Senior RF Engineer

Senior RF Engineer Overview

An exciting opportunity has emerged for a seasoned Senior RF Engineer to join a well-established technology firm specializing in advanced radar, surveillance, and maritime systems. This position allows you to work on innovative RF and microwave products within a highly technical engineering environment, contributing to the development of next-generation systems utilized globally.

The Role

As a Senior RF Engineer, you will take charge of significant RF and antenna development work packages, overseeing design, testing, manufacturing, and product enhancement activities. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Leading RF and antenna development projects, collaborating with both internal teams and external partners.
• Designing and maintaining RF and microwave modules along with antenna systems.
• Supporting product upgrades, redesigns, and managing obsolescence.
• Creating and verifying technical requirements and specifications for RF products.
• Providing technical assistance to production, supply chain, suppliers, and customers.
• Addressing manufacturing issues through fault finding, trend analysis, and root cause investigations.
• Managing small technical work packages, including planning and estimation.
• Ensuring compliance with engineering quality standards and maintaining proper documentation.

About You

You should be a hands-on RF engineer with a robust theoretical and practical foundation, ideally acquired in a high-tech manufacturing or defense-related setting. Essential experience includes:

• PCB design at microwave frequencies.
• RF component selection, including amplifiers, LNAs, filters, mixers, and PLLs.
• RF system design and cascade analysis.
• Proficiency with RF test equipment, such as VNAs and spectrum analyzers.
• Knowledge of antenna theory, design, and testing.
• Experience in design for manufacture and design for test.
• Experience in production environments.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative team-oriented approach.

Desirable experience includes:

• Altium PCB design.
• Antenna and EM simulation tools.
• Knowledge of radar, communications, or related systems.
• Familiarity with MATLAB or Python for test automation.
• Understanding of EMC and regulatory compliance.
• Experience in systems engineering or requirements management.

What’s on Offer

The position offers a salary between £60,000 and £65,000, along with an excellent benefits package and opportunities for career progression. You will be part of a stable and growing engineering business, working on innovative real-world technology in the North London/Enfield area.

If you are an experienced RF Engineer seeking to advance into a senior technical role within a specialized engineering environment, we would love to hear from you.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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