sectors. With continued growth, they are seeking a PNT / Synchronisation Technical Specialist Engineer to lead design, implementation and technical governance across multiple programmes.

In this role, you will act as the subject matter expert for PNT and synchronisation technologies, supporting both internal teams and external stakeholders. You will be responsible for architecture design, implementation, and ensuring solutions meet strict performance, security and governance requirements.

This position offers strong technical ownership, stakeholder influence and the opportunity to work on highly secure, large-scale network environments.

The Role:

* Act as Technical Authority and primary SME for PNT and synchronisation technologies
* Gather and define stakeholder requirements for secure timing and synchronisation solutions
* Design and implement scalable, secure synchronisation network architectures
* Produce and control high- and low-level design, configuration and governance documentation
* Identify risks and support migration and transition planning
* Provide technical leadership and support across internal teams, customers and partners

The Person:

* Degree-qualified or equivalent experience in Telecommunications or a related field with 5+ years' industry experience
* Strong experience in PNT technologies and synchronisation protocols (e.g. NTP, PTP, SyncE)
* Proven background in network synchronisation design, architecture and implementation
* Experience within defence, CNI or other highly regulated environments
* Strong understanding of networking, routing and switching principles
* Eligible for SC clearance with strong stakeholder communication and leadership skills

Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles.

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

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