Platform Mobile RF Engineer

Sepura; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A telecommunications company in Cambridge seeks a Platform Mobile RF Engineer to evaluate and design mobile RF solutions. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of industry experience, strong RF design skills at PCB level, and a collaborative mindset. The role involves ensuring the integrity of hardware solutions in a fast-paced environment. This full-time position calls for innovative problem-solving and effective team collaboration.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years proven industry experience in an equivalent role.
• Strong background in RF design at PCB board level.
• Experience with GSM/LTE mobile platforms and reference designs.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating architectural and system impacts of new product designs.
• Working closely with system and software engineers.
• Ensuring the architectural integrity of hardware solutions.

Job description

Platform Mobile RF Engineer

Sepura, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom – a vacancy for a Platform Mobile RF Engineer based in our Cambridge Advanced Technology Group, reporting to the Technology Office. The successful candidate will bring a structured approach to design, implementation and verification, and will function as a natural collaborator, self‑starter with strong time‑management and communication skills.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks

• Evaluating architectural and system impacts of new product designs and concepts from a Platform Mobile RF perspective to converge on the best solutions within design constraints.
• Working closely with system, digital baseband and software engineers in a co‑development environment to envision effective and balanced product architectures.
• Bringing hardware architectures to life for the Advanced Technology Group prototypes with a very active hands‑on approach.
• Ensuring the architectural integrity of hardware solutions aligned with technology roadmaps.

Job Requirements

Technical skills and experience (Essential):

• At least 5 years proven industry experience in an equivalent role.
• Proven ability to take a system view of Mobile RF solutions.
• Strong background in RF design at PCB board level.
• Experience with GSM/LTE mobile platforms and reference designs (e.g. Qualcomm or MediaTek).
• Proven hands‑on experience designing and bringing up mobile RF platforms from the ground up.
• Experience defining, implementing and supervising PCB layout design rules and constraints.
• Experience with RF simulation tools (e.g. ADS, MWO, etc.).
• Experience with digital baseband RF integration.

Technical Skills and Experience (Desirable):

• EM simulation tools (e.g. CST, HFSS, FEKO, etc.).
• Mobile antenna design.
• Reference designs creation and maintenance.

Personal Attributes:

• Innovative with proven ability to generate new ideas and approaches to problems.
• Flexible and able to work in a fast‑paced dynamic team environment.
• Self‑aware, striving for continuous improvement.
• Good analytical, numerical, written and verbal communication skills.

Seniority Level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

• Full‑time

Job Function

• Information Technology
• Industries: Telecommunications