Lead RF Engineer - mmWave Systems & Design

Filtronic; Sedgefield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Filtronic plc is seeking a Lead RF Engineer to lead the design of RF/mmW elements and systems at our County Durham facility, guiding projects from concept through production. You will provide technical leadership across design activities and help develop best practices within the engineering team.

The role covers design, verification, and collaboration with manufacturing and test teams to ensure performance, cost, and manufacturability targets are met.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in RF, Microwave, Electronics or Communications Engineering.
• Significant experience in RF/mmW circuit or systems design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of RF/mmW sub-circuits, sub-modules and systems.
• Take technical responsibility for RF/mmW specification, design, simulation, realisation and verification.
• Provide technical guidance and support to other engineers within the team.
• Carry out system line-up analysis, tolerance analysis and design for manufacture.
• Support the selection of components, ICs and MMICs, including liaison with suppliers.
• Work with mechanical, electronics, PCB layout, manufacturing and test teams to deliver robust designs.
• Prepare and review design documents and release information.
• Lead design reviews and manage technical risks.
• Support design verification, validation and reliability testing.

Skills

RF/mmW design

System design

Leadership

Problem solving

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Degree in RF/ Microwave/ Electronics/ Communications

Tools

Microwave Office

CST

EMPro

ADS

Job description

Filtronic plc is seeking a Lead RF Engineer to lead the design of RF/mmW elements and systems at our County Durham facility, guiding projects from concept through production. You will provide technical leadership across design activities and help develop best practices within the engineering team.

The role covers design, verification, and collaboration with manufacturing and test teams to ensure performance, cost, and manufacturability targets are met.