Principal RF Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Billericay; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in defense technology is seeking an RF Design Engineer to create and verify RF hardware designs. The role offers flexibility in working hours and focuses on a range of advanced circuit design challenges. Candidates will be part of a diverse and inclusive team, tackling engineering innovations for next-generation radar systems. Competitive salary up to £75,900, along with attractive employee benefits, is provided for this key technical position.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Flexible health and wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in component-level circuit design and board-level RF design.
• Skilled in using advanced RF testing tools.
• Strong background in design proving and defect resolution.
• Rigorous approach to safety in high power systems.

Responsibilities

• Detailed RF circuit design including evaluation, simulation, and schematic capture.
• Specification of bespoke procured hardware and design verification.
• Interfacing with related disciplines and adherence to Engineering Lifecycle.

Skills

Circuit and RF Design Expertise

Proficiency with RF Test Equipment

Design Proving and Compliance

Safety in High Power Systems

Job description

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Location: Cowes or Broad Oak. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

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Salary: Up to £75900 depending on skills and experience. Part time & accruing hours available. Please let us know if you would like to discuss these options

What you’ll be doing:

• Detailed RF circuit design including component selection, evaluation, simulation, schematic capture, and preparing guidance for PCB design teams
• Electromagnetic simulation and analysis
• Specification of bespoke procured hardware
• Design verification using a combination of simulation, analysis, and test techniques including support to EMC test houses and customer installations
• Generate design documentation and technical reports
• Interfacing with related disciplines including systems engineering, mechanical/thermal engineering, Integrated Logistics Support, Safety, Product Data Management, and manufacturing areas
• Adherence to Engineering Lifecycle and contributing to progress, peer, and design reviews
• Assist in the development of higher-level system designs
• Support system integration activities

Your skills and experiences:

• Circuit and RF Design Expertise: Experience in component-level circuit design for volume production and board-level RF design, including signal generation, modulation, frequency conversion, power amplification, and receiver design
• Proficiency with RF Test Equipment: Skilled in using advanced RF testing tools such as vector network analysers, spectrum analysers, waveform generators, and phase noise analysers
• Design Proving and Compliance: Strong background in design proving, integration, defect resolution, and gathering evidence for acceptance, compliance, and safety requirements
• Safety in High Power Systems: Rigorous approach to safety in high power and high voltage equipment

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The team:

This technical role focuses on the RF aspects of hardware design, developing solutions for new products and integrating technologies into legacy systems. The role involves creating detailed designs, addressing engineering challenges, and managing board-level and unit-level designs.

BAE Systems’ Radar Sector is advancing next-generation radar and sensor systems, offering the opportunity to work on projects across the engineering lifecycle, supporting both UK and export markets.

As the world has evolved, so has the way we work. Our working approach, will enable you to have flexibility with your working hours, depending on your role and location. This could include accruing hours as well as flexibility around start and finish times, ensuring you can balance life at work, on site and life at home.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks

Closing Date: 8th July 2025

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Created on 07/07/2025 by JR United Kingdom