Senior RF Engineer

Senior RF Engineer Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior RF Engineer to join a well-established technology company based in North London, specializing in advanced radar, surveillance, and maritime systems. This position allows you to work on cutting-edge RF and microwave products in a highly technical engineering environment, contributing to the development of next-generation systems utilized globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead RF and antenna development projects, collaborating with both internal teams and external partners.
• Design and maintain RF/microwave modules and antenna systems.
• Support product upgrades, redesigns, and manage obsolescence.
• Create and verify technical requirements and specifications for products.
• Provide technical support to production teams, supply chain, suppliers, and customers.
• Assist in resolving manufacturing issues through fault finding, trend analysis, and root cause investigations.
• Manage small technical work packages, including planning and estimating.
• Ensure compliance with engineering quality standards and maintain proper documentation.

About You

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on RF engineer with a robust practical and theoretical understanding, ideally acquired in a high-tech manufacturing or defense-related environment. Essential experience includes:

• PCB design at microwave frequencies.
• RF component selection, including amplifiers, LNAs, filters, mixers, and PLLs.
• RF system design and cascade analysis.
• Use of RF test equipment such as VNAs and spectrum analyzers.
• Antenna theory, design, and testing.
• Design for manufacture and design for test.
• Experience in production environments.
• Strong communication skills and a team-focused attitude.

Desirable experience includes:

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

What’s on Offer

• Salary between £60,000 and £65,000 per annum.
• Excellent benefits package.
• Career progression opportunities.
• Work on innovative real-world technology.
• Join a stable and growing engineering business.

If you are an experienced RF Engineer seeking to advance into a senior technical role within a specialized engineering environment, we encourage you to apply.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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