Lead RF Design Engineer

Consultancy.uk; Melbourn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Generous company pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

Job summary

PA Consulting is seeking talented engineers in Melbourn, UK, specializing in RF Circuit Design and Antenna Measurement. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in electronic engineering and a passion for innovation.

This full-time role involves hands-on problem-solving, mentoring less experienced engineers, and guiding projects from concept to production. Benefit from private healthcare, generous leave, and a performance-based bonus.

Qualifications

• Designing and simulating RF circuits (amplifiers, oscillators, mixers).
• Experience with PCB layout for high-frequency signals.
• Conducting antenna pattern measurements and gain tests.
• Proven track record of designing for compliance with UK, EU, and US standards.

Responsibilities

• Transform client requirements into innovative engineering solutions.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and foster team collaboration.
• Manage product design from concept to release.

Skills

RF Circuit Design and Testing

Antenna Design and Measurement

Wireless Communication Systems

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

Embedded Systems Engineering

Education

Degree in electronic engineering or related subject

Tools

Spectrum analysers

Network analysers

Signal generators

Job description

Firm: PA Consulting

Location: Melbourn, United Kingdom

Full-time

Company Description

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. We help clients adapt and transform, achieving enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists with deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence, energy, financial services, government, life sciences, transport, and more. We operate globally with offices in the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

Job Description

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, and 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 designs into service or mass production.
• Proven track record of designing for compliance with UK, EU, and US regulatory standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable explaining complex engineering concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.

Personality and Qualities

• Hands‑on and willing to work through challenges from first principles on the bench.
• Energy and enthusiasm to tackle unfamiliar challenges, innovate, and think freely.
• Enthusiastic about mentoring less experienced engineers.

Qualifications

• Degree‑qualified; a strong degree in electronic engineering or a related subject.
• Ability to gain UK SC security clearance if not already acquired (requires sole UK nationality).

Benefits

• Private healthcare for you and your family.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve, with the opportunity to purchase 5 additional days).
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Community and charity‑based initiatives involvement.
• Annual performance‑based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax‑efficient benefits (cycle‑to‑work, give‑as‑you‑earn).

Equal Opportunity Statement

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 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, or any other range of human difference. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

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