Lead RF Design Engineer

Astro Studios, Inc.; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave

Generous company pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

PA share ownership

Job summary

Astro Studios, Inc. in the UK is seeking candidates specializing in RF Circuit Design and Testing, and Antenna Design and Measurement. The role requires a degree in electronic engineering and offers health and lifestyle perks, 25 days annual leave, and a generous pension scheme.

Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and may be required to obtain UK SC security clearance. Emphasis is placed on equality and diversity in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience with designing and testing RF circuits and antennas.
• Hands-on experience with spectrum analysers and network analysers.
• Ability to gain UK SC security clearance.

Skills

RF Circuit Design and Testing

Antenna Design and Measurement

Wireless Communication Systems

RF simulation software (ADS, HFSS, CST, MATLAB)

Good experience in digital electronics and embedded systems

Excellent communication skills

Education

Degree in electronic engineering or related subject

Job description

Global Innovation and Technology Centre, Back Lane, Melbourn, Hertfordshire, SG8 6DP, United Kingdom, Melbourn SG8 6DP, GB

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

An example of some key technologies for our current projects are Software Defined Radio, high-speed networking and ‘hardsec’ but clients often approach us with unique challenges that require a creative outlook and an adaptable skill set.

We are looking for candidates with the following technical skills:

• RF Circuit Design and Testing
  • Designing and simulating RF circuits (amplifiers, oscillators, mixers).
  • Experience with PCB layout for high-frequency signals.
  • Hands‑on testing with spectrum analysers, network analysers, signal generators.
• Antenna Design and Measurement
  • Designing, simulating, and optimizing antennas.
  • Conducting antenna pattern measurements and gain tests.
  • Wireless Communication Systems
• Working with protocols and standards (Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, LTE, 5G, etc.).
• Familiarity with modulation schemes and multiplexing techniques.
• RF simulation software (ADS, HFSS, CST, MATLAB) for circuit/antenna/system design.
• Good experience within wider digital electronics and embedded systems engineering fields
• Exposure to the full product lifecycle from concept generation through to product release including demonstrable experience of delivering your designs into service / mass production.
• Possession of a good understanding of the regulatory landscape of the UK, EU and US and a proven track record of designing for compliance with appropriate standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable explaining complex engineering concepts to both a technical and non‑technical audience.

And the following qualities:

• Someone not afraid to be ‘Hands‑on’ and work with the team to work through challenges from first principles on the bench.
• Energy and enthusiasm to take on unfamiliar challenges, coupled with the ability to innovate and think freely.
• Enthusiasm to help build the careers of our less experienced engineers.

Qualifications

This is a challenging role, so we expect experience to be reinforced by a strong academic background.

• Degree qualified – a good degree in electronic engineering or a related subject
• The ability to gain UK SC security clearance if not already acquired (in practice, this requires sole UK nationality)

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity‑based initiatives
• Annual performance‑based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us [e-mail]